Bhutanese Refugee:Celebrating International Days

Dadi Ram Antim,Dec1,United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) and Caritas Nepal has organized live concert on the eve of International Aids Day on Nov. 28 at Saraswati High School Damak six kilometer away from Beldangi refugee camp.It is reported  refugees celebrated the day organizing various awareness and rally in camp today.

            1974 A.D renounced musical band from Nepal Youth Friendly Center. show live on the occasion. Two other local bands actively supported the event. Refugee and locals one voice against HIV/AIDs was the theme of the celebration. It is our effort to bring locals and refugees working teogrther to fight against the HIV/AIDS, said Mona Rath Pokhrel Assistant Program Coordinator for

            UHNCR has started 16 Days Activism against women violence in refugee camps from 25 Nov which ends on 10 Dec. International day on violence against women, AIDS day, disability Day volunteer day and human rights day falls under it. Refugees celebrate these days by organizing different programs. Lutheran World Federation, Caritas Nepal and Association of Medical Doctors of Asia are implementing partner of UNHCR working in camps.

Bhutan to Attend GNH Conference in Brazil

Dadi Ram Antim(19 Nov)
Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhoen Jigme Y.Thinley is scheduled to leave for Brazil to attend the 5th International conference on Gross National Happiness (GNH) tomorrow. Thinley is leading a 20 members Bhutanese delegation.


The Bhutanese Premier is expected to deliver the keynote address at the conference. The four-day conference going to be hosted for the first time by any South American nation will begin from November 20 to 24 in Itaipu city of Brazil. The conference is aimed to bring together actors and agents of the development- leaders,policy makers, intellectuals,and the like to explore and examine issues, problems, questions and topics of local, national and internatonal importance for a range of development issues.

The Future Vision Ecological Park, Brazil and the Itaipu Bi-national Hydroelectric Facility, co-owned by Brazil and Paraguay, are the co-hosts and organisers of this conference which basically facilitates exchanges, interaction, scientific debate and networking research on Gross National Happiness and other related issues among various nations.

The 4th International conference on GNH was held in Thimpu from Nov.24-27 , last year. More than 90 participants from 25 different nations had attended it.

A Single Bhutanese With too many Geniuses

Dadi Ram Antim (Nov. 15) There are rare cases that a single person is embeded with too many skills to display dexterity in the field of sports. Amid this rarity has evolved a young Bhutanese who has demonstrated enough to be the subject of discussions in press and media.


Ran Bahadur Yongyang Subba, son of Ranadhoj and Runchimaya and a resident of Bhutanese refugee camp, Beldangi, sector B/2-210 has a lot of skills to perform in football, volleyball, cricket, badminton, table tennis and martial arts with excellence. He has demonstrated exquisitely in varous camp-based and out-of the camp competitons and has bagged many shields, awards and badges of honors.

Living as a refugee is not an easy job but Ran Bahadur transcended all barriers and obstacles to achieve his childhood dreams. He has challenged the old saying, “If wishes were horses begger could ride them”. While as a student at camp he had times learning a lot about sports and arts from his seniors and peers. Along with his desires to excel in sport he also mettled his best and completed his high school from Tri-Ratna Secondary school located in Beldangi-2. He went to further his education in Kumudini Homes, Kalimpong (India) where he got opportunities to learn from his Indian counterparts and teachers. Next, he continued his study and got his bachelor’s (B.Com) from North Bengal University, Siliguri.
Fanatic of the sports from the very young age, Ran Bahadur choses to say cricket as his best game. He claims that he is an all-rounder in the game as he has helped his team win different camp-level and other matches played out side camps.


He equally performs in football (soccer) as a defence and half line player. He has played this game in different places including his school in Kalimpong and other district-level matches in India not only to participate but to help his team win awards and medals. Mr Subba is a good performer in martial arts too. He is a green-belt achiever in karate.
Besides, he is an excellent dancer, a social worker, and a teacher of English for adults in camp.

Despite having all this skills in him, he expresses his bitterness of having to live without citizenship. “If I were a citizen, I would have better opportunities” Subba regreted. His last words for those who fail in life goes like this, “Failure is not the end but just a bend on the way to success”.
source http://www.bhutanusa.com/ (for trail)