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When disaster strikes: lessons for humanitarian response in Nepal
Anurag Acharya, explores how disaster preparedness is not just about developing capacity for an immediate response, but that it is equally about ensuring any response takes into account community priorities, sensitivities and realities.
3 December 2018
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Srijana Pun: fighting for the right to earn a dignified living
In the final entry of our Nepal gender, peace and security interview series, Sahina Shrestha of the Nepali Times writes about the discrimination and marginalisation faced by women who work in the informal entertainment sector in Nepal.
21 May 2018
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Srijana Pun: women's rights in the restaurant industry
In the final entry of our gender, peace and security interview series, we spoke with Srijana Pun who highlights some of the challenges she and other women have faced in the restaurant industry as well as her experiences fighting for women’s rights.
21 May 2018
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Fighting marginalisation and exclusion in Nepal
Following a visit to Nepal’s Sunsari and Siraha districts, Ilya Jones outlines some of the accomplishments and challenges faced by partners and communities in their peacebuilding work.
23 March 2018
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Mohna Ansari – fighting for minority and women’s rights in Nepal
Lawyer and human rights activist Monha Ansari speaks to us for our third instalment of gender, security and development in Nepal. She tells us of her experiences in defending women and minority rights and her own journey.
28 February 2018
Multimedia
Mohna Ansari: Ensuring representation and inclusion of women and minorities in Nepal
Lawyer and human rights activist Monha Ansari speaks to us for our third instalment of gender, security and development in Nepal. She tells us of her experiences in defending women and minority rights and her own journey.
28 February 2018
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From Myanmar to Nepal: comparing experiences of conflict and peacebuilding
A recent trip to Nepal provided our Myanmar team with an opportunity to explore similarities and differences in the two countries’ peace processes and see first-hand the long-term effects of peacebuilding in communities.
1 February 2018
Multimedia
Fighting for gay and transgender rights in Nepal: Bhakti Shah
For the second instalment of the gender, security and development interview series, we spoke with Bhakti Shah, a Nepali LGBTI activist. In the interview, Bhakti speaks about her struggle to achieve recognition for the diverse community and to gain respect as a Nepali lesbian.
22 January 2018
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Bhakti Shah – the fight for gay and transgender rights in Nepal
For the second instalment of the gender, security and development interview series, we spoke with Bhakti Shah, a Nepali LGBTI activist. In the interview, Bhakti speaks about her struggle to achieve recognition for the diverse community and to gain respect as a Nepali lesbian.
22 January 2018