The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Indonesia   Indonesia Sri Lanka migrant stand-off in Indonesia port endsJAKARTA, 19 April 2010 (BBC<)—Sri Lankan migrants who have been stuck on a boat off the coast of Indonesia have finally left the port of Merak.Read more< Indonesia Shots fired after bribe demand refused: refugeeTANJUNG PINANG, 16 November 2009 (SMH<)—Indonesian authorities opened fire on a boat full of Afghan refugees, wounding two people, after demanding a bribe the Afghans could not afford to pay, one of the refugees says.Read more< Indonesia Sri Lankan refugees refuse to leave boat in IndonesiaJAKARTA, 19 October 2009 (VOA<)—A stand-off between Indonesian authorities and a boatload of Sri Lankan refugees attempting to reach Australia is continuing. Indonesian authorities intercepted the boat more than a week ago, but the refugees refuse to leave the vessel until their demands are met. A convicted people smuggler is one of six Indonesian men detained for assisting the group.Read more< Indonesia Boat people sinking in despair as RI officials sit on fenceMERAK, 19 October 2009 (Jakarta Post<)—A dilapidated wooden boat tucked away in the port of Merak, Banten, remains a floating shelter for 255 Sri Lankan migrants caught by the Navy on Oct. 10 drifting in Indonesian waters while trying to sail to Australia.Read more<  New Guidelines to Improve Psychological and Social Assistance in EmergenciesInternational humanitarian agencies have agreed on a new set of guidelines to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of survivors as part of the response to conflict or disaster.Read more<  |
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