Resources for child-friendly local governance ​​​​​​​The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has developed necessary resources and materials to facilitate the implementation of child-friendly local governance so as to ensure that children’s rights are protected and promoted at the grassroots level. Nepal 06 Aug, 2023
Govt to train employees in child-friendly governance The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration is preparing to launch Training of Trainers Programme to produce trained and skilled human resources for implementation of the Child-friendly Local Governance Implementation Guideline to ensure that children’s rights are protected and promoted at the grassroots. Nepal 23 Nov, 2022
Trafficking laws incompatible with Palermo Protocol Nepal has taken a step forward against human trafficking in recent years by ratifying the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Person especially Women and Children (Palermo Protocol), a major international instrument to combat human trafficking. Nepal 27 Jul, 2021
Guideline for declaring child-friendly zone final The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued Child-friendly Local Governance Implementation Guideline, 2021, to ensure that children’s rights are protected and promoted at the grassroots. Nepal 21 Jul, 2021
Expedite action against child labour: MoFAGA KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 24 The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all the local levels, directing them to duly implement the ‘Procedure for Declaration of Local Level as Child Labour Free Zone-2020’,... Horoscopes 25 Dec, 2020
Government drafts action plan to eliminate child labour Many children have been found to be employed in informal sectors Kathmandu, January 31 The government has drafted Action Plan for elimination of child labour to facilitate the implementation of the 10-year masterplan, which targets to abolish the... Horoscopes 01 Feb, 2020
Govt takes big stride to abolish child labour in local levels Each local level shall conduct programmes to eliminate child labour Kathmandu, November 26 The government has issued procedure for ‘Declaration of Local Levels as Child Labour Free Zone’ in a bid to make municipalities and rural... Travel 27 Nov, 2019
Bill proposed to end child labour in informal sector Kathmandu, August 13 The government has drafted a bill seeking an amendment to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act-2000 with stringent measures against worst forms of child labour in the country. The proposed provisions in the bill... Horoscopes 14 Aug, 2019
Child labour force drives brick kilns in Bhaktapur Kathmandu, April 2 In a gross violation of existing laws, brick kilns in Bhaktapur continue to employ children as child labourers. As many as 49 brick kilns operating in Changunarayan Municipality and Suryabinayak Municipality are found to have... Horoscopes 03 Apr, 2019
39 minors rescued from restaurants and dance bars Kathmandu, May 31 Police raided a dozen dance bars and dohori sanjh restaurants in Thamel, Gongabu, Koteshwor, Balaju and Baneshwor, and rescued as many as 39 underage girls from there. Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, informed that the... Horoscopes 01 Jun, 2018
Children working as bus conductors rescued Kathmandu, May 28 A child working as a conductor in a bus was rescued from Dhobighat, Lalitpur, today by the Central Child Welfare Board under the Labour Office Bagmati and other organisations working for the welfare of children. While inspecting... Horoscopes 29 May, 2018
Six children rescued from public transport in Lagankhel Bus Park KATHMANDU: Six children have been rescued from Lagankhel Bus Park today under the campaign 'Child labour-free transport-2075' in order to free public transport of child labour. The children were rescued after monitoring of public vehicles (bus,... Horoscopes 20 Apr, 2018