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Bhutan's refugees to be resettled from Nepal within months
6 Nov 2007 The long-awaited resettlement of refugees from Bhutan will soon start, with the first group of accepted refugees set to leave Nepal's camps early next year. -
Q&A: Introducing refugees from Bhutan to the world
26 Oct 2007 A young American filmmaker who grew up in Nepal has returned to document refugees from Bhutan, in a film that sweeps from the refugee camps of the Nepalese countryside to New York City. -
Britain's Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng backs refugee campaign
20 Aug 2007 Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng is back in Britain to try and help his adopted country win a place in the 2012 London Olympics. But the Sudan-born basketball prodigy has also been taking time out to support UNHCR's campaign to open up sports and education opportunities for young refugees around the world. -
Dutch children learn to cook dessert on solar cookers used in Nepal camps
5 Jul 2007 Dutch schoolchildren make pancakes in solar cookers used by refugees in Nepal. The cookery class on the rooftop terrace of Amsterdam's Nemo Science Museum was intended to raise awareness about the lives of refugees and the environmental problems they face. -
UNHCR appeals for calm in refugee camps in Nepal
29 May 2007 The UN refugee agency is appealing for calm in refugee camps in eastern Nepal after two refugees died following clashes over the last two days. A camp curfew imposed by government authorities on Monday has now been lifted on four of the seven camps. UNHCR is reviewing its daily presence in the camps. -
Refugees must be free to choose own solution in Nepal, says Guterres
23 May 2007 On his first official visit to Nepal, High Commissioner António Guterres met with high-ranking government officials and with refugees originating from Bhutan to discuss recent resettlement plans and other alternatives. UNHCR is working to explore all possible options, but the ultimate decision lies with the refugees. -
London photo exhibitions to highlight refugee issues in Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme will later this month open an exhibition in London of powerful images of displaced people and returnees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Japanese volleyball Olympians share their skills with refugees in Nepal
11 Apr 2007 Three members of Japan's gold-winning women's volleyball team in the 1976 Montreal Olympics recently visited eastern Nepal to share their knowledge and skills with young refugees. -
UNHCR welcomes new UK effort to improve asylum screening
21 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency has praised Britain's efforts to improve its asylum system and said the country was at the forefront of efforts to protect victims of persecution and war.