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03 February 2017
Kapilvastu young people implementing SDGs
Young people in Kapilvastu district are working together to better understand their role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recently, they have &ldquo…
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16 January 2017
Press Release
Starting Bachelor in Midwifery program in Nepal is a milestone
KATHMANDU, 16 January 2017 – The official start of the Bachelor in Midwifery program in Nepal is an important milestone towards improving maternal and newborn health in the…
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20 December 2016
A girl champion believes Nepal on course to end trafficking
Manmati Tailor is a 18-year old girl who is devoting her energy to fight for the rights of adolescent girls in Far-Western Nepal. While listening to stories of trafficked women,…
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01 December 2016
Statement
HIV prevention goes beyond access to services – it’s about more inclusive societies
It is past time to get serious about HIV prevention. We cannot hope to end the AIDS epidemic when every day almost 6,000 people are infected with HIV.
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30 November 2016
Championing girls’ cause in southern Nepal
RAUTAHAT — At the stroke of 5 am, Kabita Thakur wakes up and in no time starts studying from the chapter she had left the previous day. After six she hurries to her college…
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25 November 2016
Statement
Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices
Underlying the scourge of violence and harmful practices against women is gender inequality. Gender equality is a prerequisite for the full realization of women’s and girls’ human…
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25 October 2016
Priests, astrologers and shamans take on child marriage in far-western Nepal
Priests, astrologers, shamans and other spiritual leaders are working to turn the tide against child marriage.
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17 October 2016
Statement
Access to quality sexual and reproductive health care can help end extreme poverty
To eradicate poverty – like any other goal to improve the human condition – we need to fully understand the world’s demographics. Poor countries with…
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11 October 2016
Statement
Making girls count in the Sustainable Development Goals era
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India. Susmita has never gone to school. She tends the…
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