Elke Büdenbender, Patroness of UNICEF Germany and wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited UNICEF programmes in Nepal from 3 to 7 February 2020. Notwithstanding many structural challenges such as access to healthcare and education, widespread poverty and high vulnerability to natural disasters, the…

KATHMANDU/NEW YORK, 18 July 2019 , – Heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides across three countries in South Asia – Nepal, India, and Bangladesh – have killed at least 93 children, and put the lives of millions more at risk. UNICEF estimates that more than 12 million people, including about five million children, have been affected. "Millions of children have seen their lives…

26 November 2016, Gorkha and Bajura, Nepal , – , Children in Barpak, Gorkha shared their experiences and learning from the 2015 earthquake to children in Martadi in Bajura, through e-interaction organised by UNICEF today. Through video conferencing technology children in Barpak gave some life-saving information to their peers in Bajura, more than 1,000 kilometres away, on how to prepare…

KATHMANDU, 11 May 2016-,  The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have started the construction of 650 transitional learning centres in collaboration with the Department of Education in nine earthquake affected districts to help restore education for one million children affected by the 2015 earthquakes. Amidst a ceremony held at Shreepur…, About EU:, The European Union with its 28 Member States is the largest provider of Official Development Assistance in the world. In Nepal our main activities focus on education, rural development and democratic governance. Following the earthquakes the EU committed €131.5 million to help Nepal, which makes it a major stakeholder in the recovery process. You…

KATHMANDU, Nepal, 23 December 2015 -,  UNICEF, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) to build 74 disaster-resilient prefabricated health facilities with birthing units to support re-establishment of essential health services in nine earthquake-affected districts. These 74 fully equipped structures, worth NPR 235 million (…