Nepal launches Global Hunger Index 2024, highlights gender justice as key to climate resilience and zero hunger Nepal launched the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI) in Kathmandu on Friday, spotlighting gender justice as an essential pillar for achieving climate resilience and Zero Hunger. Nepal 05 Apr, 2025
'Food insecurity, undernourishment deepens in South Asia' Food insecurity and undernourishment are deepening in South Asia, including Nepal, according to the Global Food Policy Report-2023 prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute. Nepal 20 Jun, 2023
Nepal makes progresses in hunger reduction Nepal has made improvement in reducing hunger with a score of 19.1 in the 2022 Global Hunger Index, a drop from 21.2 in 2014. Kathmandu 29 Jan, 2023
Global Hunger Index 2022: Why does South Asia fare so poorly? The South Asian countries have reported the highest child stunting rate and by far the highest child wasting rate of any region globally, says the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) report 2022. Opinion 19 Oct, 2022
COVID-19 aggravates malnutrition in Bajura COVID-19 outbreak has led to a rise in malnutrition cases as more children have become malnourished for want of nutritious food in Bajura. Nepal 26 Aug, 2021
UN chief: World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict UN chief: World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict World 26 Jul, 2021
Need of modern farming ways Hunger is a daily and bitter experience for many people in less developed countries. Blogs 22 Apr, 2021
Children of Muktikot village in Bajura district grapple with malnutrition Most of the children in Muktikot village of Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality-1 in Bajura district are suffering from malnutrition. Nepal 17 Mar, 2021
Closing gender gaps: Key to ending hunger Organisations working for food security and hunger eradication, such as the FAO, World Economic Forum and the World Bank, have concluded that investing in women farmers is an effective strategy for reducing hunger and poverty in the world Throughout... 08 May, 2019
15 per cent infants in Siraha malnourished LAHAN: Around 15 per cent children in Siraha District suffer from dire state of malnutrition, a study revealed. According to Chuman Lal Das, Chief of District Public Health Office at Siraha, lack of nutritious diet to pregnant women, heavy workload,... Travel 07 Jan, 2018
LETTERS: Let us go back to village Apropos of the news story “Uneven distribution of population a challenge” (THT, November 22, Page 2), it would perhaps take someone like late king Mahendra to work out balanced distribution of population through programmes such as ‘go back to... 24 Nov, 2017
UN says dairy a potential ally in Asia nutrition challenges BANGKOK: An apple a day kept the doctor away — but now in Asia, a cup of milk might do the trick. Milk and other dairy products have become an unexpected ally in the fight against Asia's newest dietary challenges: obesity, and vitamin and... Environment 07 Dec, 2016
