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Timber finally arrives on Indonesia's Nias Island to rebuild thousands of homes
17 Mar 2006 After months of delay and setback, timber shipments have finally arrived on Nias Island in Indonesia for rebuilding some of the thousands of homes lost in a devastating earthquake which submerged some coastal areas of the island last year. -
Timor-Leste's President Xanana Gusmão warmly welcomed at UNHCR
14 Mar 2006 Timor-Leste's President Xanana Gusmão pays an official visit to the UN refugee agency and is warmly welcomed by High Commissioner António Guterres, who had been Portugal's Prime Minister during the turbulent period of East Timor's separation from Indonesia. East Timor had previously been a Portuguese colony. -
Rwandan refugees in Malawi encouraged to return after 'go-and-see' visit
28 Dec 2005 Josephine, a Rwandan refugee living in Malawi, recently made a brief and emotional return to Rwanda. She was on a UNHCR-organized "go-and-see" visit designed to give her and other refugees still in Malawi a clearer picture of what life is really like at home, 11 years after the genocide and civil war that caused them to flee. -
New buildings start to replace submerged villages of Nias Island
22 Dec 2005 While still reeling from last December's destructive Indian Ocean tsunami, Nias Island - off Indonesia's Sumatran coast - was struck again three months later by an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that shifted the entire island and tilted three isolated villages into the sea. Now, with the help of the UN refugee agency, the submerged villages are being rebuilt. -
UNHCR focuses post-tsunami efforts on Aceh's west coast
14 Dec 2005 After a massive three-month relief operation in Indonesia's Aceh province in the immediate aftermath of the 26 December 2004 tsunami, the UN refugee agency returned to Aceh in June 2005 to help with the rebuilding of communities on Aceh's badly damaged west coast. -
New permits allow Indonesian refugees to move on in Papua New Guinea
14 Oct 2005 On the first anniversary of their transfer to a remote refugee settlement area in Papua New Guinea, a group of 184 refugees from Indonesia's Papua province (formerly known as Irian Jaya) have been granted residency permits which will transform their daily lives -
Basketball bonus lets young refugees shoot hoops of hope
1 Sep 2005 With an extra bounce in their step, students in refugee settlements in East Awin, Papua New Guinea, are rediscovering the joys of playing basketball, thanks to a donation by the Fédération Internationale de Basketball that is drawing young refugees and locals together. -
UNHCR returns to Indonesia's Aceh province to provide shelter assistance
27 Jun 2005 Six months after the tsunami, the government of Indonesia has invited the UN refugee agency to return to the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to assist in providing shelter as part of the longer-term tsunami emergency rehabilitation effort. -
UN refugee agency winds up work in Indonesia's tsunami-hit region
24 Mar 2005 UNHCR is phasing out its emergency relief operations in Indonesia's Aceh province in a move that coincides with the government's announced plans for the transition from emergency relief to long-term reconstruction.