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Galang Refugee Camp accommodated Indochinese refugees from 1979 to 1996 on Galang Island in the Riau Islands of Indonesia.[1]

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  1. 19 relations: Anambas Islands Regency, Écoles Sans Frontières, Batam, Cap Anamur, Comprehensive Plan of Action, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Galang Island, Indochina refugee crisis, Indonesia, Mainland Southeast Asia, Natuna Regency, Non-governmental organization, Philippine Refugee Processing Center, Refugee, Rempang, Riau Islands, Save the Children, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Vietnamese boat people.

  2. 1979 establishments in Indonesia
  3. 1996 disestablishments in Indonesia
  4. Batam
  5. Refugee camps in Asia
  6. Refugees in Indonesia
  7. Vietnamese diaspora

Anambas Islands Regency

Anambas Islands Regency (Kabupaten Kepulauan Anambas) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located northeast of Batam Island in the North Natuna Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east.

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Écoles Sans Frontières

Écoles Sans Frontières ("Schools Without Borders") is a French non-governmental organisation (NGO) with volunteers and offices throughout the world who endeavour to: The motto of the organisation is L'instruction, c'est l'espoir ("Education is hope").

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Batam

Batam, officially Batam City (Kota Batam), is the largest city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia.

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Cap Anamur

Cap Anamur is a humanitarian organisation with the goal of helping refugees and displaced people worldwide. Galang Refugee Camp and Cap Anamur are Vietnamese refugees.

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Comprehensive Plan of Action

The Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) is a program adopted in June 1989 at a conference in Geneva held by The Steering Committee of the International Conference on Indo-Chinese Refugees. Galang Refugee Camp and Comprehensive Plan of Action are Vietnamese diaspora and Vietnamese refugees.

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Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who a refugee is and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum.

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Galang Island

Galang (Indonesian: Pulau Galang) is an island of 80 km2 located 25 mi (40 km) southeast of Batam, belonging to a group of three islands called Barelang (an abbreviation of Batam-Rempang-Galang). Galang Refugee Camp and Galang Island are Batam.

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Indochina refugee crisis

The Indochina refugee crisis was the large outflow of people from the former French colonies of Indochina, comprising the countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, after communist governments were established in 1975. Galang Refugee Camp and Indochina refugee crisis are Vietnamese diaspora and Vietnamese refugees.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Mainland Southeast Asia

Mainland Southeast Asia (also known Indochina or the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.

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Natuna Regency

Natuna Regency is an islands regency located in the northernmost part of the Province of Riau Islands, Indonesia.

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Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

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Philippine Refugee Processing Center

The Philippine Refugee Processing Center (PRPC) was a large facility near Morong, Bataan, Philippines, which was used as the final stop for Indochinese refugees making their way to permanent resettlement in other nations. Galang Refugee Camp and Philippine Refugee Processing Center are Vietnamese refugees.

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Refugee

A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by a contracting state or by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if they formally make a claim for asylum.

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Rempang

Rempang Island (pulau Rempang) is an Indonesian island, located 2.5 km southeast of the neighbouring Batam Island, with the total land mass size of 165.83 km2.

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Riau Islands

The Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau, Jawi) is a province of Indonesianot to be confused with neighbouring Riau Province from which the Riau Islands Province were separated in 2002.

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Save the Children

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international, non-governmental organization.

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.

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Vietnamese boat people

Vietnamese boat people (Thuyền nhân Việt Nam) were refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Galang Refugee Camp and Vietnamese boat people are refugees in Indonesia, Vietnamese diaspora and Vietnamese refugees.

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See also

1979 establishments in Indonesia

1996 disestablishments in Indonesia

  • Galang Refugee Camp

Batam

Refugee camps in Asia

Refugees in Indonesia

Vietnamese diaspora

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galang_Refugee_Camp