Reports and Analysis

This report covers UNFPA's response to the devastating earthquake during the first 100 days and in the 14 most affected districts. It highlights priority interventions in reproductive health, including on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, as well as prevention of and response to gender-based violence. The report also stresses the importance of ensuring that the special needs of women and adolescent girls are not forgotten and the importance of preserving their dignity.

The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment full report is now available. Spanning just one month, the assessment was a massive exercise led by the National Planning Commission of the Government of Nepal, involving 23 sector teams and over 250 experts from the Government and development partner agencies. The result is a comprehensive detailed assessment and analysis of the damages and losses caused by the April earthquake and powerful aftershocks, and the suggested strategies for building back better.

Gender, Jobs and Education: Prospects and Realities in Nepal is part of the series of studies undertaken in Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal and Vietnam. Consolidating all the country studies, UNESCO Bangkok has published a synthesis report entitled ‘Gender, Jobs and Education: Prospects and Realities in the Asia-Pacific’. In Nepal, as in other participating countries, an empirical study was undertaken in 2013 to understand the relationship between Nepal’s labour market and the education system. Major lens used to see this relationship was gender.

This document is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 25 April to 30 September 2015. It was first issued on 29 April 2015 and revised on 29 May.

This Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Reference Manual is developed to help humanitarian workers, health workers, SRH coordinators and other stakeholders to fulfill the SRH needs of the affected populations during emergency setting.