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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. -
British choppers start airlifting large quantities of UNHCR aid to remote villages
16 Nov 2005 Two giant British RAF helicopters on Wednesday began a new airlift of thousands of UNHCR tents, blankets and other aid items to a string of stranded and heavily damaged villages in a remote valley in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. -
"Not the Ideal Home Show" wins award at UK Labour Party Conference
29 Sep 2005 A myth-busting UNHCR canvas tent, airlifted to the UK and refitted to resemble the typical shabby British bed-sit used to house asylum seekers, has received an award by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. -
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. -
London salutes local coverage of refugees
16 Aug 2005 In a bid to turn around some of the hostile coverage and highlight good practices by sections of London's press, Mayor Ken Livingstone recently launched the London Local Press Awards to draw positive attention to the contributions made by refugees and asylum seekers to London's thriving ethnic mosaic. -
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. -
UNHCR records big hits at Glastonbury
1 Jul 2005 More than 3,000 people flocked to the UNHCR stand at Europe's largest open-air music festival in the United Kingdom. Festival-goers got a glimpse of life as a refugee through exhibitions, interactive games and fortune cookies debunking myths about refugees and asylum seekers.