Refugee children missing school
Refugee children missing school
TERNATE, Maluku: At least 5,750 children from the Malifut
district of Halmahera Island in North Maluku who fled here to
escape riots on Halmahera, have not returned to the classroom
despite the official start of the school year.
Antara reported on Monday that neither the central government
or the provincial administration had taken steps to provide for
the children's education.
The school year officially began on Monday.
The children fled with their parents following riots which hit
Halmahera last week.
Wahab Conoras of the North Maluku Social Services Office said
the administration was doing its best to meet the needs of the
refugees, however the priorities were food and shelter.
He pledged the administration would coordinate further with
the local education office.
Some 1,460 houses and 16 public buildings were burned during
the riots on Halmahera. At least 10 people died in the violence.
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TERNATE, Maluku: At least 5,750 children from the Malifut
district of Halmahera Island in North Maluku who fled here to
escape riots on Halmahera, have not returned to the classroom
despite the official start of the school year.
Antara reported on Monday that neither the central government
or the provincial administration had taken steps to provide for
the children's education.
The school year officially began on Monday.
The children fled with their parents following riots which hit
Halmahera last week.
Wahab Conoras of the North Maluku Social Services Office said
the administration was doing its best to meet the needs of the
refugees, however the priorities were food and shelter.
He pledged the administration would coordinate further with
the local education office.
Some 1,460 houses and 16 public buildings were burned during
the riots on Halmahera. At least 10 people died in the violence.
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