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Services
Empowering Refugee Women and Youth Towards Self-reliance and Socio-economic Integration:
Refugee Resource Center
Self-employment and social connections
Capacity building for refugees
Life skills training for empowerment and social integration
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Education and Training
Conduct training for refugee development.
Help refugees integrate with language and skills training.
Partner with universities for training activities and scholarships.
Support refugee employment.
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Policy and Advocacy
Translate Philippine laws for foreigners and refugees into Arabic and other languages.
Collaborate with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Community and Family Services International (CFSI), Commission on Human Rights (CHR), and Philippine agencies to review and advocate for refugee laws.
Advocate with the Philippine Legislators
Committee on Population and Development.Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) for the Refugee Rights and facilitate government services for refugees in the Philippines.
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Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusivity
Train women refugees for empowerment and self-reliance.
Offer temporary support for homeless refugees.
Arrange burial services for Arab community members, including ARAB Refugees and Asylum Seekers to both Muslim and Christian cemeteries.
PACCI PROGRAMS
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Filipino Language Training
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English Language Training
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Computer Literacy Training
LATEST EVENTS
LATEST EVENTS
PACCI GOES TO GENEVA
PACCI YEAR-END ASSEMBLY
The Philippine Arab Cooperation Council Incorporated (PACCI) welcomed the holiday season with a warm and heartening year-end assembly on Thursday, December 4. Bringing together PACCI members, refugees, rightsholders, their children, friends, and partners, the gathering was a simple yet meaningful celebration of community, friendship, and shared memories to end a dynamic year for PACCI.
DECEMBER 04, 2025
AVP Justice and Peace Basic Workshop with a Special Topic on Trauma and Resilience
First Human Rights and Peace Training Event
The First Peace and Human Rights Training Workshop and Dialogue with Refugees in the Philippines was successfully held on November 3–4, 2025, at the Audio-Visual Theatre of the Philippine Normal University. The event brought together 18 refugees and rights holders, members of the PACCI Management Committee, 25 students and organizers from the Center for Transformative Education, and four representatives from Community and Family Services International (CFSI).
NOVEMBER 03-04, 2025
CHR Human Rights Educators Forum
In celebration of Human Rights Day, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through the Human Rights Promotion Office (HRPO), organized the 2025 Human Rights Educators Forum on December 10, 2025, at the Human Rights Learning Center, CHR Central Office in Quezon City. The forum was convened to strengthen human rights education in the Philippines by deepening educators’ foundational understanding of key human rights concepts and education frameworks. It also aimed to build capacities in pedagogical and andragogical approaches for effectively integrating human rights into academic and community settings through interactive learning activities, while fostering a sustained commitment among educators and institutions to advancing a culture of dignity, justice, and inclusive education nationwide.
DECEMBER 10, 2025
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) International concluded a five-day Justice and Peace Basic Workshop with a Special Topic on Trauma and Resilience in Tagaytay City from November 22–26, 2025. The activity gathered the management committee of the Philippine Arab Cooperation Council, Inc. (PACCI) and community peace workers for an intensive training focused on nonviolence, trauma awareness, emotional healing, and cooperative leadership.
NOVEMBER 22-26, 2025
The Philippine Arab Cooperation Council, Inc. (PACCI) participated in a key engagement hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Clark, Pampanga from December 10 to 11, 2025. The event brought together senior officials from UNHCR, the Department of Justice, Congress, and the Senate, highlighting the Philippine government’s longstanding humanitarian response and support for refugees and displaced populations.
DECEMBER 10 - 11, 2025
PACCI participated during the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) Progress Review 2025, held from the 15th – 17th of December 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, marked a significant milestone in the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). Serving as a mid-term stocktaking exercise between the 2023 Global Refugee Forum and the next full Forum in 2027, the Progress Review assessed achievements, remaining gaps, and emerging priorities in international responsibility-sharing for refugees. The event brought together governments, UN agencies, international and local civil society organizations, faith-based groups, donors, and refugee-led organizations from across the globe.
DECEMBER 15 - 17, 2025
PACCI’s Participation in Enhancing Philippine Policy for the Refugees and Rightsholders
Past Events and Activities
2024
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Second Refugee Film Festival
June 20, 2024
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Charting Our Future Together in PACCI: Pause and Reflect Session
June 07 - 09, 2024
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BASIC SKILLS TRAINING
June 2024
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PACCI at The Asia Pacific Summit of Refugees (APSOR) 2024
May 17 - 19, 2024
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Signing of the PACCI-PNU Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
May 14, 2024
Past Events and Activities
2023
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YGOAL Workshop
November 28 - 30, 2023
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The Journey: Across Iloilo, Batangas, Baguio, and Going Beyond
October - June 2023
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National Museum Tour
August 17 - 18, 2023
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UNHCR First Film Festival
June 22, 2023
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FOOD EXPO
May 26, 2023
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VOICE Linking & Learning Campfire
April 25 - 28, 2023
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Inclusion Institute X Community Building
March 18, 2023
Past Events and Activities
2022
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Computer Literacy Training, English Fluency for Employment and Tagalog for Daily Life
September - December 2022
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Manila Zoo Visit
December 16, 2022
