Nepalis continue to suffer from pandemic-induced food insecurity even as Nepal sees the first signs of the second wave of Covid-19. A new report released last week shows that 16.8% of households have inadequate food consumption, and nearly 2.7% had insufficient food stock to meet their needs, 43% of children between 6-23 months did not meet the minimum recommended dietary needs.
This newsletter consists of the following headlines:
- Quarter of Nepalis Still Hungry During Pandemic
- Nepal Among the First Countries in South Asia to Receive COVAX Shipment
- Entry Points – Block the Virus but Ensure a Humane Movement
- Reaching the Unreached: COVID-19 Vaccinations in Jumla
- Nepal Becomes First Country in Asia Pacific to Vaccinate Refugees Against COVID-19
- WHO Nepal Hands Over Health Emergency Operation Centers to MoHP
- ILO Nepal and CBS Jointly Release Child Labour Report 2021
- Nepali Stakeholders Come Together to Pave Way Forward for Migration Governance in the Country
- 2021 Season of Archaeological Investigations at Tilaurakot Kapilavastu Concludes
- Improving Farmers’ Access to Markets
- Must Queer Art Always Be by Queers, for Queers? Musings on a Recent Comic Workshop
- High-Level Roundtable on Rethinking Malaria
- Photo Story: UNHCR
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