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Youths learn RBM ropes

calendar_today 18 April 2014

Youths learn RBM ropes

They were happy to know that such training programmes were also conducted at local level.

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How has the world changed in the last 20 years?

calendar_today 08 April 2014

How has the world changed in the last 20 years?

UNITED NATIONS, New York - Twenty years ago, in 1994, the international community gathered in Cairo to explore how the world was changing and how those changes were affecting the…

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“Making the invisible visible” on International Women’s Day

calendar_today 10 March 2014

“Making the invisible visible” on International Women’s Day

On the occasion of International Women's Day, UNFP, UNICEF and UN Women jointly organized a week-long awareness raising campaign in Nepal requesting people from all walks of life…

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Progress for women and girls is progress for all

calendar_today 09 March 2014

Progress for women and girls is progress for all

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women's Day As we commemorate International Women's Day and celebrate the many achievements of…

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'Women in Concert' to mark Int'l Women's Day

calendar_today 07 March 2014

'Women in Concert' to mark Int'l Women's Day

Violence against women, children and adolescents occurs everywhere - at home, families, schools, workplace, communities and public places. Just because you can't see violence, it…

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National Launch of the Post 2015 Nepali Adolescents and Youth Charter

calendar_today 09 September 2013

National Launch of the Post 2015 Nepali Adolescents and Youth Charter

The Nepali Adolescents and Youth Charter on the Post-2015 agenda was subsequently launched in September in Kathmandu. The launch was coordinated by the Ministry of Youth and…

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The life givers

calendar_today 18 May 2013

The life givers

All women of reproductive age need to have access to contraception to avoid unintended pregnancies. May 5 is the International Day of the Midwife. Around the world there is an…

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Silent sufferings

calendar_today 17 May 2013

Silent sufferings

An estimated two million women suffer from fistula especially in Africa, Asia and the Arab countries. The number, however, low in Nepal, massively impacts the morbidity associated…

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UNFPA and ICM Joint Statement for the International Day of the Midwife

calendar_today 05 May 2013

UNFPA and ICM Joint Statement for the International Day of the Midwife

Skilled midwives, with the equipment and support they need, can spell the difference between life and death for close to 300,000 women each year, and ten times that many infants.

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