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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. -
Swiss helicopters flying for UNHCR end Aceh mission
1 Mar 2005 The three Swiss Super-Puma helicopters generously put at the disposal of UNHCR in mid-January to help out with the UN's tsunami relief operations in the Indonesian province of Aceh, flew their last mission on Sunday 27 February and are now packing up to return home. UNHCR has expressed its gratitude to the Swiss government. -
UNHCR tailoring shelter solutions to meet Aceh needs
4 Feb 2005 UNHCR is tailoring shelter solutions to meet the different circumstances of tsunami victims in Indonesia's Aceh province. The main aim is to get them back into their own homes as soon as possible by rebuilding, extending or constructing new homes - after consulting them on their wishes. -
Nobel "Man for Peace" visits orphans, schools in Aceh
31 Jan 2005 Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, joined the UNHCR team in Lamno on Aceh's west coast over the weekend to visit children displaced by the tsunami who he plans to assist through his organisation, Small Kindness.