Refugees in Indonesia Say UNHCR Jakarta Office Reneging on Food Aid Promise

“Look at the children who cannot eat. If not, we will return to the UNHCR office again on Monday, threaten to kill ourselves because it has been over a month since we last received help,” said Wahid.

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Wahid emphasized that to fulfill their daily needs, refugees in Indonesia often had to rely on the public’s help for their food.

To have a proper shower, they needed to go to a mosque, terminal station, or minimarket.

Wahid asked the UNHCR to take a more serious approach on how they handle refugees considering that there were 509 refugees stationed in the former military building in Kalideres. 

(Writer: Rindi Nuris Velarosdela, Bonfilio Mahendra Wahanaputra Ladjar | Editor: Sandro Gatra) 

Source: https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2020/07/13/15322351/para-pencari-suaka-gelar-demo-di-depan-kantor-unhcr-minta-pasokan-makanan

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