October 17, 2012 centralhqs [50 entries] ± Views 0 § Leave a comment
Environmental damage caused by copper mining in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has affected thousands of refugees from the neighbouring Indonesian province of West Papua who have not received any support from PNG or the mining company, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and NGOs. “Some of the border settlements of West Papuan refugees have […]
✍ Campaigns (21)✎ 1996, 2010, Compensation, East Awin, UNHCR (10), West Papuan Refugee (15) Length: [988] words., and modified on July 19th, 2019. Standard
July 17, 2009 centralhqs [50 entries] ± Views 2 § Leave a comment
The plight of more than 8,000 West Papuan refugees living in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province, near the border of West Papua, rarely receives our attention in Australia. Yet, a significant number of refugees have been living in this area for over 28 years. Most of these refugees live in the remote North Fly District, […]
✍ Relief (9)✎ 1969, 1984 (4), 2001, East Awin, Kiunga (5) Length: [820] words., and modified on July 17th, 2019. Standard
June 19, 1988 centralhqs [50 entries] ± Views 2 § Leave a comment
On 2 May, the Papua New Guinea authorities began to airlift West Papuan refugees out of Blackwater camp near Vanimo in an operation designed to empty the camp as fast as possible. The refugees were all transferred to Kiunga in Western Prov:irx:e for re-location to East Aw in, the only area where re-locatiai camps have […]
✍ Settlement (11)✎ 1984 (4), Blackwater camp, East Awin, human rights (6), Kiunga (5), PNG Police (2), PNGDF, resettlement (8), Wara Stone Length: [468] words., and modified on July 19th, 2019. Standard
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