The first half of the year was marred by a series of general strikes called by the main opposition party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), a new emerging political group in the southern plans (Terai), affecting the operational space for humanitarian and development activities. Violation of the Basic Operational Guidelines (for implementation of humanitarian and development assistances) was reported in several districts with intensification of threats, involuntary contributions, protests and extortion drives by the political groups. Over 3 million people continued to face vulnerability caused by Nepal’s ongoing political deadlock and instability combined with potential natural disasters including flooding, landslides, earthquakes, drought, hailstorm, fires as well as sustained high food price inflation, leading to increased food insecurity. Twenty three districts were affected by fire across the country in the first half of 2010 with 569 households left homeless. Three and a half million people in Nepal today are still considered moderately to severely food insecure. Acute malnutrition is estimated at 13 per cent (up to 26 per cent in some districts) the worst malnutrition levels in Asia. The Epidemiology and Disease Control Department has already reported 609 cases and 21 deaths in 2010 due to the recent outbreak of diarrhoea diseases in the Mid and Far and Western (MFW) Regions as of June 2010.
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Publisher:
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Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
DISASTER, DISASTER RELIEF, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PREVENTION, FLOODS, LANDSLIDES, EARTHQUAKES, DROUGHT, NATURAL DISASTERS, MALNUTRITION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, EDUCATION, CHILD PROTECTION, AIDS, STRIKES, SANITATION, HYGIENE,CAPACITY BUILDING
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Thematic Group: UNICEF
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Children Fund
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Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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