Recognising resilience, strength, determination of women This year, 2025, marks 50 years of International Women’s Day, a milestone in our journey towards gender equality. Nepal 08 Mar, 2025
Menstrual taboos in Nepal harm human rights According to experts, many taboos surrounding menstruation are harmful to human rights. Nepal 04 Mar, 2025
Shrestha addresses CEDAW Committee Prakriti Shrestha, an adolescent girl from Nepal, spoke at CEDAW Committee in Geneva today on some of the issues faced by young women and girls in the country. Nepal 05 Feb, 2025
NA members stress on ending Chhaupadi tradition ​​​​​​​National Assembly (NA) members have urged the State to end the chhaupadi tradition. Kathmandu 27 Jun, 2024
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
UML Chair Oli calls for unity to end VAW "Laws and efforts of the state are not enough to end such bad practices. There must be social awakening," CPN (UML) leader said. Nepal 08 Mar, 2023
Gender equality policy in full-fledged implementation The government has said that the National Gender Equality Policy made public in 2021 is being implemented effectively to institutionalise a gender responsive governance system in all levels of government. Nepal 26 Feb, 2023
Government to promote equitable society The government’s new Social Inclusion Policy aims to develop an equitable and prosperous society through social inclusion system. Nepal 26 Dec, 2022
Minister Uma Regmi pledges to do needful to control GBV Minister of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens Uma Regmi said her ministry was committed to doing everything to control gender-based violence. Nepal 08 Dec, 2022
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
Social activists stress on ending child marriage Social activists have stressed on the need to end social ill-practices as child marriage and chhaupadi customs Kathmandu 31 May, 2022
EDITORIAL - Abide by the code With the local elections scheduled for Friday, May 13, the silence period has commenced, effective from Tuesday midnight. Accordingly, the political parties and candidates cannot carry out any promotional activities on Wednesday and Thursday. Opinion 11 May, 2022
