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High Commissioner set to visit Nepal and Bhutan
18 May 2007 -
Nepal: clashes between refugees and locals leave one refugee dead, eight wounded
23 Feb 2007 -
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. -
Nepal: Generous US resettlement offer may help break Bhutanese deadlock
6 Oct 2006 -
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. -
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. -
Nepal: Resettlement opportunities could help resolve plight of Bhutanese
13 Jan 2006