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UNHCR report sees 2017 resettlement needs at 1.19 million

UN Refugee Agency study finds the number of people in need of resettlement far surpasses the opportunities for placement in a third country.

13 Jun 2016

UNHCR: 1 in 10 Syrian refugees will need resettling

High-level conference highlights need to generate substantial increase in resettlement and other answers for Syrian refugees over the next three years.

29 Mar 2016

Resettlement offers American Dream to Syrian refugees

A young family finds fresh hope as they prepare for new lives stateside

3 Dec 2015

Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees surpasses 100,000 mark

In 2007, 108,000 refugees from Bhutan were living in seven camps in Nepal. Today, just two camps remain with fewer than 18,000 refugees.

19 Nov 2015

A safe Romanian pit stop on the road to resettlement

For a young Somali man, the Emergency Transit Centre in Timisoara, Romania, was the first breath of freedom after almost a lifetime in refugee camps.

13 Jan 2015

US wraps up group resettlement for Myanmar refugees in Thailand

More than 70,000 Myanmar refugees have been resettled from Thailand's camps to the United States as one of the world's largest resettlement programmes comes to an end.

29 Jan 2014

Refugee resettlement referral from Nepal reaches six-figure mark

UNHCR has referred 100,000 refugees from Bhutan for resettlement to third countries since 2007. Nearly 80,000 have already left.

26 Apr 2013

High Commissioner praises refugee resettlement and integration in Australia and New Zealand

UN refugee chief, António Guterres, recently completed visits to Australia and New Zealand where he thanked both countries for their support for refugees.

27 Feb 2012

Resettlement programme for refugees from Bhutan passes 50,000 mark

Milestone reached thanks to generosity of resettlement countries, resilience of the refugees and support from Nepal's government and people.

17 Aug 2011

UNHCR calls for more resettlement places and better support for resettled refugees

The UN refugee agency calls for increased resettlement places for the most vulnerable among the 10.5 million refugees under its mandate.

4 Jul 2011