KATHMANDU, 7 June 2019, – Nepal is one of the top 10 countries worldwide that has a prevalence of child marriage among boys, UNICEF said today in its first ever in-depth analysis of child grooms. In Nepal, one in 10 men aged between 20 and 24 were married as children. Using data from 82 countries, the study reveals that child marriage among boys is prevalent across a…, Notes to editors, Multimedia content can be downloaded here . Estimates of the global and regional prevalence of child grooms are calculated on the basis of national estimates in the UNICEF global databases, comprised of nationally representative data from 82 countries. National data on child marriage are primarily drawn from household surveys, including the UNICEF…

KATHMANDU, 7 May 2019 –, UNICEF has welcomed, Elke Wisch as the new UNICEF Representative for Nepal, succeeding Tomoo Hozumi. Ms. Wisch is a German national with a long record of realizing the rights of children and women.  She brings a wealth of experience and insight to UNICEF’s work in Nepal. “I have wanted to come to Nepal for a very long time,” said Ms Wisch. “I feel very privileged to…

KATHMANDU, 25 April 2019, – An estimated 169 million children in the world missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, or 21.1 million children a year on average, UNICEF said today. Widening pockets of unvaccinated children have created a pathway to the measles outbreaks hitting several countries around the world today. The number of measles…, Top ten high-income countries where children not vaccinated with the first measles vaccine dose 2010 - 2017 (numbers in thousands), 1.United States: 2,593,000 2. France: 608,000 3. United Kingdom: 527,000 4. Argentina: 438,000 5. Italy: 435,000 6. Japan: 374,000 7. Canada: 287,000 8. Germany: 168,000 9. Australia: 138,000 10. Chile: 136,000 Two doses of the measles vaccine are essential to protect children from the disease. However, due to lack of access, poor health systems,…, Notes to editors, Download photos and broll, here, .,  , About the Analysis, The analysis is based on UNICEF and WHO’s estimation of national immunization coverage of 194 countries for 2017. Provisional measles and rubella data is based on monthly data reported to WHO Geneva in April 2019. For high income countries, follow the World Bank country classification by income in July 2018., About World Immunization Week, Celebrated in the last week of April, World Immunization Week aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Find more details about UNICEF’s WIW efforts , click here ., About Measles and Rubella Initiative, UNICEF is part of the Measles and Rubella Initiative , a private-public partnership including WHO, CDC, United Nations Foundation and American Red Cross that spearheads a global push towards measles and rubella elimination and control. A girl getting vaccinated UNICEF Nepal/2015/KPanday On 9 September 2015, children receives immunization vaccines…

KATHMANDU, 9 April 2019 –, Nepal has made great strides in expanding access to pre-primary education with enrolment rate having increased from 12 per cent in 2000 to 86 per cent in 2017, UNICEF praised in a new global report released today. A World Ready to Learn: Prioritizing Quality Early Childhood Education – UNICEF’s first ever global report on pre-primary education –…, Role of poverty:, Across 64 countries with available data, the poorest children are seven times less likely than children from the wealthiest families to attend early childhood education programmes.  In the case of Nepal, too, children aged 3 to 5 years from the poorest 20 per cent households were half as likely to attend pre-primary education compared with…, Impact of conflicts and disasters:, More than two thirds of pre-primary-age children living in 33 countries affected by conflict or disaster are not enrolled in early childhood education programmes.  Yet, these are the children for whom pre-primary education has some of the greatest benefits.  Pre-primary education helps young children affected by crises overcome the traumas they…, Cycle of educational achievement:, Across countries with available data, children born to mothers who have completed secondary education and above are nearly five times more likely to attend an early childhood education programme than children whose mothers have completed only primary education or have no formal education.  From this, it is clear that virtuous cycle of developments…, Notes to editors:, To download multimedia content please visit here To download the report please visit here A child learning in early childhood classes UNICEF Nepal/2012/CSKarki

KATHMANDU, 6 February 2019 –, It gives UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation a great pleasure to congratulate the Nepal Women's Blind Cricket team for winning the First International Women’s Blind Cricket Series in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday, 4 February. As they return home with the trophy, we are delighted to have supported the…

LONDON/KATHMANDU,, 22 January 2019, –, Young people from around the world will call on governments, including the Government of Nepal, to end violence in and around schools at the Education World Forum this week.   Representing children and young people from around the globe, Khuthadzo Silima and Jonathan Franca, 18-year-old youth activists from South Africa and the USA, will present a…, Notes to Editors:, Multimedia assets can be downloaded here . Learn more about UNICEF’s #ENDviolence global campaign here ., About Safe to Learn, #SafetoLearn is a new campaign dedicated to ending violence in schools so children are free to learn, thrive and pursue their dreams.  It was initially conceived by members of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children: UNESCO, UNICEF, UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UNGEI. Our vision is to work with governments…

JOINT PRESS RELEASE, KATHMANDU, 28 November 2018 – The Royal Norwegian Embassy and UNICEF have entered into a partnership to improve the situation of children with functional limitations with the aim of strengthening inclusive education in Nepal. In a ceremony held in Kathmandu today, His Excellency Mr. Lasse Bjørn Johannessen, Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy, and…

KATHMANDU, 20 September 2018 -, The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and UNICEF have signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) – Round 6, which is to be conducted at the beginning of 2019. MICS is an international household survey programme developed and supported by UNICEF. It constitutes one of the world's…

KATHMANDU,,  6 September 2018 , –  Over 80 per cent [i]  of Nepali children, aged between one and 14, experience violent discipline. A significant number of toddlers, more than half, aged between one and two, are disciplined with the use of physical force. Most striking, the vast majority of children experience violence at the hands of those entrusted to take care of them. This…, Notes to Editors:, Learn more about UNICEF’s #ENDviolence global campaign  here . [i]  Central Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF Nepal. , Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014, [ii]  : Aryal KK, Bista B, Khadka BB, Pandey AR, Mehta R, Jha BK, Kann L, Riley LM, Yamakawa Y, Rani M, Agrawal N, Karki KB. , Global School Based Student Health Survey Nepal, 2015. Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Health Research Council, 2017, Child photo with graphics UNICEF Nepal/2017/SJThapa

KATHMANDU, 9 August 2018, – UNICEF Nepal welcomes the decision by Kul Chandra Gautam, former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, to donate the proceeds from the sale of his new book, Global Citizen from Gulmi, to support an innovative girls’ education programme, a part of UNICEF’s Let Us Learn initiative in…