Nepal hit by worst wildfires in almost a decade
Nepal is experiencing its worst fire season in almost a decade, officials said Tuesday, as huge blazes rage across the country's forests, engulfing the Himalayan nation in a shroud of brownish haze.
Nepal’s schools close as air pollution hits alarming levels
Nepal has ordered schools to close for four days after air pollution climbed to hazardous levels, forcing millions of students to stay home across the country.
Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 3,020 with one more death
With 145 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours, the active case count stands at 1,182, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.
BRANNGO Webinar on Child Trafficking in Nepal
BRANNGO webinar featuring NGN's Country Director, Samjyor Lama, and NGN's Strategic Advisor, Martin Punaks.
Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 3,012 with one more death
With 59 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours, the active case count stands at 870, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.
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‘It’s as if there’s no Covid’: Nepal defies pandemic amid a broken economy
Cases appear low and sports venues are packed, but protests are on the rise as jobs are lost and personal debt soars
NGN’s Snapshots Winter 2021
A summary of our work over the last few months.
Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 2,033 with two more deaths; national tally reaches 271,602 with 171 new infections
According to the Health Ministry, 3,878 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours.
Vaccine hesitancy poses challenge for Nepal’s campaign against Covid-19
Tackling misinformation is as important as ensuring efficient supply and equitable access, according to WHO.
Health workers become 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine in Nepal
Thousands of health workers lined up across Nepal to get the coronavirus vaccine Wednesday as the Himalayan nation began a three-month vaccination campaign.
Orphanage Trafficking and Child Protection in Emergencies in Nepal: A Comparative Analysis of the 2015 Earthquake and the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
This article compares and contrasts two humanitarian emergencies and their impact on Nepal: these are the Nepal earthquake in 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It explains how each emergency has impacted children without parental care or at risk of family separation, with specific reference to orphanage trafficking, voluntourism, child institutionalisation and family preservation.
