Changing Gender Role: Women’s Livelihoods, Conflict and Post-conflict Security in Nepal

Security-sector Transformation in Post-conflict Societies

Conflict and Development in Nepal

Despite politically difficult situation and the presence of armed conflict, Nepal's achievements in many socio-economic indicators, especially between 1996, the year when conflict started in the country and 2004, when the intensity of conflict was at a higher level, have been remarkable. The incidence of poverty fell from 42% to 31% mainly because of rapid increase in remittances income, increa...

Cooperation & Conflict in Transatlantic Defence and Security Structure

The both Atlantic side relations from the ancient time had been faced with too much challenge but the continuing of this relation is due to the common political and economical interests. The upper Atlantic and the two organizations (NATO, EU) still exist to gain the essential goals and the political and security connection which are boosting with the economical integration at the same time. But...

Utilization of maternal health care services in post-conflict Nepal

BACKGROUND Despite a decade-long armed conflict in Nepal, the country made progress in reducing maternal mortality and is on its way to achieve the Millennium Development Goal Five. This study aimed to assess the degree of the utilization of maternal health care services during and after the armed conflict in Nepal. METHODS This study is based on Nepal Demographic and Health Survey data 2006 ...

Maoist Conflict, Community Forestry and Livelihoods: Pro-poor Innovations in Forest Management in Nepal

Violent conflicts are quite often perceived as a destructive and negative phenomenon, and there is little understanding of how they also offer opportunities for a positive change in the society. In particular, little is understood about how violent conflicts and development processes interact and create positive changes in local institutions and practices. This articl...