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Guransh Gurung of the NGO Shakti Samuha, which fights human trafficking, in the office in Chautara

Preying on disaster: How human trafficking has spiked in quake-shattered Nepal

26 April 2017

Out of desperation, many Nepalis seek to leave their devastated country to work overseas, only to fall into the hands of traffickers

Photo feature

What little difference two years makes
24 April 2017
See how Nepali quake survivors are still rebuilding for themselves two years after the 2015 disaster
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Post-quake Nepal: No country for old women
1 March 2017
A new survey suggests surging approval rates for earthquake reconstruction in Nepal – except among women

Global warming turns up the heat on glacial lake risk in the Himalayas
5 January 2017 Photo feature
Ban Ki-moon's UN legacy clouded by cholera
18 November 2016 Analysis
No way home: time runs out for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
7 October 2016 News

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Nepal quake victims made to play reconstruction “lottery"
30 August 2016
Almost 150,000 Nepali homes weren’t listed as damaged after last year’s earthquake. Residents may need to wait another year for compensation.
Analysis

When disaster strikes, should China do more?
8 June 2016
China’s humanitarian aid budget has lagged far behind its role as a growing world power. Is it time to increase its contribution?
Analysis

A year after Nepal quake, billions unspent and little rebuilt
8 April 2016
A year after Nepal was devastated by a massive earthquake, reconstruction has yet to begin in earnest. Government mismanagement worries donors, and $4 billion in...
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Is Zika a risk to Asia?
16 February 2016
Zika has been in Asia and the Pacific for at least 60 years, though its mostly mild symptoms have prompted little cause for concern. But...
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Boomtime for fuel smugglers in Nepal
20 January 2016
A severe fuel shortage has crippled Nepal, causing added hardship for millions of people already trying to recover from a devastating earthquake. But not everybody...
Analysis

Politics delays Nepal reconstruction
14 January 2016
After delays due to political haggling, Nepal’s government has finally authorised a National Reconstruction Authority to begin rebuilding the earthquake-devastated country, although the actual reconstruction...

Briefing: Will a political dispute become a humanitarian disaster in Nepal?
21 December 2015 Analysis
India border trouble blocks medicines to Nepal
9 December 2015 News
Nepal unlocks quake funds: It only took 7 months!
26 November 2015 News
Politics prevents Nepal reconstruction
19 October 2015 News
Fuel shortage threatens Nepal aid as winter comes
12 October 2015 News
Lessons from the rubble in Nepal
21 August 2015 Photo feature

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