Full Coverage: Nepal

29.09.2006

28.09.2006 Abductions, torture, brutal beatings, killings, extortions and other serious human rights abuses by Maoist rebels have not stopped despite their engagement in the ongoing peace process, according to a new UN report.

26.09.2006 Twenty-four were killed in a helicopter crash in Nepal Saturday. They were returning from a ceremony handing over conservation of the wildlife and habitats surrounding the world's third highest mountain to a coalition of local communities.
From: World Wildlife Fund

22.09.2006 Around 60 Dalits have been hurt by Hindu protesters after trying to break centuries of taboo and discrimination and worship in a temple where they have long been refused entry.

15.09.2006 As the 21st century began, more women were dying during childbirth in Nepal than in almost any other country and it was estimated that half of maternal deaths in hospitals were caused by unsafe abortions.

11.09.2006 As the 21st century began, more women were dying during childbirth in Nepal than in almost any other country and it was estimated that half of maternal deaths in hospitals were caused by unsafe abortions.

11.09.2006 Maternal and child mortality could rise in flood-hit western Nepal if the health care of women and children is not prioritised, said the United Nations Population Fund Agency

11.09.2006 Fifteen teachers from seven government schools across Rupandehi District and two radio producers of Lumbini community multimedia centre (CMC) in Nepal participated in a education programme titled "Teaching through Radio".....

06.09.2006 Dalit activists in the diaspora have called for affirmative action measures to be implemented until a "casteless society" is created in Nepal.

01.09.2006 UNICEF has started distributing supplies to families affected by devastating floods in the Mid-Western and Far-Western Regions of Nepal. The Nepal Red Cross Society, UNICEFÂ’s partner in the aid distribution, estimates that some 5,800 households have been affected by flooding in the district of Banke, with a further 5,000 households affected in neighouring Bardiya.