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Resettlement programme for refugees from Bhutan passes 50,000 mark
17 Aug 2011 Milestone reached thanks to generosity of resettlement countries, resilience of the refugees and support from Nepal's government and people. -
Q&A: Reaching out to refugees persecuted for sexual orientation, gender identity
29 Jun 2011 Neil Grungras of the Organisation for Refuge, Asylum and Migration discusses the challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex refugees and asylum-seekers. -
Toys from France bring joy to refugee children in Nepal
22 Jun 2011 UNHCR distributes toys donated by French schoolchildren to young refugees in eastern Nepal. Boxes bearing the gifts were sent from the Quai Branly Museum. -
Washington forum debates protection for refugees persecuted for their sexuality
20 Apr 2011 UNHCR calls for stepped up efforts to protect the thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers persecuted every year for their sexual orientation and gender identity. -
Fires leave some 5,000 refugees homeless in camps in Nepal
22 Mar 2011 Fire sweeps through two refugee camps in eastern Nepal, leaving almost 5,000 people homeless but nobody harmed. UNHCR calls it a disaster. -
Baltimore hotel welcomes refugees - as employees
18 Feb 2011 A programme to provide jobs and career opportunities to refugees resettled in the United States city of Baltimore is paying dividends for one employer. -
Q&A: Jewish agency in US marks 130 years of protecting the persecuted
3 Feb 2011 The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society is the oldest US migration and refugee resettlement agency. It helps some of the world's most vulnerable refugee. -
Q&A: Encouraging talking in class by connecting refugee and US school children
20 Jan 2011 The US-based Darfur Dream Team is supporting education in camps in eastern Chad while creating bonds between refugee and American school children. -
US journalism students create website to record visits to refugee camps
17 Dec 2010 Journalism students from the US have been visiting UNHCR-run refugee camps in Africa and the Middle East and recording the experience on a new website.