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UNHCR Nepal Factsheet
Abstract:
UNHCR maintains direct contact with the Government both at the central and local level.It is an active member of a number of joint UN coordination mechanisms in the country and leads several thematic coordination mechanisms.Nepal, the persons of concern to UNHCR include the refugees from Bhutan, the Tibetan new arrivals, and the urban refugees and asylum-seekers. Nepal has not acceded to either the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol, and has no domestic asylum legislation.The Government has adopted different approaches for various refugee populations.the refugees from Bhutan, most of the health parameters remain within or above the UNHCR accepted standard. For urban refugees, health services are provided through a semi government hospital.The nutrition programme in the camps concentrates on the most vulnerable groups such as children under five years, pregnant and lactating women, and elderly refugees. Food rations are distributed by WFP.Since the start of the group resettlement programmer for the refugees from Bhutan in 2007, over 92,000 individuals have resettled to eight different countries Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Some 24,000 refugees remain in two camps and UNHCR will continue in cooperation with the Government the search for other durable solutions for those remaining in the camps.national partners to support legal awareness and activities to enable marginalized groups to acquire citizenship certificates. Legal advocacy continues together with civil society and UN agencies to promote the adoption of citizenship provisions in the new Constitution in line with international human rights standards.
Publisher: UNHCR Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster  in  English
Keywords:
 POPULATION-S CHARACTERRISTICS, COORDINATION AND SYNERGY, IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION, PROTECTION AND SOLUTIONS, HEALTH SERVICE, FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, DURABLE SOLUTION TEAM, ACCESS SERVICE, CONTRIBUTION , RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM
Thematic Group:
UNHCR, (2014)
Thesaurus:
10.01.00 - Food And Nutrition
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UNHCR Nepal Factsheet
Abstract:
UNHCR maintains direct contact with the Government both at the central and local level.It is an active member of a number of joint UN coordination mechanisms in the country and leads several thematic coordination mechanisms.Implementing Partners Ministry of Home Affairs Association of Medical Doctors of Asia CARNITAS Nepal Lutheran World Federation Nepal Bar Association Trans-cultural Psychosocial Organization Dalis NGO Federation Forum for Women Law and Development UNV and UNOPS.In Nepal the persons of concern to UNHCR include the refugees from Bhutan, the Tibetan new arrivals, and the urban refugees and asylum-seekers.Nepal has not acceded to either the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol,and has no domestic asylum legislation. The Government has adopted different approaches for various refugee populations.For the refugees from Bhutan, most of the health parameters remain within or above the UNHURT-accepted standard.For urban refugees,health services are provided through a semi government hospital.Since the start of the group resettlement programme for the refugees from Bhutan in 2007, over 92,000 individuals have resettled to eight different countries Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom,and the United States. Some 24,000 refugees remain in two camps and UNHCR will continue in cooperation with the Government the search for other durable solutions for those remaining in the camps.grateful for the generous contributions of donors who have given unremarked and broadly earmarked contributions to UNHCR this year as well as the following donors who have directly contributed to the operation.
Publisher: UNHCR Type / Script:
Unknown  in  English
Keywords:
 AID COORDINATION, LAW, DEPLOYMENT MILITARY, PSYCHOLOGICAL, RESEARCH INSTITUITONS, HEALTH SERVICE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEE CAMPS, PATNERSHIP AGREEMENT, MARGINALIZED, DEVELOPMEN,CHILD REFUGEES
Thematic Group:
UNHCR, (2014)
Thesaurus:
13.01.00 - Protection Of And Assistance To Refugees And Displaced Persons
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