ILO warns reduced exports after November may cost jobs, mainly for women, unless Nepal boosts competitiveness.

Nepali women risked their lives in last year's deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the government.Sita Gurung, 49, was among nine women who won a seat for the Nepali Congress party in 2022 ...

To mark International Women’s Day, BBC Media Action in Nepal has launched a social media campaign celebrating women entrepreneurs ...

More than 900,000 people identify as sexual minorities in Nepal, which has some of South Asia's most progressive laws on ...

Fourteen women have been elected to Nepal's parliament, accounting for just over 8% of the seats. Despite the constitutional ...

Tens of thousands of women and girls in Nepal are trafficked into the sex trade every year, according to activist David Radcliff.

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal's nine traditional instruments, because they ...

Kathmadnu, March 16 -- Sabina Gurung, 32, travelled to Kuwait in 2021 to work as a domestic help. By 2024, after around three years on the job, she began asking her employer for permission to return ...

Rural women farmers must be recognised as rights-holders with equal claim to opportunities and resources.

Nepal secured this opportunity after finishing second in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier held in Thailand, a performance highlighted by a stunning win over a higher-ranked UAE. The ...