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UN High Commissioner For Human Rights, Navi Pillay Statement To The Media
The government of Nepal for the cooperation it has extended during my visit, and particularly for its willingness to discuss human rights issues frankly. I would also like to thank the people of Nepal for their warm welcome. during my visit, I held d...
UNHR, (2009)
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Bhutanese Refugees On Strike in Kathmandu
The UN refugee agency has noted some 50 Bhutanese refugees demonstrating in front of the UN House in Kathmandu since Friday, 02 June 2006, to draw the attention of the international community for an early resolution of the Bhutanese refugee issue. An...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Government of Australia Contributes US $ 534,351 to UNHCR’s Nepal programmes
The Government of Australia, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), has contributed US$ 432,595 towards the UN refugee agency’s 2006/2007 Annual Budget Programme for Nepal plus USD 101,756 for the protection of, and assistance to...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Government of Germany Contributes 100,000 Euro To UNHCR’s Nepal Programme
The Government of Federal Republic of Germany has contributed 100,000 Euro towards Humanitarian Assistance and International Protection for the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. This contribution is in response to a specific proposal submitted by UNHCR to...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Government of Japan Contributes US$ 2 Million to UNHCR’s Nepal Programme
The Government of Japan, has contributed US $2,000,000(two million) to UNHCR’s 2006 Annual Programme Budget for Nepal, boosting the refugee agency's ability to provide continued protection and assistance for the refugees in camps in eastern Nepal. Ex...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Nepal Investment Bank Contributes NPR 640,000 to UNHCR’s Nepal Programme
Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL), a local bank in Nepal, has contributed NPR 640,000 equivalent to US$ 8,557 towards UNHCR’s Annual Programme for Bhutanese refugees in camps in eastern Nepal. Expressing his gratitude, UNHCR’s Representative in Ne...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Resettlement of 16 Vulnerable Refugees from Bhutan on Protection Grounds
The UN refugee agency has noted the recent protests and demonstrations by some refugees from Bhutan on the granting of exit visas to the 16 vulnerable individuals for resettlement to USA and Canada. UNHCR wishes to inform that these cases were submit...
UNHCR, (2006)
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UN Inter-agency HIV/AIDS Assessment Mission Conducted Among Conflict-affected Populations and Displaced Persons in Nepal
The UN refugee agency together with UNAIDS Secretariat, WFP, UNWFPA, OCHA, UNESCO, UNDP, and NGOs including AMDA and GWP, LWF and the Government of Nepal including the National Centre for Aids and STD Control, have concluded a 12-day HIV/AIDS Assess...
UNHCR, (2006)
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UNHCR Global Refugee Tally At 26-Year Low While Internally Displaced Increase
While the number of refugees worldwide has reached a 26-year low, the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees reported today that its annual global count of uprooted people rose last year to nearly 21 million, primarily because of the agency’s expanding ...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Nepal Fact Sheet March 2016
In Nepal, persons of concern to UNHCR include refugees from Bhutan, Tibetan new arrivals, urban refugees and asylum‐seekers. Nepal has not acceded to the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol, and has no domestic asylum legislation. The Govern...
UNHCR, (2016)
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