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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. -
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal soon to cook with bio-briquettes
15 Dec 2005 Bhutanese refugees in seven camps in Nepal will start cooking with environmentally friendly bio-briquettes in 2006, as the UN refugee agency cannot afford the increased cost of the kerosene that is currently used for fuel. -
Rising world oil prices squeeze fuel supplies for Bhutanese refugees
2 Sep 2005 Hikes in world oil prices are having a devastating effect on the UN refugee agency's fuel budget for Bhutanese refugees in camps in eastern Nepal, with more than half a million dollars in extra funds approved on Thursday to make up the shortfall. -
UNHCR urges Bhutanese refugees to wait for right opportunity to go home
16 Aug 2005 The UN refugee agency has launched an information campaign to warn Bhutanese refugees in Nepal's camps about the pitfalls of trying to return home on their own after an abortive attempt resulted in some refugees being placed at physical risk. -
From Canada to Kabul: Afghan singer seeks to restore music education
15 Aug 2005 Amir Jan Saboori, one of the leading figures in Afghan folk music, has returned from his adopted home in Canada to visit Afghanistan in a bid to start music schools and to safeguard the future of traditional Afghan music. -
UNHCR acts to ease tensions between locals and refugees in Nepal
18 Jul 2005 The UN refugee agency is trying to alleviate the impact of refugees on the local communities in eastern Nepal by providing an ambulance, garbage trucks, road works and health services to local residents in areas surrounding refugee camps. -
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal frustrated by lack of progress
14 Jul 2005 More than 100,000 Bhutanese refugees have languished for 14 years in eastern Nepal's camps as the two governments fail to reach agreement on whether to repatriate, integrate or resettle them. UNHCR has continually called for a concerted effort to end this protracted situation.