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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR saddened by loss of life in Indonesia detention centre incident]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency is saddened by reports of fatalities and injuries following a disturbance early this morning at a detention centre in Medan, in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra.
According to local authorities,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR calls for concrete steps to protect refugees through Bali Process]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The steps include the development of protocols on rescue and interception at sea to support more predictable and effective ways to disembark, process and help maritime arrivals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boat tragedies on Lake Malawi, off Indonesia underscore risks for migrants, asylum seekers]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[It was with sadness that UNHCR learned yesterday of the drownings of some 47 Ethiopians in a boat capsizing incident on Lake Malawi. The exact number of deaths has not been determined. According to the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR deplores the death of an asylum seeker in Pontianak, Indonesia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is deeply saddened by the reported death of an Afghan asylum seeker following a failed escape attempt from a detention facility in Indonesia.
According to initial reports, six Afghan asylum seekers...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Chief Guterres laments loss of life from boat tragedy off Indonesia
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<description><![CDATA[GENEVA, December 19 (UNHCR) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by the sinking of an overcrowded vessel off Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, 17...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR deplores loss of life off Indonesia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is greatly saddened by Tuesday's boat accident off the coast of western Java in which at least nine people lost their lives. The incident underlines once again the desperate steps that people are...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Safe in Indonesia, a young Afghan honours his mother's sacrifice]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR-funded shelter for teenage refugee boys on their own allows them to recover, build their own community in Indonesia.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High Commissioner speaks on asylum and migration in Asia-Pacific region]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, 15 April, 2009 NUSA DUA, Bali - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres was in Indonesia today to take part in the Third Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process. In...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Self-Reliance Programme helps empower Ivoirian refugee]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ouattara Madoussou has been resettled in Canada. But she will stay in touch with Indonesian friends through an internet business set up with UNHCR help.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraqi family board a flight to Australia and the end of their journey]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[After almost seven years in Indonesia, a family of Iraqi refugees finally get the opportunity to begin a new life in Australia.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees in PNG travel the road to self-reliance]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of refugees in Papua New Guinea could soon take a big step towards self-reliance thanks to plans to upgrade a road and other development schemes.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee from Myanmar finds farming and friends in Java]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR self-reliance programme helps a refugee from Myanmar find his feet among an Indonesian farming community.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraqi refugee family traverses half the globe seeking a new home]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[For one Iraqi, the search for a better life has taken him half-way around the world and thrown him into the clutches of people smugglers. Now safe in Indonesia, but only allowed to stay temporarily, he and his wife and three daughters dream of making a permanent home in a country like Australia.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timber finally arrives on Indonesia's Nias Island to rebuild thousands of homes]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste's President Xanana Gusmão warmly welcomed at UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New buildings start to replace submerged villages of Nias Island]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR winds up West Timor operation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is scheduled to finish its humanitarian operations in West Timor, Indonesia, on December 31, ending six years of work in the region. The focus of our efforts there was finding long-term solutions...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR focuses post-tsunami efforts on Aceh's west coast]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New permits allow Indonesian refugees to move on in Papua New Guinea]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Basketball bonus lets young refugees shoot hoops of hope]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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