Yam Kumari Kandel

“I have learned to live on half a stomach full so that my husband and children can feel full,” says Rajali, 50.  

In this town 31 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Kathmandu, most students only sporadically go to school. For some, the walk takes hours. The paths are frequently blocked by mudslides. And parents struggle to justify sending their children: The school is in disrepair, with few books and supplies....

On Dec. 4, 2024, Tek Bahadur B.K. received a call from Greece informing him that his brother, Ganesh B.K., had died that morning. A few days later, the family huddled together in Kathmandu, waiting for a coffin that would never arrive.

Breastfeeding support services throughout Nepal have been suspended due to a stop-work order issued by the United States for foreign aid and development programs.

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The country long seen as a beacon for LGBTQI rights in South Asia still has no law recognizing same-sex marriage. Here's how two couples broke through the bureaucracy — and why hundreds of others still wait to say “I do.”