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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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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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Special Rapporteur On The Human Rights Of Migrants And Chairman Of The Committee On The Protection Of The Rights Of All Migrant Workers And Members Of Their Families Issue Joint Statement To Mark International Migrants Day
The special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Jorge Bustamante, and the Chairman of the Committee on the protection on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families, Prasad Kariywasam, issued the followi...
UNOHCHR, (2007)
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U.S. Gives $1.8 Million To Feed Bhutanese Refugees In Nepal
The United States, through USAID’s Office of Food for Peace, has provided $1.8 million dollars to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Nepal to feed more than 108,000 Bhutanese refugees living in camps in Eastern Nepal. The in-kind donation of 2,640 ...
WFP, (2007)
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UNHCR Calls on Refugees To Show Restrain and Halt Growing Violence in The Camps in Eastern Nepal
The UN refugee agency expressed grave concern over the death of one refugee minor and several injured refugees and policemen during the clash which first started between the refugees and later with the police in the Beldangi II refugee camp in Jhapa ...
UNHCR, (2007)
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Welcome Remarks By Jyoti Sanghera, Deputy Representative Of The United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights in Nepal -Delivered At The Panel Discussion to Mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June) OHCHR-Nepal
programmer was originally scheduled for the 26thof June, but was cancelled because of a bandh. As you also might know, June 26th, marked the 21st anniversary of the coming into force of the united nations Convention against torture and Other Cruel, ...
UNOHCHR, (2006)
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has a mandate to lead and coordinate global action to protect the rights and well-being of tens of millions of refugees, internally displaced persons and others of concern, inclu...
UNAIDS, UNHCR, (2015)
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Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction to Ensure Effective Access of Conflict Affected Persons to Victims Assistance Processes in Nepal
The decade long armed conflict in Nepal left a large number of conflict affected persons (CAPs with severe human security needs. As a response, the Government of Nepal (GoN) introduced the Interim Relief Program (IRP) consisting of both monetary and ...
IOM, (2015)
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Nepal - UNHCR Mid Year Progress Report 2002.
The initial objectives of the UNHCR programme in Nepal remain unchanged. However, the global funding shortfall is affecting the programme in Nepal as well and UNHCR is in the process of reviewing the entire 2002 budget to prioritise activities. This ...
UNHCR, (2002)
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UNHCR/WFP Joint Assessment Mission Report Assistance to the Refugees from Bhutan in Nepal
Following the enforcement of restrictive and discriminatory citizenship laws in Bhutan, over 100,000 refugees from Bhutan fled to Nepal in the early 1990s, where they were recognized on a prima facie basis by the Government of Nepal (GoN). The refuge...
UNHCR, WFP, (2012)
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Displacement Tracking Matrix - CCCM Cluster, Nepal (2 May 2015)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), as the Global Cluster Lead for Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) in emergencies induced by natural disasters, uses the Displacement Tracking Matrix as the main tool for tracking and monit...
IOM, CCCM Cluster, (2015)
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Nepal: Household Infrastructure Vulnerability Index
In an attempt to estimate the severity of the recent Nepal earthquake, we created a data model using a range of variables related to population density, housing construction materials and household dependence....
UNOCHA, (2015)
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Inter Agency Common Feedback Project
Issue : Reconstruction (Feb 2017)
The month's Reconstruction Community Perception Survey results demonstration a significant improvement in the perception of earthquake affected people, in the six months since the last round of data collection in June 2016. Perception of progress in ...
CFP-UNRCO, (2017)
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CCCM Nepal – Earthquake Response (15 May 2015)
Persons displaced by the earthquake have found shelter in Concentrated – Spontaneous and planned sites, collective centres; dispersed – temporary sheltering within villages.Displacement site locations, numbers, current cross sectoral needs and priori...
IOM, CCCM Cluster, (2015)
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Nepal
UNHCR’s 2010 in Nepal operation ran the largest resettlement programmer in the world, sending some 14,800 refugees, originally from Bhutan, to third countries. Since the large-scale operation began at the end of 2007,more than 40,000 refugees have ...
GoN, UNHCR, (2010)
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90,000 refugees from Bhutan resettled
A major landmark was reached today when the 90,000th refugee from Bhutan departed from Nepal on resettlement. Eleven-year-old Suman Tamang left Kathmandu for Toronto, Canada, accompanied by his parents and younger brother. When they arrive in Toron...
