The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Asia Pacific Joining Forces (AJF) have committed cooperation for the rights and welfare of children in the SAARC region.
Twenty-eight people have survived the Azerbaijani Airlines passenger plane crash near Aktau in Kazakhstan, the country’s Emergencies Ministry said. Kazakh children's rights commissioner Dinara Zakiyeva confirmed that two children were injured.
Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has laid emphasis on the implementation of the provisions stated in the Constitution of Nepal relating to children's rights.
The global movement for children's welfare, which emerged after the World Summit for Children in September 1990, has achieved notable progress in promoting the rights and well-being of children worldwide. The Summit laid out four fundamental principles, including the provision of all children's rights, equal opportunities for every child, healthy living conditions and development, and the right to self-expression.
The global movement for children's welfare, which emerged after the World Summit for Children in September 1990, has achieved notable progress in promoting the rights and well-being of children worldwide. The Summit laid out four fundamental principles, including the provision of all children's rights, equal opportunities for every child, healthy living conditions and development, and the right to self-expression.
KATHMANDU, Jan. 4: Kathamndu Metropolitan has forbidden entering schools without prior approval. The Metropolitan Education Department has banned entry into the school without prior approval saying that donations are being asked in the school in the name of various associations, guest teachers, and other names. The Department of
KATHMANDU: Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tap Bahadur Magar, has appealed to all concerned to implement the laws and constitutional
Destiny Wagner of Belize was crowned Miss Earth 2021, giving her country its first beauty title.
Wagner,25, a graduate of Business Administration, manages her own business and the non-profit organization "Operation Kingdom" dedicated to combating child hunger and fighting for equal education.
Her advocacies are sustainability of marine life and the promotion of children's rights.
The Philippines' representative Naelah Alshorbaji made it to the semi-finals of the Top8.
Miss USA Marisa Butler won the Miss Earth-Air title, while Chile's Romina Denecken was proclaimed Miss Earth-Water.
The Miss Earth-Fire title went to Baitong Petsom of Thailand.
Completing the Top 8 were the delegates from the Netherlands, Russia, and Venezuela, and rounding off the Top 20 were the delegates from Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Colombia (who was also named Voter's Choice), Czech Republic, Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, and South Africa.
This year's international panel of judges included upcoming pop star Amel Rose, Nigerian environmentalist Desmond Majekodunmi, Carousel Productions Executive Vice President and Miss Earth co-founder Lorraine Schuck, international TV presenter Allan Wu, pageant blogger Davonna Finley, Philippine Stock Exchange COO Roel Refran, and American actress and TV host Adrienne Janic.
James Deakin returned to host the finals for the fifth year while Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco anchored a segment of the show.
Despite the non-traditional format, the organization was overwhelmed by the large turnout of participating countries and even welcomed the inclusion of the delegates from Iran and Syria who joined the pageant for the first time.
"The health and safety of the delegates have always been our top priority but we are hopeful that by next year, the global situation would not be as stringent and that we would be able to stage a live pageant once more," Schuck said.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to pay heed to children's right to health and ensure alternative arrangement to their education.
Issuing a press release today, NHRC Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokhrel said the children should be provided education by ensuring safety to them in the wake of growing threat of Covid-19.
The NHRC directed the Ministry of Health and Population, and Ministry of Education not to issue contradictory notice in terms of the operation of schools. "The guardians and students must not be instilled with psychological fear. NHRC urges all concerned including Nepal government and ministries to be serious on dissemination of sensitive health issues. The sensitive information can be disseminated only after taking consultation and suggestions from Health Ministry," Pokhrel stated in the press release.
The human rights watch institution has recently conducted a monitoring of schools in the Kathmandu Valley to know about the situation of coronavirus infection. The monitoring found that the government schools were more susceptible to coronavirus than the private schools. The enforcement of safety measures was also weak, and the students suffering headache were together with normal students, the press release showed concern.
The NHRC has been informed via various media that more than 300 children were infected with coronavirus in the last two weeks.
Although the Health Ministry has urged everyone for avoiding crowds in schools of 14 districts including the Kathmandu Valley, the schools were still running.
The government has been further reminded of children's rights provided by Article 39 of Constitution of Nepal and other international conventions the Nepal is party to.
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