नेपालमा युनिसेफ: पाँच दशकको साझेदारी, नयाँ दिल्लीस्थित कार्यालयमार्फत सन् १९६४ देखि नेपालमा काम गर्न शुरू गरेको युनिसेफले सन् १९६८ मा काठमाडौंमा सम्पर्क कार्यालय र सन् १९७२ मा पूर्ण आकारको कार्यालय स्थापना गरेको थियो।, विगतका वर्षहरुमा, विगतका पाँच दशकको साझेदारीमा देशले लिएका कैयौं विकासका कदमहरुमा युनिसेफले सहयोग गरेको छ। देशका बालबालिका, किशोरकिशोरी र महिलाका परिवर्तन हुँदै गएका आवश्यकताहरू अनुसार नेपालमा युनिसेफका कार्यक्रमहरुमा निरन्तर परिवर्तन भएका छन्। , सन् १९६० र ७० को दशक: , सवारी साधनहरु र निर्माण कार्यमा सहयोग; पुस्तकहरूको प्रकाशन र वितरण; खोप, आयोडिन, भिटामिन ए र आइरन चक्कीहरूको वितरणमा सहयोग, तथा स्तनपान र पुनर्जलीय उपचारको प्रवर्धनजस्ता भौतिक सहयोगका कार्यक्रमहरूमा केन्द्रित।, सन् १९८० को दशक:, प्रारम्भिक बाल हेरचाह र विकास, बालिकाहरूलाई शिक्षामा समान पहुँच, बाल सुरक्षा, बाल र मातृ स्वास्थ्य, सामुदायिक खानेपानी र सरसफाईका साथै दुर्गम क्षेत्रका बालबालिकालाई विद्यालयबाहिरको शिक्षाजस्ता कार्यक्रमहरूमा सहयोग।, सन १९९० को दशक:, विशेषगरी महिला केन्द्रित कार्यक्रम र समुदायको सशक्तिकरण, र आनीबानी (व्यवहार) परिवर्तनको प्रवर्धनका लागि मीना कार्यक्रम।, सन् २००० को दशक: , द्वन्द्वको समयमा सुरक्षा, अनौपचारिक कानुनी समितिहरू, एचआईभी तथा जीवनोपयोगी सीपहरू सम्बन्धी कार्यक्रमहरू।, सन् २०१३ – सन् २०१७:, नीतिगत तथा कानुनी सुधार, बालबालिकासम्बन्धी संयन्त्र र प्रकृयाहरूको सुदृढिकरण, सामाजिक विकृतिहरूसंग सम्बन्धित चलन र व्यवहारहरूको सम्बोधन, किशोर-किशोरीहरूको विकास र सहभागिता, जलवायु परिवर्तन तथा दैविप्रकोप जोखिमहरूको न्युनिकरण। सन् २०१५ पछिका भुकम्पहरू पश्चात आपतकालिन सहयोग र पुनर्स्थापना।, सन् २०१८ – २०२२:, नेपालको युवा जनसंख्याको क्षमता अभिवृद्धि गर्नका केन्द्रीय, संघीय, र स्थानीय गरी सबै तहमा बालबालिकामा लगानी गर्नुपर्ने अत्यन्तै महत्वपूर्ण आवश्यकताको लागि युनिसेफले निरन्तर वकालत गर्नेछ । यसका साथै दिगो विकासका लक्ष्यहरू (SDGs) हासिल गर्नका लागि नेपालले गरेको प्रतिवद्धतालाई युनिसेफले सघाउँनेछ। युनिसेफका सन् २०१८ देखि २०२२ का कार्यक्रमहरु स्वास्थ्य…, युनिसेफ नेपाल, का, बारे, मा केहि तथ्यहरू, :, एक संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघीय नियोग हो जसले आफ्ना पञ्चवर्षीय कार्यक्रमहरूका लागि सरकारसँग सहमति गर्दछ। अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय गैरसरकारी संस्था होईन। सरकारी र गैरसरकारी साझेदार संस्थाहरु मार्फत काम गर्दछ तर आफैले भने कार्यक्रमहरूको कार्यान्वयन गर्दैन। मुख्यतया पैरवी, नीतिगत छलफल तथा तालिमहरू मार्फत सरकारका विद्यमान संयन्त्रको सुदृढिकरणमा सहयोग गर्छ।  

