Mohamed Noor, Rohingya refugee and translator, assist registering a newly arrived Rohingya refugees with Dini Hasdianti, left, and Abshir Ahmed of UNHCR at On 7 September 2020 roughly 300 Rohingya refugees landed, most of them are women and children, in Aceh, Indonesia after seven months at sea. It was reported that they had departed from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, and the refugees had tried repeatedly to disembark in South East Asia countries to no avail for more than six months. More than 30 were reported to have passed away during the journey amid harrowing conditions.
We 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 new permanent office location, including a new facility to receive refugees.
- Once UNHCR has identified a new permanent location, notification will be sent to the displaced community.
- This process will take time, given the challenges of identifying new office locations and the associated approval process.
- During the transition period, before the new permanent office location is ready for occupancy:
- UNHCR will continue to work to serve refugees, with a system of working remotely as we are currently implementing, and complying with government regulations regarding COVID 19.
- UNHCR, together with partners, will continue to implement a range of services and activities including counselling, registration, case processing, mentoring, advocacy, etc.
- The move to the new office will not affect UNHCR’s capacity to process cases, including for resettlement and comprehensive solutions.
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