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Refugees, Indonesians ready get into business
UNHCR congratulates dozens of young refugees and Indonesians who recently completed an entrepreneurship training, which empowers and improve their self-reliance and livelihood skills.
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Women share ideas, thoughts and opportunities on International Women’s Day
International Women's Day is globally celebrated on March 8 every year. It is a rallying point for strengthening the movement for women's rights by recognizing not only the achievements of women but also launching new initiatives and activities for the advancement of gender equality.
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Refugee teacher empowers youth in Indonesia
Despite challenges, Afghan refugee Ali Khan refuses to give up his passion for teaching children. In the past months, he has been teaching web programming and web designing to refugee youth in Pekanbaru, Riau. Now, all of his students are able to design their own websites.
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Refugees in Indonesia
Although Indonesia has not ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention on Refugees, the country has a long tradition of hosting refugees and people in need of international protection.
Today, there are some 14,000 refugees registered with the UNHCR office in Indonesia.
29% of the total number of people registered in UNHCR are children
309 children came alone or separated from their families
At the end of December 2018, most refugees in Indonesia came from Afghanistan (55%), Somalia (11%) and Myanmar (6%)
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Speeches and Statements
UNHCR continues to call on public support for refugees in Indonesia. Read more about how we advocate for refugees through the speeches delivered in our events here.