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KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The newly appointed UNHCR representative in Nepal Stéphane Jaquemet on Wednesday presented the letter of credentials to Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala.
According to a statement issued by the UNHCR, Jaquemet earlier served as the UNHCR Representative in Lebanon. “I am happy to be in Nepal, such a beautiful and cultured country, and work for one of UNHCR´s largest resettlement operations in the world,” the statement quoted Jaquemet as saying.
Since late 2007, UNHCR has helped more than 25,600 refugees from Bhutan to start new lives in the United States, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark and New Zealand. Some 85,863 Bhutanese refugees have been living in seven camps in eastern Nepal.
“We will continue working with the international community and the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan to find solutions for these refugees, including repatriation to Bhutan and resettlement to third countries,” said Jaquemet in the statement.
Published on 2010-01-13 21:55:38
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Thanks a lot for UNHCR this Foundation helps refugees to be safe and settled in many different country as like me I am also one of the refugee from Bhutan I stay 17 years in Nepal and settled in united states right now the place called Erie,Pennsylvania
ReplyDeleteThe speech of UNHCR’s country representative Staphane Jaquemet on 10th june 2011 is only one of the versions of the government of Bhutan. He wants to resettle all the Bhutanese in third countries and close the chapter of Bhutanese refugees issues in favour of tyrannical regime of Bhutan .In the pretext of third country resettlement , to make the loss of donor countries , the UNHCR is supplying Bhutanese refugee man-power to those countries who supported Bhutanese refugees in the camps through UNHCR till now.It is a painful process of killing Bhutanese refugees issues. Until Sadako Ogata was head of UNHCR , the issue of repatriation of Bhutanese refugees was very positive. But , once she left the office of UNHCR in 2001 , the UNHCR turned against repatriation favoring third country resettlement. It must be the result of red carpet reception of UNHCR at Thimpu besides others. Refugees of the world must realize that the UNHCR exists for its own luxuries taking refugees as lower class animals and ultimately works only in favour of the people in power.
ReplyDeleteOn the part of Nepal, one can not forget utter failure of the government of Nepal for not being able to repatriate even verified Bhutanese refugees to Bhutan but it turns out very smart for issuing permission for third country resettlement which is costing national and nationality of ignorant Bhutanese refugees .Even Nepalese citizens, not all,after highly paid by UNHCR and IOM , are seriously engaged to motivate and instigate Bhutanese refugees for third country resettlement. Is it not selling your own species and blood for money?
In the mean time , Bhutanese refugee communities blaming their semi-educated leaders for not doing anything for repatriation but without co- operating them.In turn those leaders are trying their level-best to repatriate Bhutanese to their homestead Bhutan when the government of Nepal and UNHCR failing to do so , so far .
The speech of UNHCR’s country representative Staphane Jaquemet on 10th june 2011 is only one of the versions of the government of Bhutan. He wants to resettle all the Bhutanese in third countries and close the chapter of Bhutanese refugees issues in favour of tyrannical regime of Bhutan .In the pretext of third country resettlement , to make the loss of donor countries , the UNHCR is supplying Bhutanese refugee man-power to those countries who supported Bhutanese refugees in the camps through UNHCR till now.It is a painful process of killing Bhutanese refugees issues. Until Sadako Ogata was head of UNHCR , the issue of repatriation of Bhutanese refugees was very positive. But , once she left the office of UNHCR in 2001 , the UNHCR turned against repatriation favoring third country resettlement. It must be the result of red carpet reception of UNHCR at Thimpu besides others. Refugees of the world must realize that the UNHCR exists for its own luxuries taking refugees as lower class animals and ultimately works only in favour of the people in power.
ReplyDeleteOn the part of Nepal, one can not forget utter failure of the government of Nepal for not being able to repatriate even verified Bhutanese refugees to Bhutan but it turns out very smart for issuing permission for third country resettlement which is costing national and nationality of ignorant Bhutanese refugees .Even Nepalese citizens, not all,after highly paid by UNHCR and IOM , are seriously engaged to motivate and instigate Bhutanese refugees for third country resettlement. Is it not selling your own species and blood for money?
In the mean time , Bhutanese refugee communities blaming their semi-educated leaders for not doing anything for repatriation but without co- operating them.In turn those leaders are trying their level-best to repatriate Bhutanese to their homestead Bhutan when the government of Nepal and UNHCR failing to do so , so far .