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Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province A plane arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, with Nepal's first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine doses via COVAX. #COVID19...
WHO Nepal/ A. Maharjan, (2021)
Mishri Mahat from Mahat Gaun Of Lalitpur District During The COVID-19 Pandemic A local woman from Mahat Gaun Of Lalitpur District named Mishri Mahat looking at the camera and smiling during the COVID-19 pandemic. #COVID19...
WHO Nepal/A.Maharjan, (2020)
CHILD-CENTRED RISK ASSESSMENT - Regional Synthesis of UNICEF Assessments in Asia Disaster risk is a function of hazard, vulnerability, exposure and capacity. It is time and place-specific, leading to potential losses in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach ...
UNICEF ROSA, (2014)
INSARAG Asia-Pacific Earthquake Response Simulation Exercise INSARAG Asia-Pacific earthquake response simulation exercise Kathmandu, 21 April 2009 STATEMENT released by HUMANITARIAN and RESIDENT COORDINATOR, ROBERT PIPER.The ‘cause’ is of course, disaster preparedness – in the case of INSARAG, preparedness for...
UNOCHA, (2009)
The HIV and Sex Work Collection: Innovative Responses in Asia and the Pacific A wealth of analysis exists on the nature and extent of HIV epidemics in Asia and the Pacific in the context of sex work. These have highlighted the progress and the challenges that must be tackled to realize the targets to which governments have co...
UNFPA, UNAIDS, APNSW, (2012)
ASIA-PACIFIC HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT: POWER, VOICE and RIGHTS - A Turning Points for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific The Asia-Pacific Human Development Report is the result of an intensively collaborative process with contributions from people too many to name individually. A wide cross section of regional stakeholders contributed to this Report: experts, academia,...
UNDP, (2010)
UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific The UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) assists countries in the Asia and Pacific region in achieving their peace, security and disarmament goals, through provision of substantive support; coordination of act...
UNRCPD, (2008)
A local lady preparing to make momos by taking a safety measures wearing mask at Khokana, Kathmandu during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for Survival. This picture represents how women is working hard in the middle of the pandemic to feed people. ...
WHO Nepal / A. Maharjan, (2020)
An old man wearing a face mask waits for the customer at his local shop at outskirts of Kathmandu, Khokana during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 virus has its impacts in many ways in people's life. At the time of the pandemic, the older man should take safety measures and live inside the house instead he is waiting for the customer to fulfill his survival. ...
WHO Nepal/ A. Maharjan, (2020)
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF THE RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN NEPAL Press Release – 11 December 2017 This year, on International Human Rights Day, we embarked on a year-long celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a monumental document for each ...
UN, (2017)
ICPD AT 15: Priority Challenges for Asia and the Pacific - A Regional Review of ICPD Implementation The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held at Cairo in 1994, adopted a comprehensive, and in many Nways path breaking, Programme of Action (POA) that has led to the reorientation of population policies and programmes wo...
UNFPA, (2009)
OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO GIRLS’ EDUCATION IN SOUTH ASIA The purpose of this study is to contribute to the achievement of education and gender-related goals of EFA and MDG in the South Asian countries by adhering to the framework of a rights-based approach; and to offer feasible policy options and/or tools...
UNICEF, (2006)
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (12 - 18 May 2015) A second major earthquake struck on 12 May east of Kathmandu. The 7.3 magnitude quake caused further destruction to buildings and homes damaged by last month's quake. The death toll from the two quakes stands at over 8,580 with over 16,800 injured, a...
UNOCHA, (2015)
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (21 - 27 Apr 2015) At 11:56 local time on 25 Apr a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, with the epicenter in Lamjung District, 80 km north-west of Kathmandu. Aftershocks continue to occur, including a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on 26 Apr. Many people remain outside t...
UNOCHA, (2015)
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (28 Apr - 4 May 2015) Over one week after the earthquake hit, the government reports more than 7,276 people killed and over 14,362 injured. More than 190,000 houses completely destroyed and almost 174,000 partially damageive logistics hubs were established in Deurali (Gho...
UNOCHA, (2015)
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (5 - 11 May 2015) Emergency shelter remains the top response priority, especially with the May at Santa Ana, Caguyanimminent monsoon rains. Other Province, Northern Luzon with wind priority needs include sanitation and speeds of 185 kph and gusts up to 220 kph hygie...
UNOCHA, (2015)