So far, more than 200 Bhutanese refugees have been resettled in the Netherlands through the third country resettlement program, while another 50 or so have come to the country on their own initiative. The first and second batches of Bhutanese refugees were resettled to the Netherlands in early 2009, before which some families were also resettled individually for reasons of vulnerability. Almost all those who came in 2009 are currently well settled in houses spread over various parts of the country. The Bhutanese refugees who arrived in 2009 celebrated their first year of their arrival on February 16 at a church hall in a town called Sneek

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Aimed at bringing all the Bhutanese in the Netherlands together and to assist them keep their spirit high, Bhutanese Community in the Netherlands (BCN) organized a cultural program to welcome the new arrivals. The organizing committee informed BNS that various cultural shows including typical Nepali cultural dances and songs were performed during the program. Meanwhile, [...]

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The Bhutanese Community in The Netherlands (BCN) has announced the results of Inter-School Secondary Level Essay Writing Competition held on June 15 to mark World Refugee Day 2010. The announcement was made in a function organized here in Beldangi-I camp today. According to the statement of BCN, Mamata Gurung from Tri-Ratna Secondary School of Beldangi-II, Golsarna Baniya from Sunrise Academy of Khudunabari and Romant Bhattarai

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