Nepal: Equal land rights for marginalized women facing climate threats
March 4th, 2026
In Nepal, agriculture remains the backbone of daily life for 60.4 per cent of the population dependent on farming for their livelihoods. Yet nearly half of the rural residents – 47.3 per cent – are…
From landless to landowner in Nepal
September 11th, 2025
Promoting the rights of indigenous persons – a global priority
April 26th, 2023
Empowering women for heritage regeneration
March 7th, 2023
Nepal’s centuries-old heritage settlements get a revamp
March 31st, 2022
Lalitpur City, Nepal, 31 March 2022 – Nepal’s Katmandu Valley is home to seven world heritage sites and over 50 heritage settlements -- old towns characterised by a typical pattern of compact row…
Nepal organizes first event to celebrate World Cities Day 2020
November 3rd, 2020
Kathmandu 2 November 2020--- Nepal organized the first event/webinar to celebrate the World Cities Day 2020. Aiming to mainstream the current issues of urbanization, the Department of Urban…
2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced
September 8th, 2020
Nairobi, 8 September 2020 – The winners of this year’s UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour, one of the world’s most prestigious awards presented to those working on urbanization, have been selected. This…
PM KP Oli Declared Nepal as ODF nation
October 1st, 2019
Kathmandu `1 October 2019 – Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has declared Nepal to be an open defecation free (ODF) nation. The announcement, made in a ceremony in Kathmandu today, follows a…
Nepal increases national sanitation to 99%
May 17th, 2019
As urban populations increase, challenges related to water and sanitation amplify. The situation of the urban poor in developing countries poses a particular challenge as they live increasingly in…