उनी जो भए पनि, जहाँ बसेपनि, हरेक बालबालिका बाल्यकालको हकदार छन्, सन् १९९६ फेब्रुअरी २१ मा नेपाल सरकार र युनिसेफबीच भएको आधारभूत समन्वय सहमतिका आधारमा युनिसेफका कार्यहरू निर्देशित रहन्छन्। नयाँ संरचनामा, युनिसेफले नेपालका गाउँपालिका र नगरपालिकाका तहमा प्राविधिक सहयोग दिइरहेको छ र यसको अनुभवले राष्ट्रिय तहका नीति तथा कार्यक्रमहरूका लागि रणनीति बनाउन मार्गनिर्देशित गरिरहेका छन्। युनिसेफको सहयोगका केही भाग खोपजस्ता…

संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघीय बालकोष (युनिसेफ), नेपालस्थित राष्ट्रिय कार्यालय, पोष्ट बक्स नं: ११८७ संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघ भवन, पुल्चोक काठमाण्डौ, नेपाल फोन: ९७७-१-५५२३२०० फ्याक्स: ९७७-१-५५२७२८० इमेल: kathmandu@unicef.org   हामीसंग फेसबुक , ट्विटर , युट्युव र इन्स्टाग्राम मार्फत जोडिनुहोस्।  , नेपालगंज कार्यालय, नेपालगंज, बाँके इमेल: nepalgunj@unicef.org फोन: ९७७-८१-५५०००८ (हन्टिङ लाईन) फ्याक्स: ९७७-८१-५५०४०६, सिद्धार्थनगर कार्यालय, सिद्धार्थनगर, रुपन्देही इमेल: bhairahawa@unicef.org  , जनकपुर, धनुषा, इमेल: फोन:  फ्याक्स:

नेपाल, हिमालयको प्रवेशद्वार भनेर चिनिने नेपालमा संसारकै अग्ला हिमशिखरहरू छन् र तिनमा आरोहण गर्ने शेर्पाहरू बस्दछन्। यो एक भुपरिवेष्ठित राष्ट्र हो । यहाँ साँस्कृतिक र भौगोलिक विविधता पाइन्छ। करीव २ करोड ९० लाख जनसंख्या भएको यस देशको लगभग आधा जनसंख्या कम उचाइँ भएको समतल तराईमा बसोबास गर्छन् भने ४३% पहाडमा र बाँकी ७% उत्तरी हिमाली भेगमा बस्दछन्। नेपाल गरिबी…, बालबालिका, देशको जनसांख्यिक अवस्था हेर्दा, नेपालको ४० प्रतिशत जनसंख्या १८ वर्ष मुनिका बालबालिका छन् (नेपालको जनसांख्यिक परिवर्तनहरू: प्रवृत्ति र नीतिगत प्रभावहरू, २०१७)। जनसंख्याको ठुलो हिस्सा युवाले ओगटेको अवस्थामा राष्ट्रको विकासका लागि बालबालिका र किशोरकिशोरीमा लगानी गर्नु महत्वपूर्ण हुन्छ। नेपालले सन् २०२२ सम्ममा निम्न विकसित राष्ट्रको समूहबाट र सन् २०३०…, उपलब्धीहरू, विगतका दुई दशकमा सहश्राव्दी विकासका लक्ष्यमध्ये धेरै लक्ष्यहरू हासिल गरेसँगै बालबालिकाको विकासमा नेपालले तीव्र प्रगति गरेको छ। तीमध्ये केहि प्रमुख उपलब्धीहरू निम्न छन्: प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य सेवाको विस्तार भएका कारण शिशु तथा पाँच वर्ष मुनिका बालबालिकाको मृत्युदरमा कमी, मातृ स्वास्थ्य सेवामा भएको सुधारका कारण मातृ मृत्युदरमा कमी, पोषणका लक्ष्यहरु…

