South Asian countries trial digital tool to streamline and strengthen biodiversity reporting
National biodiversity experts and officials from Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Cambodia have gathered in Kathmandu to explore new ways to monitor and report on the state of nature in their countries.
Cricket and football are two of the most celebrated and followed sports in South Asia. However, while the majority of the South Asian countries have outperformed in cricket, the countries, including Nepal, are struggling in football.
KATHMANDU, June 16: The British government has decreased the assistance budget it has been providing to the public health sector of South Asian countries including Nepal as well as other countries at a time when the world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic.
KATHMANDU, May 15: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that South Asian countries including Nepal are in need of emergency aids in a fight against a recent surge of coronavirus cases.
Spreading during a press statement organized in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, the Director General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom said that Nepal and other South Asian countries need emergency assistance to deal with the spiking coronavirus cases.
“India remains hugely concerning. But it’s not only India that has emergency needs,” he said, adding that Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Egypt are just some of the countries that are dealing with spikes in cases and hospitalizations.
On the occasion, he also said that those countries are in heightened response mode and WHO will continue to provide support in all ways possible. “Vaccine supply remains a key challenge, but this week I have been pleased to see leaders and manufacturers working to address some of these issues.”
An analysis carried out on country-specific laws and policies related to sexual violence examined in all six South Asian countries found discrepancies in laws and shortcomings in their implementation.
