UNICEF on Monday kicked off a three-day regional conference on nutrition in Kathmandu, Nepal with the aim of scaling up equitable nutritional care for girls and women in South Asia. Organised by UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia, the conference… Continue reading South Asia remains a global epicentre for undernourished and anaemic adolescent girls and women: UNCEF
Despite tremendous potential, Nepal has failed to fully capitalize on its export opportunities within its immediate neighbourhood due to its limitations in production capacity and supply-side issues as well as various tariff, non-tariff and para-tariff barriers imposed by the destination… Continue reading Nepal fails to capitalize export opportunities: Experts
The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, is continuing to push people in Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty, according to a new report by the Asian… Continue reading Increased cost-of-living crisis undermines progress on poverty alleviation in Asia and Pacific
The private sector asked the government to emphasise on promoting Nepali export through Nepali missions abroad. A delegation of Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) today met with foreign minister NP Saud, and asked him to emphasise the significance of economic… Continue reading CNI stresses economic diplomacy