IOM, UNHCR, (2014)
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संयुक्त प्रेस विज्ञप्ति
नेपालमा साक्षी तथा पीडित संरक्षण संयन्त्रको शीघ्र स्थापनाका लागि उच्चायुक्तको कार्यालयद्वारा आग्रह
दक्षिण एशियाली राष्ट्रहरुका साथै नेपालका प्रतिनिधिहरु समेत सहभागी रहेका साक्षी तथा पीडित संरक्षणसम्बन्धी नेपालमा भएको दक्षिण एशियाली क्षेत्रीय सम्मेलन तथा राष्ट्रिय परामर्शको समापनपश्चात संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघीय मानवअधिकार उच्चायुक्तको कार्यालय, नेपाल (उ...
UNOHCHR, (2010)
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IOM and UNHCR Condemns Attack On Refugee Bus In Eastern Nepal
The International Organisation for Migration and the UN refugee agency condemns the attack on IOM bus Monday evening by some masked men near the Khudunabari refugee camp in eastern Nepal, which left the IOM driver and two refugees from Bhutan injured...
UNHCR, (2008)
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Press Statement (2008)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemn the attack on the IOM bus on Wednesday, 21 May 2008, near Sanischare refugee camp in Morang district. This is the...
UNHCR, IOM, WFP, (2008)
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New UNHCR Representative for Nepal
The newly appointed UNHCR Representative in Nepal, Mr. Stéphane Jaquemet, presented the Letter of Credentials to the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Nepal, Her Excellency Mrs. Sujata Koirala on Wednesday. Before coming to Nepal, he serv...
UNHCR, (2010)
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Resettlement of Refugees from Bhutan Passes 20,000 Mark
The UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration on Tuesday announced that over 20,000 refugees from Bhutan have left camps in Nepal for resettlement countries since the beginning for programme in November 2007. The United State...
IOM, UNHCR, (2009)
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Bhutan/Nepal Trapped by Inequality: Bhutanese Refugee Women in Nepal
Bhutanese women, living as refugees in Nepal, many for more than a decade, confront not only the hardship of life in refugee camps, but also the injustice of gender-based violence and discrimination. Refugee women and girls have reported rape, sexual...
UNHCR, (2003)
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PUT AN END TO THIS CRUELTY AGAINST ME: Lessons Learned from the High Commissioner’s Special Project on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nepal
In 2012, the High Commissioner’s Special Project on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nepal offered a unique opportunity to more comprehensively address the issue of SGBV in the refugee camps.The interventions under the Project made use of i...
UNHCR, (2012)
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Resettlement of Refugees from Bhutan passes 75,000 mark
Six-year-old Yagandra Kami flew to Pennsylvania in the United States on Wednesday, becoming the 75,000th refugee from Bhutan to be resettled from Nepal under a major resettlement program launched in November 2007. "Today we celebrate this turning po...
UNHCR-IOM, (2012)
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Resettlement of refugees from Bhutan reaches 100,000 milestone
The UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration today marked a major milestone in the resettlement of refugees from Bhutan in Nepal, with 100,000 people having been referred for resettlement to third countries since 2007. Nearl...
UNHCR-IOM, (2007)
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The Changing Lens on Gender
In October and November 2012, a group of refugee men from Bhutan in the Beldangi and Sanischare camps in eastern Nepal participated in a photography project, where, following discussions on gender roles and masculinities, and after a basic photo work...
UNHCR, (2012)
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UNHCR welcomes contribution of NPR 330 million (EURO)2950000 from European Commission
UNHCR welcomes contribution of NPR 330 Million (EURO 2,950,000) from
European Commission KATHMANDU, 28 December (UNHCR) – The European Commission and UNHCR concluded an agreement recently under which the Commission will
contribute EURO 2,950,000 ...
UNHCR-EU, (2011)
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The Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal: A Tool for Settlement Workers and Sponsors
The Bhutanese refugees are descendants of Nepalese migrants that settled in Southern Bhutan in the late 1890’s. Originally recruited by the Government of Bhutan to clear the jungles of Southern Bhutan in the late 1890’s, they were called Lhotshampas,...
IOM, (2008)
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UNHCR Global Appeal 2011 Update (2015 July 20)
Nepal is in the midst of a political transition, with general elections planned for late 2011. However, those elections will only take place if a new constitution is promulgated by May 2011, provided differences between the country’s various politica...
UNHCR, (2015)
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Emergency helicopter service in Nepal may stop due to a lack of funds
10 August 2015 -Helicopter services vital to humanitarian relief efforts in quake-struck Nepal may be terminated earlier than planned unless more funding is secured to continue operations.
