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More than 5,000 refugees resettled from Nepal
23 Sep 2008 More than 5,000 refugees from Bhutan have left camps in Nepal for resettlement countries so far this year. The United States has accepted the largest numbers. -
Aviation Sans Frontières eases air journey for refugees from Bhutan
22 Jul 2008 Volunteers working for a France-based aviation charity act as escorts for refugees from Bhutan leaving Nepal and flying to third countries for resettlement. -
Eastern Nepal's Goldhap camp starts to rise from the ashes
22 Apr 2008 UNHCR starts rebuilding Goldhap camp in eastern Nepal after a fire last month left nearly 8,000 refugees from Bhutan homeless. -
Refugees from Bhutan embrace new life with hope and anxiety
25 Mar 2008 The large-scale resettlement of refugees from Bhutan has started in Nepal. Many are leaving for the United States with mixed feelings. -
Vulnerable refugees from Bhutan spearhead resettlement from Nepal
10 Mar 2008 Small numbers of vulnerable refugees from Bhutan are set to leave their eastern Nepal camps for a fresh start overseas. Larger numbers are expected to follow in March. -
Fire razes refugee camp in Nepal; aid rushed to the homeless
3 Mar 2008 A fire swept through the Goldhap camp in eastern Nepal at the weekend leaving thousands of refugees from Bhutan homeless and around 100 injured. -
Refugees from Bhutan poised for new start
1 Feb 2008 The first groups of refugees from Bhutan could be resettled within months, thanks to Nepal's decision to grant them exit permits. -
Refugees from Bhutan get first ID cards in Nepal's camps
10 Dec 2007 The government of Nepal and UNHCR have started to distribute identity cards to the refugees from Bhutan living in seven camps in eastern Nepal in a move to improve protection and assistance for some 108,000 registered refugees. -
UNHCR rushes supplies to fire-gutted camp in Nepal
12 Nov 2007 Some 400 refugees from Bhutan have received emergency assistance after a fire, believed to have started by accident, swept through Beldangi 1 camp in eastern Nepal.