Reports and Analysis

Under the overall leadership of Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) as lead of the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) cluster, undertook a study to identify open spaces within Kathmandu which could be used for humanitarian purposes in the event an earthquake occurred. These identified sites are yet to be assigned a humanitarian purpose following the disaster event.

The study was carried out by a team of experts on education financing, who made a critical analysis of the education sector's policies for gender responsiveness in relation to budget allocation at both national and sub-national level and assessed the progress made towards the achievement of gender equality/equity by focussing attention on the budget outputs, outcomes of expenditures.

An independent review of the United Nations Peace Fund for Nepal (UNPFN) was conducted from May to June 2011 by a Review Team of international and national consultants from the Organisation Development Centre, a Nepali consulting firm. The main objective of the review was to assess and examine the UNPFN’s role and contribution to the peace-building process in Nepal. In doing this, the review specifically examined the UNPFN’s: i. Governance, technical and financial systems and performance; II. Role as a complement to national mechanisms; III.

The UNESCO Office in Kathmandu has just released the “UNESCO Country Programming Document for Nepal 2011-2013”, the first comprehensive programme outlining the most important areas of UNESCO’s contribution to the country’s peace and development agenda. Highlights of the programme are the fight against illiteracy, the preservation of Nepal’s cultural heritage and the development of media.

In the Kathmandu Valley, around 70% of the households dispose their excreta directly into the sewer line while remaining 30% of the households still depend on onsite systems such as pit latrines and septic tanks. Onsite sanitation systems are prevalent mostly in the peri-urban areas of the Kathmandu Valley. The study shows that 30% of households in urban areas of Lalitpur, 8% in Bhaktapur and 18% in Kathmandu Districts still use septic tanks for disposal of excreta while in the peri-urban areas more than 50% of the households use such onsite systems.

Guidance Note 2011 is formulated for preparing the Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan. This note is prepared from the feedback of all the humanitarian partners. The taskforce was formed under the leadership of Under Secretary/Disaster Management Section/MoHA with the representative from UN Agencies, Nepal Redcross, AINTDGN and DP-Net.

The Western Region (WR), one of the five development regions of Nepal spans all three eco zones – mountain, hill and plain. Headquartered in Pokhara, an important tourism hub, the WR comprises of three administratively zones (Dhawalagiri, Gandaki and Lumbini), 16 districts, 865 VDCs and 12 municipalities.

The Central Region (CR), one of the five development regions of Nepal, spans all three eco zones – mountain, hill and plains. Headquartered in Hetauda (Makwanpur district)1, the CR comprises three administrative zones (Bagmati, Narayani and Janakpur), 19 districts, 1,199 Village Development Committees (VDCs), one metropolitan (Kathmandu), two sub-metropolitans (Lalitpur, Birgunj) and 17 municipalities.