No turning back: A pivotal moment for women and girls in Asia-Pacific Thirty years ago, the world made a promise: gender equality for all. Opinion 07 Mar, 2025
SAFE-Girls to support the empowerment of adolescent girls in Nepal until 2028 The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNFPA in Nepal, together with provincial ministers, launched the SAFE-Girls project in Nepal on 14 February. Nepal 15 Feb, 2025
Child marriage in Nepal: Challenges and opportunities Child marriage remains a critical social issue in Nepal, deeply rooted in cultural traditions and exacerbated by economic hardships and systemic barriers. Despite its prohibition under the Civil Code of 1963, the practice continues, particularly among marginalised groups. Opinion 31 Jan, 2025
National strategy on child marriage in the offing The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens is all set to bring a 'national strategy to end child marriage, 2081'. Nepal 16 Nov, 2024
Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said Thursday. Afghanistan is the only country in the world with bans on female secondary and higher education. World 15 Aug, 2024
EDITORIAL: Justice for all A fortnight after the District Attorney Office (DAO), A Kathmandu filed a case of forgery of government documents at the Kathmandu District Court (KDC) against 289 individuals in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam, the KDC has released 17 people arrested in its connection on bail and one another on a general date. Opinion 12 Sep, 2023
Uterus prolapse rife in Bajura women ​​​​​​​Women from Muktikot Village of Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality, Bajura, have been suffering from uterine prolapse. Worse, they are compelled to live with the disease due to lack of treatment expenses. Nepal 11 Sep, 2023
Pregnancy related complications claim two women's lives everyday in Nepal ​​​​​​​Although Nepal has made good progress in terms of developing progressive policy frameworks and providing essential basic services such as education and health care, the 2021 census shows that more needs to be done especially when it comes to maternal mortality. Nepal 21 Aug, 2023
Sex education for boys: It is good for national economies Sex education is a powerful tool that equips young individuals with accurate information about sexual and reproductive health. Beyond its social and health benefits, comprehensive sex education for boys also holds significant potential to impact a nation’s economy positively. Opinion 31 Jul, 2023
Despite legal provisions teenage pregnancy rampant ​​​​​​​Despite the National Civil (Code) Act, 2017, 70 (1) (d), which stipulates if both boys and girls have attained twenty years of age, they can be eligible for marriage, teenage pregnancy is rampant in Nepal. Nepal 06 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL - Final list for polls Out of the 153,000 candidates who had filed their nomination papers for various positions for the upcoming May 13 civic polls, as many as 8,000 withdrew their candidacies on Saturday as per instructions from their respective parties and local level political equation. Opinion 02 May, 2022
Taliban rule marked by killings, denial of women's rights: UN More than 100 former Afghan national security forces and others have been killed since the Taliban takeover in August, most at the hands of the hardline Islamist group which is recruiting boy soldiers and quashing women's rights, the U.N. said on Tuesday. World 14 Dec, 2021
