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Nepal becomes first country in Asia Pacific to vaccinate refugees against COVID-19
30 Mar 2021 Nepal is vaccinating refugees over the age of 65 as part of its national vaccination rollout. -
Hardships multiply for older refugees amid COVID-19 pandemic
1 Oct 2020 Physical decline, deepening economic hardship and isolation make life tougher for older people, who comprise four per cent of the forcibly displaced population worldwide. -
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees surpasses 100,000 mark
19 Nov 2015 In 2007, 108,000 refugees from Bhutan were living in seven camps in Nepal. Today, just two camps remain with fewer than 18,000 refugees. -
Refugees from Bhutan help Nepalese rise from the ruins
11 Jun 2015 Refugees from Bhutan are mobilizing their skills and funds to help Nepalese earthquake survivors to rebuild their lives. -
1 Family: In Nepal, family torn between new life and leaving loved ones behind
17 Jun 2013 A refugee father waits to hear from his long-lost children in Bhutan before deciding to apply for resettlement to another country. -
Refugee resettlement referral from Nepal reaches six-figure mark
26 Apr 2013 UNHCR has referred 100,000 refugees from Bhutan for resettlement to third countries since 2007. Nearly 80,000 have already left. -
Mobile counselling helps refugees in Nepal decide their future
16 Aug 2012 UNHCR teams provide information that helps refugee families from Bhutan decide together on whether to seek resettlement to another country. -
A deaf refugee from Bhutan impresses in Canada with her enthusiasm
29 Sep 2011 Resettlement to Ottawa has given a talented 20-year-old refugee from Bhutan an education – and hopes of becoming a teacher herself. -
At 99, grandma from Bhutan chooses new life over old
22 Aug 2011 Bishnu Maya Bharati says she wants to be resettled because the future of her children and grandchildren will be better in the United States.