Nepal

Programme

Volunteering in orphanages

By volunteering in orphanages, many well-intentioned tourists are supporting an industry that tears families apart and exploits children.

19/09/2018

Programme

South Asia religious leaders for children

Religious leaders accelerate results for children

06/07/2018

Article

100,000 newborn lives saved since 2018

South Asia is making progress in saving the lives of newborn babies. Since 2018, an additional 100,000 newborn lives have been saved in South Asia.

14/01/2020

Article

Born prematurely, a little boy in farwestern Nepal...

This particular way of carrying the baby while maintaining skin-to-skin contact was one of the methods Sabina and Upendra learned at the hospital...

31/12/2019

A young mother holds her newborn against her chest.

Press release

Despite significant increase in birth registration, a quarter of the world’s children remain ‘invisible’ – UNICEF

Proportion of registered births increased almost 20 per cent over past decade with important progress in South Asia, yet globally 166 million children under-five have never been officially recorded

11/12/2019

A girl wearing a stocking cap smiles away from the camera.

Report

Gender Programmatic Reviews in UNICEF Offices in South Asia

UNICEF ROSA conducted Gender Programmatic Reviews in select countries to assess progress in the first 2 years of the 2nd Gender Action Plan 2018-2022.

12/11/2019