About a year ago , at  the International Social Protection Conference (18-19 th November 2019,) the government of Nepal and key members of civil society and  development  community came together to put together a vison for resilient social protection for all Underlying this vision was the commitment to protect the children, marginalized and the…, Response, Amidst growing distress, Government of Nepal has responded with a slew of relief measures, a mix of macro, meso and micro responses within the National Relief, Recovery and Rehabilitation Programme. rolled out to provide relief and to shore up the businesses including small and medium enterprises The National Planning Commission has assessed the…, Agenda, Session  Topic, Opening Session    12.30 - 12.45,  Welcome and objective setting    , Assessing the impacts, 12:45 - 13:30, COVID and Foreign Employment and Impact on the Economy NPC study: Effect of COVID-19 on Foreign Employment and Impact on Economy Child and Family Tracker Survey UNICEF Child and Family Tracker, 13:30- 14:15 , Child protection Response Global Perspectives on Protection of Children in the COVID-19 Pandemic Global Perspectives on Protection of Children in the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact of COVID on Child Wellbeing and Government Responses Impact of COVID on Child Wellbeing and Government Responses, 14:15-15:00, Basic Education Ministry of Education, Science and Technology presentation Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Presentation Education Response to COVID-19 Education Response to COVID-19, Break, 15:10 - 16:00, Child Health and Nutrition COVID-19 Scenario and MoHP Response COVID-19 Scenario and MoHP Response Ensuring SRMNCAH Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic Ensuring SRMNCAH Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Nepal and Impact of COVID Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Nepal and Impact of COVID, 16:00 - 17:00, Social Protection Response Role played by MoFAGA and Local Governments in COVID-19 Response Role played by MoFAGA and Local Governments in COVID-19 Response Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Household Welfare and Modelling Possible Social Protection Responses Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Household Welfare and Modelling Possible…, 17:00 - 17:45, Sub-national experience, 17:45 - 18:00, Closing, Click Summary_EConference HERE for a summary of the conference,  

For the heroes on the frontlines and at home For the fatigued and worn down For the families most at risk And especially for the children and young people that inherit tomorrow, Respect, compassion, love. Musician Deepak Bajracharya has teamed up with UNICEF to release a new song, calling on everyone to stay safe, stay kind and stay united in the…, Prasiddhi Shrestha, student, second person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Nepal, Due to the stigma that surrounds coronavirus, I anonymously faced a lot of hatred and negativity. Today I have recovered. It is now more than ever that each person counts. Do things you like, things that make you happy. Don’t hurt people’s feelings, try to be as helpful as possible., Ayasha Shakya, National Taekwondo Player, Anushka Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2019, Open discussions with your children about online risks and online safety will help keep them safe. Spend one-on-one time together with children.    The only way we can hope to beat this is together as one community., Sajjan Raj Vaidya, Musician, Loozah Tuladhar, 14-year-old musician,     Let's learn to live together and fight discrimination.     This is a time for all of us to stand together., Ujwal Tiwari, National-level Gymnast, This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram This image shows a quotagram

The school closures across the world, as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, are posing new challenges to working parents. Many are struggling to fulfil both their work and family obligations due to lack of flexible work arrangements, childcare support and paid leave policies that take into consideration their care giving…, Steps your company/organisation can take:, • Update your employee profile to include the number of children by age, gender, current level of school enrolment, disabilities (if any), so you are aware of the number of children benefitting from your policies. • Carry out a rapid needs-assessment with parent employees and employees with care-giving responsibilities to understand if the current…, Good family friendly policies and practices that your company/organisation can introduce:, This image shows an illustration of a laptop, FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENT, • Teleworking, flexible working hours and online meetings • Provide flexible time for workers in situation of sickness or sickness in their families. • In case family separation occurs due to hospitalization, ensure flexible time for employees to keep regular contact with their loved ones. • Support employees in situations where he/she needs to…, SUPPORT TO PREGNANT AND NURSING MOTHERS, • Pregnant women experience changes to their immune systems and physiology which may make them more susceptible to viral respiratory infections, including COVID-19. Support pregnant employees and ensure they take routine preventative actions to avoid infection. • Nursing mothers should be supported with breastfeeding in the workplace. Adequate…, CHILDCARE SUPPORT, • Try to avail multiple childcare options and diversify measures, such as childcare allowance, community childcare support, providing parenting information, etc. • Provide working parents/caregivers with opportunities to share their perceptions and voice their needs throughout the child care support programme to ensure relevance, effectiveness and…, Resources for employers, This image shows a group of children clapping their hands This image shows a father and a mother playing with their young child This image shows a mother and a child     This image shows an illustration of a man coughing    

