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Ramadan With Refugees: Help Refugees to Survive
24 Mar 2023Take a closer look at the lives of countless refugees and imagine making heart-breaking choices that no one should ever have to make. Amidst natural disasters, rising prices, ongoing conflicts and shrinking economies, many refugee and displaced families are forced to choose between eating or heating, paying rent or buying […]
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UNHCR’s Islamic Philanthropy Annual Report 2023 Launch
20 Feb 2023UNHCR’s Islamic Philanthropy Report showcases the impact of Zakat, Sadaqah, and other Islamic funding received by UNHCR, and thus conveys the importance of using Islamic Philanthropy (IP) to support displaced persons. The report includes data and statistics, impact stories, acknowledgment of key partners, as well as information about endorsements of […]
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Recent Developments Concerning Rohingya Refugees in Aceh, Indonesia
16 Feb 2023Banda Aceh, 16 February 2023 – During the last three months since November 2022, Indonesia has received the arrival of 5 ships carrying 644 Rohingya refugees in Aceh. The refugees are now being accommodated in three different locations in Aceh namely, Lhokseumawe, Pidie and Aceh Besar (Ladong), while a total […]
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World Refugee Day observed – A new record for the number of people forced to flee is recorded in UNHCR’s 2021 Global Trends report
20 Jun 2022Jakarta, 20 June 2022This year, World Refugee Day is marked by a new record in history, regarding the number of people forced to flee around the world. The UNHCR (United Nations Agency for Refugees) Global Trends Report 2021 – released on 17 June – reports that by the end of […]
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Ramadan 2022 #EveryGiftCounts
5 Apr 2022Your Help, Will Change the Lives of Refugees In 2021, UNHCR was able to reach 11,700 global families refugee with lifesaving and life-changing support. Imagine if you did not donate, then the lifeline would be reversed, removing the life-changing support we give to these thousands of refugees. UNHCR estimates that […]
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Press Release: UNHCR applauds Indonesia for allowing safe disembarkation of boat with Rohingya refugees in Aceh
31 Dec 2021JAKARTA, 31 December 2021 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds the Indonesian Government for allowing the disembarkation yesterday evening, of 105 (8 men, 50 women, 47 children) Rohingya refugees who had for days been stranded on a boat in the open seas near Aceh, Indonesia. The boat, whose passengers […]
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Press Release: UNHCR calls for urgent disembarkation of Rohingya refugees in Bireuen, Aceh waters
28 Dec 2021JAKARTA, 28 December 2021 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for the immediate, life-saving disembarkation of a group of Rohingya refugees in distress at sea off the coast of Bireuen, Aceh, Indonesia. The boat was first sighted in waters off Bireuen on 26 December. Based on photos and reports […]
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Announcement of Relocation of UNHCR office in Jakarta
6 Dec 2021We hereby notify that: UNHCR has been asked to leave the office building we are currently occupying at Menara Ravindo, Jl. Kebon Sirih, Jakarta. TAs of 12 December 2021, UNHCR no longer has an office or employees at Menara Ravindo, Jl. Kebon Sirih, Jakarta. UNHCR is currently looking for a […]
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Press Release – UNHCR: Refugees in Indonesia need greater support and solutions
30 Jan 2021Jakarta, 29 January 2021 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today expressed its growing concern for refugees in Indonesia, following a year in which the challenges facing refugees were compounded by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout 2020, UNHCR staff and partners observed heightened risks to the psychosocial and […]
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After 7 years, refugee family reunite with happy tears in Lhokseumawe, Aceh
22 Jan 2021Ayub, 42, never experienced a fear bigger than that of losing his loved ones. He had sacrificed everything for his family.