
UNHCR lauds Philippines' accession to 1961 statelessness convention

Volunteers boost Sama Bajau birth registration amid pandemic
Since 2019, a community outreach programme has registered 900 of the indigenous seafarers in the Philippines who were at risk of statelessness.

Seven-month ordeal at sea takes toll on Rohingya refugees in Indonesia

UNHCR welcomes the life-saving disembarkation of 300 Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
News Comment by UNHCR Director for Asia and the Pacific, Indrika Ratwatte

Ensuring the rights of nomadic seafarers
A UNHCR-supported documentation programme seeks to assure indigenous Sama Bajau people can access education, health care and housing in the Philippines.

Refugees get a chance to start over in style in Jakarta
An Indonesian fashion entrepreneur's project to provide training and empower refugees aims to create new opportunities.

Tents bring Indonesia quake survivors out of the rain
UNHCR delivery gives shelter to some 10,000 children, women and men who lost homes when a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi last month.

Airlift delivers shelter for Indonesia quake survivors
UNHCR flies tents to Balikpapan for distribution to survivors of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left 80,000 out of their homes.
