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UN agency deeply concerned by arrest of Indonesian asylum seekers in Malaysia

The United Nations refugee agency voiced deep concern today over the arrests of Indonesian Acehnese asylum seekers outside its office in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and called on the authorities to grant temporary protection to all civilians fleeing the conflict in the Indonesian province.

Indonesia: UN agencies urge parties to protect educational facilities in Aceh

United Nations humanitarian and cultural agencies today appealed to all parties to the conflict in Aceh, Indonesia, to protect educational facilities from destruction.