Any potential interruption to UNHAS service will leave at ...
UNHAS/WFP, (2015)
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Addressing HIV in the Context of Resettlement in Nepal
Over 104,000 refugees from Bhutan were residing in seven camps in Eastern Nepal. This is a protracted refugee situation with the first refugees arriving in 1992. A large-scale programme of resettlement to third countries was launched in October 2007 ...
UNHCR, (2010)
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From Refugee to a New Life
The Government of Nepal together with UNHCR has over the last 20 years supported some
108,000 refugees from Bhutan. Throughout this protracted refugee situation, from the time the refugees arrived in Nepal in the 1990’s to the time of resettlement, ...
UNHCR, (2013)
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Micronutrient Powder Use and Outcomes in Refugee Camps in Nepal (ASIA)
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of refugees at the end of 2007 stood at 11.4 million, including 1.7 million people considered to be in a refugee-like situation. Developing countries hosted 82% of the...
WFP, UNHCR, (2009)
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Nepal - Country Fact Sheet 2009
The report stated public health including malnutrition, food and security, maternal and newborn health, family planning, sexual and gender based violence, monitoring and evaluation, prevention, care and treatment, water, sanitation and hygiene.
#Cou...
UNHCR, (2009)
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Nepal - UNHCR Mid Year Progress Report 2001
The initial objectives of this project is as follows:
1. Facilitate bilateral discussions between the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan to seek durable solutions for Bhutanese refugees.
2. Provide protection and assistance to Bhutanese refugees until...
UNHCR, (2001)
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NEW ISSUES IN REFUGEE RESEARCH (Research paper No.258)
Waves of Life: The role of Radio in Bhutanese Refugee Camps in Nepal (July 2013)
Radios are powerful objects. They transmit information to societies, nurture communities and, as in the case of the Rwandan genocide, even destroy them (Kellow and Steeves 1998,107). Though in the Western world radio is often perceived as an outdated...
UNHCR, (2013)
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants on his Mission to Nepal
During the mission of Felipe González Morales to Nepal from 29 January to 5 February 2018, the Special Rapporteur met with representatives of the Government, the National Human Rights Commission, the diplomatic community, members of the United Natio...
UN, (2018)
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Restoring Dignity and Building Resilience: Monitoring Report of UN Women's Programming in Za'atari Refugee Camp (June-October 2015)
UN Women Jordan’s cash-for-work programme in refugee camp settings, initiated in January 2013, targets the most vulnerable women living in Za’atari refugee camp, assisting 1,000 people through roughly 200 opportunities per day. In the context of shif...
UNWOMEN, (2016)
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(Wrong File) Operational highlights
In 2010, UNHCR’s Nepal operation ran the largest resettlement program in the world, sending some 14,800 refugees, originally from Bhutan, to third
countries. Since the large-scale operation began at the end of 2007, more than 40,000 refugees have be...
UNHCR, (2010)
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At 99, Grandma From Bhutan Chooses New Life Over Old
Ninety-nine-year-old Bishnu Maya Bharati Nepal comes out to greet visitors to her home in Beldangi, Nepal. The old woman, along with eight family members, has been waiting to get resettled in the United States, the largest destination of refugees fro...
UNHCR, (2011)
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European Union Donates Fire Fighting Truck to the Damak Municipality in Eastern Nepal
European Union donated a fire fighting truck, equipped to fight all types of fires, to the Damak Municipality in Jhapa district in eastern Nepal. This donation is expected to help the Damak Municipality in providing immediate and efficien...
UNHCR, (2012)
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Government of Nepal Issues ID Cards to Refugees From Bhutan in Eastern Nepal
The Government of Nepal and the UN refugee agency today started a massive operation to distribute identity cards to the refugees from Bhutan living in the seven camps in Jhapa and Morang district of eastern Nepal, a move that will improve protection ...
GON-UNHCR, (2007)
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Information Paper on ID Card
Following the Census exercise, the Government of Nepal and UNHCR wishes to announce that Refugee Identity Cards will be distributed to all registered refugees in seven camps - Beldangi I, Beldangi II, Beldangi Ext., Timai, Khudunabari and Goldhap in ...
UNHCR, (2007)
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NEPAL
Nepal hosts a large number of refugees and asylum-seekers, mainly from Bhutan, although their numbers have steadily decreased in recent years as a result
of the resettlement program. With the support of the Government of Nepal and the international ...
UNHCR, (2012)
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New UNHCR Report says Global Forced Displacement at an 18 Year High
A report released today by UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, says that more people are refugees or internally displaced at any time 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement.
