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Women survivors of gender-based violence in Nepal's refugee camps take action to improve their lives
7 Mar 2006 Survivors of gender-based violence in the seven Bhutanese refugees camps in Nepal are not only getting legal justice, but with the help of UNHCR and its implementing partners are also developing the skills they need to become more financially independent and take greater control of their lives. -
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal soon to cook with bio-briquettes
15 Dec 2005 Bhutanese refugees in seven camps in Nepal will start cooking with environmentally friendly bio-briquettes in 2006, as the UN refugee agency cannot afford the increased cost of the kerosene that is currently used for fuel. -
UNHCR resettles some 200 African refugees from Mozambique to the USA
22 Sep 2005 By the end of September, some 200 individuals from a variety of African countries, who have little chance of either going home or being integrated locally, will have been flown out of Mozambique on six separate flights to start a new life in the United States. -
Rising world oil prices squeeze fuel supplies for Bhutanese refugees
2 Sep 2005 Hikes in world oil prices are having a devastating effect on the UN refugee agency's fuel budget for Bhutanese refugees in camps in eastern Nepal, with more than half a million dollars in extra funds approved on Thursday to make up the shortfall. -
Orphaned Somali sisters embrace new life in the US
25 Aug 2005 The Salat sisters, who lost their parents in exile, are leaving a life of fear and prejudice in Kenya's Dadaab camp for a new start in Seattle under a resettlement operation aimed at helping the region's most vulnerable refugees. -
UNHCR urges Bhutanese refugees to wait for right opportunity to go home
16 Aug 2005 The UN refugee agency has launched an information campaign to warn Bhutanese refugees in Nepal's camps about the pitfalls of trying to return home on their own after an abortive attempt resulted in some refugees being placed at physical risk. -
UNHCR acts to ease tensions between locals and refugees in Nepal
18 Jul 2005 The UN refugee agency is trying to alleviate the impact of refugees on the local communities in eastern Nepal by providing an ambulance, garbage trucks, road works and health services to local residents in areas surrounding refugee camps. -
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal frustrated by lack of progress
14 Jul 2005 More than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees have languished for 14 years in eastern Nepal's camps as the two governments fail to reach agreement on whether to repatriate, integrate or resettle them. UNHCR has continually called for a concerted effort to end this protracted situation. -
Liberian refugees take first steps towards new life in US
26 Aug 2004 Sixteen Liberian refugees have left years of exile in Sierra Leone to start afresh in the United States under a resettlement programme that started in June. They know that life will not be easy in the beginning, but are eager for the chance to live in peace.