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<title><![CDATA[Refugee resettlement referral from Nepal reaches six-figure mark ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has referred 100,000 refugees from Bhutan for resettlement to third countries since 2007. Nearly 80,000 have already left. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile counselling helps refugees in Nepal decide their future]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR teams provide information that helps refugee families from Bhutan decide together on whether to seek resettlement to another country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A deaf refugee from Bhutan impresses in Canada with her enthusiasm]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Resettlement to Ottawa has given a talented 20-year-old refugee from Bhutan an education – and hopes of becoming a teacher herself.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[At 99, grandma from Bhutan chooses new life over old]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Bishnu Maya Bharati says she wants to be resettled because the future of her children and grandchildren will be better in the United States.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Resettlement programme for refugees from Bhutan passes 50,000 mark]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Milestone reached thanks to generosity of resettlement countries, resilience of the refugees and support from Nepal's government and people.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Resettlement programme for refugees in Nepal passes 40,000 mark]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A programme launched three years ago to resettle tens of thousands of refugees from camps in eastern Nepal passes the 40,000 mark.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Fresh Start: refugees from Bhutan arrive in the UK]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN's largest resettlement program ever has now helped 34,500 refugees from Bhutan start a new life in eight countries around the world.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[English classes help build confidence among refugees from Bhutan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of refugees originating from Bhutan have taken English classes in camps in eastern Nepal that will help them once resettled in a third country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 20,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled from Nepal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 20,000 refugees from Bhutan have now left Nepal to begin new lives in third countries under one of UNHCR's largest resettlement programmes.
The resettlement of refugees from Bhutan from the seven...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of refugees from Bhutan resettled from Nepal passes 20,000 mark]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A young girl becomes the 20,000th refugee from Bhutan to leave Nepal for a new life under one of the UN refugee agency’s largest resettlement programmes.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 5,000 refugees resettled from Nepal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ More than 5,000 refugees from Bhutan have left their camps in Nepal for resettlement countries so far this year. The United States has accepted the largest numbers, followed by Australia, New Zealand,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 5,000 refugees resettled from Nepal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aviation Sans Frontières eases air journey for refugees from Bhutan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Volunteers working for a France-based aviation charity act as escorts for refugees from Bhutan leaving Nepal and flying to third countries for resettlement.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eastern Nepal's Goldhap camp starts to rise from the ashes]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR starts rebuilding Goldhap camp in eastern Nepal after a fire last month left nearly 8,000 refugees from Bhutan homeless.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepal: large-scale resettlement of refugees from Bhutan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ One of the world's largest resettlement operations has started this week in Nepal. Over 100 refugees from Bhutan left their camps in eastern Nepal last weekend for Kathmandu and are heading to the United...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees from Bhutan embrace new life with hope and anxiety]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The large-scale resettlement of refugees from Bhutan has started in Nepal. Many are leaving for the United States with mixed feelings.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vulnerable refugees from Bhutan spearhead resettlement from Nepal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepal: UNHCR needs funds for camp razed by fire]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Aid has been pouring into Goldhap refugee camp in eastern Nepal since a devastating fire last weekend which almost totally destroyed the camp, but there is still an urgent need for relief supplies for...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire razes refugee camp in Nepal; aid rushed to the homeless]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A fire swept through the Goldhap camp in eastern Nepal at the weekend leaving thousands of refugees from Bhutan homeless and around 100 injured.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thousands of refugees homeless in Nepal after fire razes camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ 2 March 2008 GENEVA - Thousands of refugees from Bhutan in eastern Nepal are homeless after a devastating fire swept through Goldhap refugee camp Saturday night, burning 80 percent of the camp to the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 2 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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