The Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was carried out in 2019 by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as part of the Global MICS Programme. Technical support was provided by the UNICEF, with government funding and financial support of UNICEF. The Global MICS Programme…

This report provides a comprehensive summary of global progress on improving water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management and environmental cleaning (WASH) in health-care facilities and is intended to stimulate solution-driven country and partner actions to further address major gaps. It illustrates how stakeholders in the WASH and health sectors…

These documents present the findings of a series of monthly household surveys tracking the socio-economic multi-sectoral impact of COVID 19 on children and families in Nepal. The first survey issue, was carried out at the end of May 2020 and establishes the baseline for the monthly surveys, to be carried out and issued over the coming months.…, Available for download, -  COVID-19 Child and Family Tracker Baseline findings - Child and Family Tracker - July 2020 Findings July 2020 findings - UNICEF Child and Family Tracker - August 2020 August 2020 findings - October 2020 findings Options COVID-19 child and family tracker: Baseline findings COVID-19 child and family tracker - July 2020 findings COVID-19 child and…

The Sanitation Market Analysis was conducted by UNICEF's Regional Office For South Asia and the Supply Division. The analysis provides an assessment of the demand side, supply side, and enabling environment of the sanitation market and product landscapes in Nepal to introduce long-term appropriate sanitation solutions. Industry consultations…

The Government of Nepal's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology released the guideline on “School reopening framework in the context of COVID-19” on 7 November 2020: Local governments can make decision on reopening/reclosing or keeping the schools closed based on the assessment of the risks involved for COVID transmission at local level.…

Skill formation and human capital accumulation are a lifetime process, and quality early childhood education and development (ECED) is critical for ensuring that children get a head start in this process. Robust quality ECED helps children build a strong foundation to acquire key cognitive and socio-emotional skills. It helps launch children on…

These documents present the findings of a series of monthly household surveys tracking the socio-economic multi-sectoral impact of COVID 19 on children and families in Nepal. The first survey issue, was carried out at the end of May 2020 and establishes the baseline for the monthly surveys, to be carried out and issued over the coming months.…, Available for download, -  COVID-19 Child and Family Tracker Baseline findings - Child and Family Tracker - July 2020 Findings July 2020 findings - UNICEF Child and Family Tracker - August 2020 August 2020 findings - October 2020 findings Options COVID-19 child and family tracker: Baseline findings COVID-19 child and family tracker - July 2020 findings COVID-19 child and…

UNICEF started the child center disaster risk reduction (CCDRR) programme with a generous funding support of the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation in Nepal in 2013. Initially, the programme was implemented in four districts: Accham, Dhanusha, Parsa and Saptari, which was expanded to four new districts in 2016, namely: Baitadi, Bajura, Dhading and…

UNICEF Nepal has been implementing the child centered disaster risk reduction (CCDRR) programme, generously funded by the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, in selected districts in Nepal since 2013. Many lessons and good practices have emerged while working with children on DRR over the past six years. The compendium presents the real-life…

In November 2019, the world marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly adopting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. To commemorate this occasion, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore has written  this open letter  to the world’s children. The letter describes the enormous progress that the international…