#RefugeesAndInternallyDisp...
UNHCR, (2012)
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New UNHCR Reports Says Global Forced Displacement at an 18 Year High
A report released today by UNHCR the UN's refugees agency says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994 with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement.
#DisplacementOfPer...
UNHCR, (2013)
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On World Refugee Day, Guterres Says Refugee Protection More Challenging
Marking World Refugee Day on Friday 20 June, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said that providing protection for refugees today is vastly more challenging than when his office began work in 1951 trying to find solutions for European...
UNHCR, (2008)
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Over 8000 Refugees From Bhutan Resettled in 2008
UNHCR continues to ensure that refugees are able to make a free and informed
decision regarding solutions. Comprehensive and transparent information on
resettlement and other durable solutions are provided to the refugees through
regular inform...
UNHCR, (2009)
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School inside Camp in Eastern region
Bhutanese refugee children attending school inside camp in Eastern region. IOM facilitated resettlement process of over 113,000 Bhutanese refugees by the end of December 2019.
#UN #UNNepal #IOM #Butaneserefugee #Easternregion #IOM #SDG #Resettlemen...
IOM, (2014)
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Considerable Amount of Reduction in the Supply of Essential Items, UNHCR
The news reports published on 23March 2005 regarding a supposed announcement by
UNHCR in early March of a “considerable amount of reduction in the supply of essential items” to the Bhutanese refugees in eastern Nepal, have come to our attention. Th...
UNHCR, (2005)
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Ian Martin Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal
The purpose of this briefing is to make available to you the reports of two investigations by OHCHR Nepal.The report of our investigation into Attacks against public transportation in Chitwan and Kabhre palanchok Districts deplores the loss of life a...
UNOHCHR, (2005)
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UNHCR Nepal observes World Water Day in the Bhutanese Refugee Camps
Water is critical for sustainable development, including environmental integrity and the alleviation of poverty and hunger, and is indispensable for human health and well-being. The United Nations General Assembly at its 58th session in December 2003...
UNHCR, (2005)
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Nepal: International Community Must Immediately Help Internally Displaced People
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) draws the attention of the Human Rights Council to the worsening condition of internally displaced persons in Nepal after the massive earthquake that hit the country on 25 April 2015. This earthquake, the bigges...
UN, (2015)
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UNHCR-IOM Joint Press Release
Resettlement of refugees from Bhutan reaches 100,000
oday, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and the International Organization for
Migration (IOM) are marking a major milestone: Over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees have been resettled from Nepal to third countries since the launch of the programme in 2007. Fi...
UNOHCHR, IOM, (2015)
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General Assembly - UNHCR Activities Financed by Voluntary Funds : Report for 1994-1995 and Proposed Programmes and Budget for 1996
At 31 December 1994, 86,100 refugees and asylum-seekers from Bhutan, largely of ethnic Nepalese origin, were registered and assisted by UNHCR in eight camps in the south-eastern districts of Jhapa and Morang in Nepal. According to Nepalese authoritie...
UNHCR, (1996)
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Joint Assessment Mission Report Assistance to the Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
The 2008 Joint Assessment Mission was held from 9 through 20 June. Representatives from UNHCR and WFP and two donor representatives (ECHO, and the US Embassy) based in Kathmandu accompanied their colleagues based in Damak in the far eastern areas of ...
WFP/UNHCR, (2008)
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Nepal - 2002 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook
This yearbook consists of statistical outcome related to the following topic for the year 2002:
1. REFUGEES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND OTHERS OF CONCERN TO UNHCR.
2. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, LOCATION, LEGAL BASIS AND RECOGNITION, END 0F 2002.
3. REFU...
UNHCR, (2002)
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Nepal - 2003 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook
This yearbook consists of statistical outcome related to the following topic for the year 2003:
1. REFUGEES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND OTHERS OF CONCERN TO UNHCR.
2. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, LOCATION, LEGAL BASIS AND RECOGNITION, END 0F 2003.
3. R...
UNHCR, (2003)
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Nepal - 2004 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook
This yearbook consists of statistical outcome related to the following topic for the year 2004:
1. REFUGEES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND OTHERS OF CONCERN TO UNHCR.
2. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, LOCATION, LEGAL BASIS AND RECOGNITION, END 0F 2004.
