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Tag Archives: COVID19
North Korea: North Korea Locks Down Kaesong Over Suspected COVID-19 Case
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found there with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying “the vicious virus” may have entered the country, state … Continue reading
Posted in Geographic Updates: East Asia
Tagged COVID19, East Asia, Health, North Korea, Republic of Korea, Situation Update
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UNHCR stresses urgent need for States to end unlawful detention of refugees and asylum-seekers, amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Australia: “Measures to tackle COVID19 do not justify arbitrarily detaining refugees and asylum seekers on arrival”. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling today on States to urgently release refugees and asylum-seekers who are being unlawfully held in detention. Instead, … Continue reading
Posted in Geographic Updates: Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Tagged Australia, COVID19, Immigration Detention, Refugees
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FEATURE: WINNERS OF UNHCR YOUTH WITH REFUGEES ART CONTEST ANNOUNCED
Launched in April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNCHR’S first art contest encouraged young people aged 12-25 to reflect creatively on the theme: “everyone counts in the fight against the virus, including refugees.” One in four participants were themselves refugees or … Continue reading
Posted in Geographic Updates: East Asia, Geographic Updates: Southeast Asia
Tagged Children, COVID19, East Asia, Good Practices, Indonesia, Japan, Refugee Participation, Refugees, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Youth
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Indonesia and Malaysia: Indonesian migrant workers Facing hardship in Malaysia turn to Indonesian Government for Help
While Malaysia managed to flatten its COVID-19 curve with a strict stay-at-home order, a slowed economy has seen many migrant workers from neighbouring Indonesia struggle to feed themselves. As Indonesians — particularly women — face an increasingly desperate situation, there are … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID19, Durable Solution, Gender and Diversity, Government Polices, Health, Indonesia, Malaysia, Refugees, Southeast Asia, Women, Work Rights
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THAILAND, MYANMAR AND CAMBODIA: MIGRANTS STRUGGLE TO RETURN ACROSS CLOSED THAI BORDER
Businesses have reopened and begun hiring after the government eased lockdown measures, but migrant workers who returned home and waited for the Covid-19 outbreak to clear are now finding themselves on the outside looking in, unable to re-enter Thailand. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambodia, COVID19, Government Policies, Health, Myanmar, Refugees, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Work Rights
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Malaysia: Authorities Arrest Bangladeshi migrant who criticised Malaysian government on TV
Malaysian authorities say they have arrested a Bangladeshi man who criticised on television the country’s treatment of undocumented migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 25-year-old will now be deported. In a documentary on Al Jazeera, Rayhan Kabir said the government discriminated against … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh, COVID19, Government Policies, Immigration Detention, Malaysia, Refugees, Southeast Asia
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New Zealand Grants Refugee Status to Kurdish-Iranian Writer
New Zealand: New Zealand has granted refugee status to a Kurdish-Iranian writer, Behrouz Boochani, who was held for about six years in an Australian-run offshore detention camp, authorities said Friday. Boochani was detained on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island after he … Continue reading
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Bangladesh: Bangladesh opens complex to house ‘climate refugees’
Bangladesh has opened a complex of 20 blocks for people who have lost their homes due to storms and floods. The South Asian country has faced a lot of devastation due to climate change and the nation is in the UN … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh, COVID19, Durable Solutions, Good Practices, Situation Update, South Asia
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Morrison Government must accept New Zealand offer to provide safety for refugees due to COVID-19 crisis
New Zealand: New Zealand granting Behrouz Boochani asylum is a strong reminder to the Morrison Government that there is a viable solution to 7 years of failed asylum policy. The Morrison Government has an opportunity to resettle people in New … Continue reading
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South Asia’s Weakening Resilience in the State of Pandemic
Before Covid-19, the Spanish flu was the deadliest pandemic that hit the world, including the South Asian countries. It was estimated that around 18 million people died in this region due to that pandemic in 1920. A century later, the … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID19, Durable Solutions, Situation Update, South Asia
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