From Waste to Worth: Maya's Impact on Nepal's Waste Sector “I grew up around waste,” says Maya Tamang, a community mobiliser at Biocomp Nepal, a social enterprise working on waste management in Nepal. Environment 08 Mar, 2025
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
Int'l Day for the Elimination of VAW: Prevention and response remain crucial Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of a further 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence around the globe and in Nepal. Opinion 25 Nov, 2024
The United Nations faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency Trump’s take this time on the world body began taking shape this week with his choice of Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York for U.S. ambassador to the U.N. World 14 Nov, 2024
Nepal makes progress in reproductive health and safe motherhood, says FM Rana Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, emphasized Nepal's ongoing progress in reproductive health and safe motherhood during her address in New York. Kathmandu 24 Sep, 2024
LGBTQIA+ inschool curriculum Imagine living in a world where you do not know what sex is. Now, imagine going to school and not being able to educate yourself about LGBTQIA+. A school should be a place where every student feels at home – a home that gives the right to express about every trivial thing, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. Blogs 22 Sep, 2024
Power of data: Leaving no one uncounted or unaccounted Thirty years ago, maternal mortality rates were very rough estimates. Opinion 11 Jul, 2024
Family Welfare Division launches safe delivery app in collaboration with UNFPA, Maternity Foundation Family Welfare Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Maternity Foundation (MF) launched a Nepali version of the widely used digital health tool, the Safe Delivery App Nepal 08 Jul, 2024
Kathmandu Meeting Shouts "Menopause to Meno-Peak!" Forget whispers. The Australian Embassy in Nepal just threw a full-on conversation grenade with their electrifying panel discussion and networking meet, "Menopause to Meno-Peak", on 3rd June 2024 at a full-to-the-brimm hall in Kathmandu. This wasn't a casual chat about hot flashes - it was a fierce and frank discussion about a topic long shrouded in silence, especially in Nepal. Kathmandu 09 Jun, 2024
Menstrual Talk Event Season III: A milestone in inclusive health education In collaboration with the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) Valley Branch, Chain For Change (CFC) successfully hosted Menstrual Talk Event Season III at Laboratory Secondary School, Kirtipur, on Friday. Kathmandu 01 Jun, 2024
Govt has not done enough to ensure women's health and reproductive rights Stakeholders have said that the government has not made enough progress on health and reproductive rights issues and therefore, the government cannot successfully defend its positions with regard to six list of questions posed by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding Nepal's seventh periodic report. Health 15 May, 2024
'Nepal will lend full-fledged support to enable UN' Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population Upendra Yadav said Nepal will lend full-fledged support to make the United Nations a strong and effective global body. Kathmandu 01 May, 2024