3. R...
UNHCR, (2004)
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Nepal - 2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook
This yearbook consists of statistical outcome related to the following topic for the year 2005:
1. REFUGEES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND OTHERS OF CONCERN TO UNHCR.
2. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, LOCATION, LEGAL BASIS AND RECOGNITION, END 0F 2005.
3. R...
UNHCR, (2005)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2003
The main objectives of this report are mentioned below:
■ Urge the Governments of Bhutan and Nepal to resume the bilateral verification of refugees as soon as possible, with a view to solving the Bhutanese refugee issue.
■ Provide protection and ba...
UNHCR, (2003)
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Nepal - UNHCR Mid Year Report 2000
The initial objective of this reports are mentioned below :
· Protect and assist Bhutanese refugees until a lasting solution is found.
· Support bilateral efforts by the Governments of Bhutan and Nepal to find such a durable solution.
· Emphasise ...
UNHCR, (2000)
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Nepal in short - UNHCR 2001 Global Appeal
Main objectives of this report are mentioned below:
• Facilitate bilateral discussions between the Governments of Bhutan and Nepal to seek durable solutions for Bhutanese refugees.
• Provide protection and assistance to Bhutanese refugees until a l...
UNHCR, (2001)
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Report of WFP/UNHCR Joint Assessment Mission Regarding Assistance to Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal (25 August – 9 September 2003)
The 2003 WFP/UNHCR Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) took place in Nepal from August 25th to September 9th 2003. In accordance with the Terms of Reference, the Mission carried
out a regular management review and needs assessment. This work was conducte...
HMG, WFP-UNHCR, (2003)
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Preventing and Reducing Statelessness: The 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
The UN General Assembly selected UNHCR for the task of assisting States to avoid statelessness not only because refugee and statelessness problems sometimes overlap, but also because dealing with statelessness requires, in many ways, a similar approa...
UNHCR, (2014)
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Asia and the Pacific
Huge disparities in wealth across the region and the denial of fundamental rights in some countries have driven broad population movements in Asia. As these flows consist of both victims of forced displacement and economic migrants, a primary challen...
UNHCR, (2009)
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Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Refugees and Surrounding Host Community - Jhapa and Morang districts, Nepal (November 2005)
A Behavioural Surveillance Study (BSS) was undertaken in seven refugee camps and selected surrounding host community sites in south-eastern Nepal in October and November 2005. This information will be used to strengthen HIV prevention programs in the...
UNHCR, (2005)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2003
Urge the Governments of Bhutan and Nepal to resolve the situation of protracted camp populations in Nepal; provide international protection with special attention to the issues related to SGBV; assist Tibetan arrivals in transit; provide legal advice...
UNHCR, (2003)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2005
UNHCR's main objectives in Nepal were to support the Government in identifying and implementing durable solutions for Bhutanese refugees, with a focus on re-registration of camp populations, resettlement of refugees and issuance of basic documents; p...
UNHCR, (2005)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2006
In July, the Government of Nepal and UNHCR reached agreement on a census of refugees in camps in the country. UNHCR assisted more than 3,300 Tibetans in transit through Nepal, including approximately 2,400 new arrivals. The Office protected and assis...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Nepal - UNHCR 2002 Global Appeal - 165
In the pursuit of a durable solution for some 100,400 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, the Governments of Bhutan and Nepal held their tenth round of bilateral talks in Kathmandu in December 2000. During these talks the two Governments agreed upon a defin...
UNHCR, (2002)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2004
The main objectives of this report are mentioned below:
• Urge the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan to find durable solutions for the Bhutanese camp population.
• Provide international protection to this population pending durable solutions.
• Impl...
UNHCR, (2004)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2005
The main objectives of this report are mentioned below:
• Actively support the Government of Nepal to provide refugees with international protection and seek durable solutions.
• Safeguard the welfare of vulnerable refugees through the establishmen...
UNHCR, (2005)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2007
The main objectives of the report are mentioned below:
• Seek durable solutions for refugees and asylum-seekers to bring an end to their protracted situation in the camps, while continuing to ensure they receive adequate legal and physical protectio...
UNHCR, (2007)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2009 Update
The main objectives of the report are mentioned as follows:
• Seek durable solutions for refugees and asylum-seekers, notably through large-scale resettlement; ensure that they are able to make informed and free decisions; and that those with specif...
UNHCR, (2009)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2010 - 11
The main objectives of this report are mentioned below:
Favourable protection environment
1. Ensure standards of protection are met for all refugees and asylum-seekers, taking into account age, gender and diversity, with particular attention to the...