1. Assess whether current workplace policies effectively support families., Are existing policies supportive enough for families? Start by identifying the most pressing needs of working parents. Specific focus should be placed on vulnerable groups, such as temporary, informal, migrant, pregnant or nursing workers, workers with disabilities and those who lack access to benefits like paid sick leave., 2. Grant flexible work arrangements., Flexible work arrangements give workers freedom over when and where they fulfil their job responsibilities. Because the needs of working parents can vary greatly, different types of flexible work arrangements support parents to care for their children and families. Flexible work arrangements include teleworking, compressing the work week or…, 3. Support parents with safe, accessible and affordable quality childcare options., As school and childcare closures become widespread, many working parents are faced with limited or no childcare options. Some may even be compelled to leave younger children with limited supervision, which can compromise their safety. Employers can support these parents in numerous ways, including through childcare referral systems (where…, 5. Provide workers with guidance on how to seek medical support., Employers can help direct workers who may be experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 to medical providers and services. For example, employers can clearly communicate addresses and phone numbers of local hospitals, health authorities and emergency hotlines. They can also provide workers with guidance for safe transport to health-care providers., 6. Help workers and their families cope with stress., Workplaces should provide special support for workers who feel anxious, confused or scared during the COVID-19 outbreak. They can also support working parents who are helping their children cope with anxiety and fear. Employers should ensure that only information from reliable sources is shared, and that all workers have access to psychosocial…, 7. Reduce financial burdens should workers or their family members fall ill with COVID-19., Reducing the potential financial burdens of the COVID-19 outbreak for working parents is critical. Support measures can include employment protection, paid sick leave and economic transfers like child benefits and subsidies for health expenditures. Vulnerable groups such as low-income and informal workers should be provided with particular support…, Resources for employers, This image shows a group of children clapping their hands This image shows a child being held by the mother This image shows a mother and a child        This image shows an illustration of a man coughing    

Did you know that YOU have a superpower?! YOU have the POWER to help us fight misinformation., Misinformation during times of a health crisis can spread paranoia, fear and stigmatization. It can also lead to the lives of many being put at risk. UNICEF is working with the World Health Organization and the Government of Nepal to make sure that people are safe by giving them accurate information about the coronavirus (COVID-19).  , BUT WE CANNOT DO IT ALONE! So use your SUPERPOWERS today to:, This image contains an illustration of the number 1, Report to us any misinformation, rumours and fake news on the virus that you see on your social media. No results Please click here to report  or scan the QR code below. You can do this as many times as you want., This image shows an illustration of the number 2, If you see any information that is not correct on your social media channels or chat groups, please share with them this link that contains accurate information about the corona virus.,   This image shows an illustration of a qr code We will be giving a special shout-out to those who use their superpowers for good!, For more information on COVID-19, please call the Ministry of Health and Population’s hotline numbers 9851255839, 9851255837, 9851255834 (8.00 AM to 8.00 PM)

Invitation to bid (ITB), Invitation to Bid for Services, Request for proposal (RFP), Request for Proposal  , Request for Proposal (LRPS-2020-9162842) – To provide repair and maintenance services to UNICEF ROSA, UNICEF is inviting proposals from qualified agencies to provide repair and maintenance services to UNICEF ROSA. The detailed terms of reference and the bidding document can be accessed here: Attachment: LRPS - ROSA Repair and Maintenance Request for Proposal (LRPS-2020-9162842) TOR - ROSA Repair and Maintenance Terms of Reference  Any queries or…, UNICEF NCO reserves the rights to reject any/all proposals without assigning any reasons whatsoever., Only successful bidder(s) will be contacted., IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE SUBMISSION OF LRPS THROUGH EMAIL, THE SUBMISSION DULY STAMPED AND SIGNED CAN BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY IN PDF FORMAT AND SENT TO nep-procurement@unicef.org (Bids sent and/or copied to any other email ID will be considered invalid). Offers MUST be received latest by, 14:00hrs (Nepal Time),  on,  19th Nov 2020., Expression of interest (EOI), Expressions of interest will be posted here when available.