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Bhutan's refugees to be resettled from Nepal within months
6 Nov 2007 The long-awaited resettlement of refugees from Bhutan will soon start, with the first group of accepted refugees set to leave Nepal's camps early next year. -
Q&A: Introducing refugees from Bhutan to the world
26 Oct 2007 A young American filmmaker who grew up in Nepal has returned to document refugees from Bhutan, in a film that sweeps from the refugee camps of the Nepalese countryside to New York City. -
Dutch children learn to cook dessert on solar cookers used in Nepal camps
5 Jul 2007 Dutch schoolchildren make pancakes in solar cookers used by refugees in Nepal. The cookery class on the rooftop terrace of Amsterdam's Nemo Science Museum was intended to raise awareness about the lives of refugees and the environmental problems they face. -
UNHCR appeals for calm in refugee camps in Nepal
29 May 2007 The UN refugee agency is appealing for calm in refugee camps in eastern Nepal after two refugees died following clashes over the last two days. A camp curfew imposed by government authorities on Monday has now been lifted on four of the seven camps. UNHCR is reviewing its daily presence in the camps. -
Refugees must be free to choose own solution in Nepal, says Guterres
23 May 2007 On his first official visit to Nepal, High Commissioner António Guterres met with high-ranking government officials and with refugees originating from Bhutan to discuss recent resettlement plans and other alternatives. UNHCR is working to explore all possible options, but the ultimate decision lies with the refugees. -
UNHCR and Nepal launch census of refugees in eastern camps
15 Nov 2006 The government of Nepal and the UN refugee agency on Wednesday launched a census of some 106,000 refugees living in camps in the east of the country. Data from the exercise will help Nepal and UNHCR provide better protection, security and support to the refugees. -
Top UNHCR official urges refugees in Nepal to be patient a bit longer
20 Jul 2006 UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Judy Cheng-Hopkins visited refugees from Bhutan in a camp in eastern Nepal and told them to be patient a bit longer. She said a solution to their situation might be getting nearer. -
Young Bhutanese refugees catch World Cup fever
9 Jun 2006 As the World Cup gets under way in Germany, Bhutanese girls and boys at a refugee camp in eastern Nepal are staging their own soccer tournament. The beautiful game helps focus their minds on positive things as they hope for a solution to their problem in the future. -
The other election: Bhutanese refugees in Nepal vote to elect their camp management representatives
5 May 2006 As Nepal waits for a decision on elections for a Constituent Assembly, thousands of refugees from Bhutan who live in several camps spread across the south east of the country have been holding elections of their own. For the first time, candidates for the annual election of refugee camp representatives included equal numbers of women and men.