UNHCR, (2011)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2013
The main objectives of this report are mentioned below:
Favourable protection environment
1. Access to territory is improved and the risk of refoulement reduced.
- No credible cases of refoulement are reported.
Security from violence and exploita...
UNHCR, (2013)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2000
The main objective and activities of this report are listed below:
1. Protect and assist Bhutanese refugees until a durable solution is found.
2. Support bilateral efforts by the Governments of Bhutan and Nepal to identify such a solution.
3. Emph...
UNHCR, (2000)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2001
The Bhutanese refugees remained the single largest refugee group in the region. As lasting solutions are not yet in prospect, UNHCR’s initial objectives remained to facilitate bilateral discussions between the Governments of Bhutan and Nepal; to expl...
UNHCR, (2001)
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REPORT OF UNHCR / WFP JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION - Assistance to Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal (29 May – 09 June 2006)
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) commissioned by UNHCR and WFP regarding assistance to Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal. The JAM took place from 29 May-9 June 2006. The Mission included represent...
UNHCR, (2006)
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UNHCR Nepal Fact Sheet March 2014
The operational objective of the report are mentioned below:
1. Ensure that standards of protection and assistance are met for all refugees and asylum-seekers, taking into account age, gender and diversity.
2. Continue to provide protection and ass...
UNHCR, (2014)
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Convention Relating To The Status Of Stateless Persons
The United Nations General Assembly convened a Conference of Plenipotentiaries to draft an international treaty on refugees and stateless persons in 1951. While the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was adopted that year, international ne...
UNHCR, (2014)
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Administrative Map of (Nepal as of November 2001)
This is a map of Nepal that contains Capital, UNHCR Office, Refugee camp, International boundary, Administrative boundary (level 1), Administrative boundary (level 2), Administrative boundary (level 3).
#UN #UNHCR #The_UN_Refugee_Camp ...
UNHCR, (2001)
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Country Operation Plan 2002 for Nepal (External Version)
UNHCR's major role in Nepal is to seek durable solutions for approximately 98,900 Bhutanese refugees. Pending a durable solution, UNHCR continues to provide for their care and maintenance in eastern Nepal.
The influx of Bhutanese refugees into Nepa...
UNHCR, (2002)
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Country Operations Plan - 2004
Nepal is not a signatory to the 1951 Convention or the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. No national legislation relating to asylum-seekers and refugees exists. At the request of the Government of Nepal, UNHCR has been playing an acti...
UNHCR, (2004)
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Country Operations Plans for Nepal 2006
Physical insecurity and violence surroundingBhutanese camps hindering monitoring by UNHCR staff, delivery of food and other supplies, responding to protection concerns, provision of medical assistance, movement of refugees, and all other activities; ...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2006
The main objectives of the workshop are mentioned below:
• Provide legal and physical protection to refugees, asylum-seekers and others of concern while pursuing durable, comprehensive solutions with relevant governments. Populations of concern incl...
UNHCR, (2006)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2008 - 2009
The main objective of the workshop is mentioned below:
• Seek durable solutions for refugees and asylum-seekers, notably through large-scale resettlement; ensure that they are able to make informed and free decisions; and that vulnerable members of ...
UNHCR, (2009)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Appeal 2011
Though not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol, and with no domestic refugee legislation, Nepal continues to host a large number of refugees and asylum-seekers, of whom the majority (more than 75,000) are refugees from Bhu...
UNHCR, (2011)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2002
Pending the attainment of durable solutions, UNHCR’s main objectives remained to protect and assist the camp population in eastern Nepal; facilitate a resolution of their situation by encouraging the bilateral process of negotiation between the
Bhut...
UNHCR, (2002)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2004
Continue to urge the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan to resolve the situation of protracted camp populations; provide international protection and assistance to Bhutanese refugees; implement UNHCR policies related to human rights, protection of refug...
UNHCR, (2004)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2007
UNHCR’s main objectives in Nepal were to:
• Seek durable solutions for refugees to bring an end to their protracted displacement, while ensuring that they receive adequate protection and assistance in the camps.
• Provide international protection t...
UNHCR, (2007)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2008
In 2008, UNHCR’s main objectives were to seek durable solutions for refugees in situations of protracted displacement, while ensuring that they received adequate protection and assistance in the camps.The Office also aimed to protect urban refugees a...
UNHCR, (2008)
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Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2009
The Office sought durable solutions for refugees in Nepal, notably through large-scale resettlement, while simultaneously ensuring adequate protection and assistance in the camps. Projects were initiated to improve local services for refugees and hos...
UNHCR, (2009)
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