Last week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
Posts By Diana Fernández
Gender-Based Violence Still Presents Greatest Need in Nepal
March 27, 2013
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects nearly half of women in Nepal, according to a recent survey by The Asia Foundation. The results of the survey, included in a recent field report from Asia Foundation program officer and Give2Asia’s field advisor to Nepal, Diana Fernandez, showed that 48 percent of women…
Topics: International Development | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Nepal
Report Shows Gender-Based Violence Prevalent in Nepal, But Gov. Response Improving
November 28, 2012
On November 25, Nepal’s government released a report on gender-based violence that revealed some disturbing findings: nearly half of the women respondents have experienced violence in their lifetime. Launched by the Gender Empowerment and Coordination Unit (GECU) in the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) with support from The Asia Foundation [...]
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Governance | Law | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Nepal
Legislating Against Witchcraft Accusations in Nepal
August 8, 2012
In Nepal’s Chitwan District, a 40-year-old widow and mother of two was burnt alive by her family on Feb. 18, 2012. A local shaman and her family members had accused her of using witchcraft to make another family member sick.
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Economic Development | Governance | Human Rights | International Development | Law | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Nepal
The UK Turns High-Level Attention to Nepal’s Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
June 22, 2011
On June 12, the UK’s Equalities Minister, Lynne Featherstone, arrived in Kathmandu on a three-day visit to share her experiences in combating violence against women and to learn how Nepal is tackling the issue.
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Governance | International Development | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Nepal
Tracking Gender-Based Violence in Nepal
January 19, 2011
Peruse newspapers and online news outlets in Nepal and you will glean pieces of a very disturbing picture: gender-based violence (GBV) is frequent and takes many forms. In August, a woman in Eastern Nepal was severely beaten by her neighbors for allegedly practicing witchcraft. In November, three siblings lodged a complaint against their own father [...]
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Nepal
In the Shadow of the Himalayas: Nepal Faces Climate Change
December 2, 2009
The Himalaya mountain range is warming at a rate three times faster than the rest of the planet, and the impact of this crisis is reverberating throughout Nepal. Snowcaps are receding, new lakes are making traditional animal herding routes impassable, landslides are becoming more frequent, and insects that previously were unable to live in the [...]
Topics: Environment
Countries: Bangladesh | Nepal