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The need of temporary shelters in rural areas: Jhapa experience

As the world continues to drift away from models of institutionalization to person centered family-based care systems for children at risk, Nepal still falls behind in implementing sustainable strategies to ensure well rounded development for children. Despite the obligation of the state to provide special protection and assistance to children who are temporarily or permanently […]

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‘Impact of COVID-19 on poor mental health in children tip of the iceberg’

Children and young people could feel the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and well-being for many years to come, UNICEF warned in its flagship report. According to The State of the World’s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health – UNICEF’s most comprehensive look at the mental

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Government finalizes child-friendly zone declaration guideline

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) has issued a Child Friendly Local Governance Implementation Guideline, 2021, in a bid to ensure the protection and promotion of children’s rights at the grassroots. The spokesperson for MoFAGA, Basanta Adhikari, said the guideline is aimed to declare all 753 local level bodies as child-friendly zones

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‘From marital rape to denying reproductive health rights, women and children hit hardest by COVID-19 pandemic’

Hosting a webinar on ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Initiatives Taken by NWC and Nepal Police in Addressing Gender Based Violence Issues’ on Sunday, the National Women Commission (NWC) informed that women and children faced the brunt of emotional, economic, physical and sexual violence during the four-month national lockdown. NWC’s conclusion comes from the

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