One hundred days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal, UNICEF is calling for continued support and appealing for $14.7 million to help rebuild the lives of affected children.
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Children and families at risk after 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Nepal
UNICEF teams are on the ground providing urgent assistance to families in need and have already dispatched emergency supplies to the most affected areas in Jajarkot and Rukum West districts.
Nepal: Construction begins for setting up 650 transitional learning centres
The construction project by the Government of Nepal, the European Union and UNICEF was initiated in nine districts to help restore education for one million children affected by the 2015 earthquakes.
One year on, children in Nepal express new fears over insecurity and trauma
Issuing a joint statement, child rights organizations underlined the need of child protection and safeguarding, including psycho-social support, within earthquake reconstruction efforts.
Development partners deeply concerned at growing shortages of essential medicines in Nepal
They urge all sides to address restrictions on the import and free movement of essential supplies including vaccines, drugs and other medical goods.
Shortage of essential supplies threatens millions of Nepalese children this winter
Vital imports of essential commodities have been severely restricted at Nepal’s southern border due to unrest over the country's new constitution. Children still recovering from major earthquakes could be the worst hit.
Three months on from first Nepal quake, children still at risk
More than 10,000 children have been identified as acutely malnourished since the first earthquake. These include more than 1,000 children with severely acute malnutrition.
Education for nearly one million Nepali children in jeopardy
Almost 24,000 classrooms were damaged or destroyed in the earthquake that hit the country 12 days ago. Schools are due to reopen on 15 May.
Nepal: National plan launched to improve maternal and child nutrition
By Deepa Rai KATHMANDU, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, 27 September 2012 – Nepal took a historic step last week as diverse sectors came together in pursuit of a common goal – to reduce undernutrition. Together with seven government ministries, development partners including UNICEF and the...
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Countries learn from Nepal's 'Schools as Zones of Peace' programme
By Rupa Joshi KATHMANDU, Nepal, 16 May 2012 – Participants from five countries and various ministries and international NGOs gathered in Nepal last week to learn about the ‘Schools as Zones of Peace’ (SZOP) programme. The countries were either recovering from conflict or were currently...
Nepal celebrates becoming the second country in Asia to become free of minefields
By Rupa Joshi KATHMANDU, Nepal, 22 June 2011 – As monsoon clouds gathered over Phulchowki hill, in the south-western rim of Kathmandu valley, two loud explosions filled the air. Guests cheered as smoke billowed from the top of the 2,700 metre hill. Nepal had become free of minefields. It is only...