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The resettlement of refugees from humanitarian crises globally is managed by each host nation according to the overarching policies of, and in consultation with, the UNHCR. Such policies have a significant impact on settlement planning and thus on resettlement outcomes.
The authors wish to thank Jennifer Woods, Charles Sturt University, for a number of suggestions on this chapter and for her research assistance.
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Pulla, V., Dhungel, O. (2016). Settlement Planning for Refugees: Australia and the United States. In: Pulla, V. (eds) The Lhotsampa People of Bhutan. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137551429_9
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