As travel opens up again, aid voluntourism needs to get real
‘There is little incentive to provoke a privileged young person to stop and think a little more – to have them question whether their presence is valuable in a foreign place.’
Nepal worries future coronavirus wave will hit children hard
Nepal asked its hospitals on Friday to reserve beds for children for fear another surge in coronavirus infections will hit them hard, something officials in neighboring India are also preparing for.
Nepal is in Peril! Covid-19 is currently ravaging the country.
Help us help these families, who have already been victims of trafficking get through this exceedingly difficult time! The time to act is now
Decision to close groceries triggers panic buying
Experts fear virus surge, call decision short-sighted.
Pandemic pushing more families into poverty as unemployment soars
People have been deprived of their basic right to health, education, and livelihood, rights activists say.
Behind Nepal’s alarming COVID-19 surge
While India's second wave has alarmed the world, the situation is equally dire across the border in Nepal, which has now surpassed India's per capita death rate.
Nepal: Act to Avert Looming Covid-19 Disaster
Desperate Need for Supplies, Oxygen as Cases Surge
Nepal facing ‘human catastrophe’ similar to India’s amid Covid surge
Country appeals for international help, with vaccines in short supply and a reported 47% positivity rate.
COVID-19 infections surge in Nepal, fueled by mutant strains from India
Authorities in Nepal were grappling to contain the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases with experts fearing that thousands of people in the Himalayan state have caught the more infectious mutant strains emerging out of India.
Prohibitory orders in Kathmandu Valley for a week starting Thursday morning
The decision comes amid rising number of cases in the Valley, which reported more than half of the total new infections across the country.
Vaccination rate dismal even as cases are surging with only 100,000 taking Chinese shots
With the country reporting 13 new deaths and the daily count of 496, concerns have grown over a repeat of last year’s cycle if authorities fail to ramp up measures to contain the spread.
Terrible Wilfire Season Hits Nepal
* More than 2,700 fires recorded between November and March * Nepal had 75% less rainfall this winter compared to average * Schools closed for four days as students suffered health effects
