UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund calls for applications

News and events // 04/03/2010 //

The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund will this year provide one million dollars to projects led by young people aged 15-32 years who are piloting innovative approaches to employment, good governance, shelter and secure tenure. Small development initiatives are eligible for grants of up to $5,000, while larger projects may be able to secure up to $25,000.

Norwegian-Nepalese energy seminar

News and events // 01/03/2010 //

On 25 February the Norwegian Ambassador hosted a seminar on Planning and Licensing of Energy Infrastructure. The seminar is part of the ongoing energy dialog between Nepal and Norway. About 30 key actors from the Nepalese and the Norwegian energy sector attended the seminar. Presentations were made by representatives from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), the Norw...

Supporting Indigenous People in Nepal

News and events // 23/02/2010 //

Norway supports the implementation of ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous People and Tribal people through the Pro ILO 169 program. The program aims to protect and promote the rights of indigenous people throughout Nepal

Royal Norwegian Embassy and Save the Children sign new agreement

News and events // 12/02/2010 //

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kathmandu has agreed to provide a grant assistance of NOK 30 million (NRs 360,000,000 approximately) to Save the Children to implement programmes for the project period of 2010-2012. This three year project is the second phase of cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy, which builds on the first phase which started in 2007 and was completed in 2009.

International Ibsen Scholarship 2010

News and events // 28/01/2010 //

Scholarship funds amount to NOK 1.000.000,- (approx. Euro 125.000,-/US Dollars 150.000,-) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects world wide.

The hill population is doing better than the Terai population

News and events // 11/01/2010 //

A recent report from the Social Inclusion Research Fund (SIRF) concludes that there was progress on various social indicators for most groups in Nepal during the conflict (1996-2006), although a traditional socio-economic ranking prevails. The hill Bahun/Chettris were still best off, while hill Dalits scored higher on most social indicator than Terai Dalits.