United Nations
Information Centre | Nepal
Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2007
Abstract:
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 to urban refugees and asylum-seekers pending assessment of their claims, and identify appropriate durable solutions for refugees. • Support efforts to find solutions for people displaced by conflict within Nepal. This includes providing information related to their right to return to regions of origin. • Improve the health and nutrition of the refugees in the camps. #UN #UNHCR #2007 #GLOBAL_REPORT #REFUGEES_IN_NEPAL
Publisher: UNHCR Type / Script:
Progress Report  in  English
Keywords:
 REFUGEES, REFUGEE STATUS, DIPLOMATIC PROTECTION, PROTECTION OF REFUGEES, REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRES, REGISTRATION OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, DISPLACED PERSONS, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, REFUGEE CAMPS, REFUGEE LAW, REFUGEE PLACEMENT, REFUGEE PROTECTION, REFUGEE-RECEIVING COUNTRIES, TIBETAN REFUGEES, BHUTANESE REFUGEES
Thematic Group:
UNHCR, (2007)
Thesaurus:
13.01.00 - Protection Of And Assistance To Refugees And Displaced Persons
PDF | File Size: 304 KB   Download
Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: PRATIVASHRESTHA, Auditor:
...
Nepal - UNHCR Global Report 2007
Abstract:
In May, the Government of Nepal and UNHCRcompleted a census of refugees living in camps. In November, the Government of Nepal announced itwould allow refugees from Bhutan who wished to apply for resettlement to do so. In December, the authorities began distributing photo identity cards to all registered refugees above 16 years of age. UNHCR assisted more than 2,550 Tibetans in transit through Nepal, including some 2,150 new arrivals. In Kathmandu, the Office protected and assisted some 300 refugees and asylum-seekers, including 17 new arrivals. Twenty-one vulnerable refugees were resettled in third countries. UNHCR helped search for solutions for the estimated 50,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nepal by conducting 20 community-level consultations in the most affected districts.
Publisher: UNHCR Type / Script:
Progress Report  in  English
Keywords:
 BHUTANESE REFUGEE, TIBETANS REFUGEE, PROTECTION AND SOLUTIONS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, EDUCATION, FOOD, HEALTH AND NUTRITION, SANITATION, SHELTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER
Thematic Group:
UNHCR, (2007)
Thesaurus:
13.01.00 - Protection Of And Assistance To Refugees And Displaced Persons
PDF | File Size: 304 KB   Download
Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: , Auditor:
...