It means that 13,815 families are poor in Bajura. Of these, 6,494 families are extremely poor, 4,262 are mid-level poor, and 3,059 are generally poor. Kalikot ranks as the second poorest district ...

KATHMANDU, April 27: The recent data from the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA) indicate that the poorest families in Nepal are in Bajura, while the richest ...

They include: Connecting the urban poor with job markets; Investing in integrated urban planning; ensuring affordable land and housing; Recognizing the rights of all citizens to the city; Targeting ...

While the former authoritarian monarch remains controversial, the movement in his favor reflects the frustration of some ...

A Nepali investigation blamed lawmakers and officials for looking the other way. The $216 million airport receives only one ...

These slow‐onset events attract less attention but frequently impact poor people ... seven cities in three South Asian countries, including: Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Ranchi, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar (India); ...

I have just finished reading the recently published Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth, by Tom Burgis that was recently reviewed in this paper, and examines the phenomenon of corruption across ...

This report outlines lessons learnt regarding the~principal effects of climate change on 15 cities~in low-income countries ... based initiatives led by organizations formed by the urban poor, and ...