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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009

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Second Chance » June 24, 2009
Naresh Newar/PRSA
Nearly 19 years have passed since the Bhutanese refugees have been living in the bamboo camps in Nepal. A whole new generation was born right here in the camps. As the population grows and gets older, there seems very little hope of the Bhutanese refugees being repatriated back to their homes. The UN with support of International Organization for Migration, IOM, and the western countries, especially the US, Canada, Australia and four other European countries have started a resettlement process to help refugees choose to live anywhere they want in those countries. But as thousands of them leave the camp, we wonder what kind of future holds for them? (15:00)
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