ADB.org. (http://www.adb.org/Nepal/default.asp)
Presents extensive social and economic information on Nepal including basic facts, economic trends, statistical indicators, development projects, recent socio-economic news. Includes information on Asian Development Bank programs in Nepal. Some statistical tables and information in PDF format.
Brigade of Gurkhas (http://www.army.mod.uk/brigade%5Fof%5Fgurkhas/index.htm)
Discusses the interactions between the British Army and Gurkhas, the recruitment of the Gurkhas into the army since 1816, and the numerous places the Gurkhas have served the British empire over the last two centuries. Includes the terms of service for the Gukhas within the British military, a list of the Gurkha holidays, and photographs.
Combating trafficking of women and children in South Asia (http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Combating%5FTrafficking/)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (http://www.cpnuml.org/)
Founded in 1949, the Communist Party of Nepal was one of the first groups to fight Rana rule in Nepal. Features party history, organizational information, photo gallery, press releases, and bimonthly journal, "New Era" (archived since February 2000).
Country assistance plan. (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/61)
Fertilizer Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Nepal (http://www.fadinap.org/nepal/)
Established in 1997 within the Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Nepal government as a precondition to fertilizer trade deregulation. Includes basic statistics of fertilizer imports, sales, consumption, and distributions, with lists of the agency's publications.
Governments on the WWW. (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/np.html)
Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Nepal.
HURPEC: Human Rights and Peace Campaign (http://www.hurpeconline.com/)
An interactive Human Rights Server of HURPEC which contans various information on human rights situation of Nepal.
Highland-lowland economic linkages (http://www.icimod.org.np/publications/imd/issu8.htm)
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Insurgency in Nepal (http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pubs/2003/nepal/nepal.pdf)
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Interacting processes of environmental and social vulnerabilities in mountain areas (http://www.icimod.org.np/publications/imd/imd2001/imd2000-2.htm)
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Japan-Nepal Relations (http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/nepal/)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan provides an April 2002 fact sheet about international relations between Japan and Nepal. Information about the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the number of Japanese nationals residing in Nepal, trade between the two countries, Japanese investment in Nepal, and Japanese economic assistance to Nepal is available. The ministry provides a chronological timeline of the dates of official visits of diplomats and government officials from Japan and Nepal to one another's countries.
Kathmandu metropolitan city and the Nepal home page (http://www.yomari.com/nhp/searchdata.asp/ Connect to this title online)
"Summary of election results 56' [1999]."
The Kingdom of Nepal, Election Commission (http://www.election-commission.org.np/)
Provides the constitutional charge of the Commission, the present organizational setup, laws and regulations for parties and candidates, voting statistics, election results since 1991.
Ministry of Population and Environment (http://www.mope.gov.np/)
Presents extensive reports and data on the environmental status and population status of Nepal. Includes organizational information, projects and programs, publications, and links to related institutions. Includes articles from the latest issue of "A Journal of the Environment" (in PDF format), and "Population and Development Journal." Reports also available in Nepali.
Nepal (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nepal.html)
The Nepal pages of World Statesmen lists the historical leaders of Nepal. It lists the heads of state and government, has images of the Nepalese flag in different periods of history, includes maps, has the English text of the national anthem, chronology, as well as era names.
Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal (http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9511/nsjd.html)
Home page for the Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal. Contains information about the Party and links to other news and information Web sites.
Nepal at a Glance. (http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/aag/npl%5Faag.pdf)
The World Bank Group provides a comparative chart of economic trends in Nepal. The chart features data for such areas as key economic ratios and long-term trends, prices and government finance, trade, and balance of payments. The data is primarily for the years 1980, 1990, 1999, and 2000. The World Bank Group also offers statistics for the year 2000 related to poverty and social trends in the country compared to the South Asian area as a whole. The information is available in PDF format.
Nepal: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/711.htm)
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor presents the "2000 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" for Nepal, which was released in February 2001. The report provides an overview of the country and discusses the respect for and abuses of human rights in Nepal.
Nepali Congress (http://www.nepalicongress.org.np/)
Ruling political party of Nepal. Presents documents, press releases, position papers, general information on Nepal and its government structure. Features a large number of speeches, interviews, and writings by B.P. Koirala, Nepal's first prime minister. Includes first issue of newsletter "New Nepal Today," photo gallery, and the Party's constitution. Several documents are in Nepali only; some in PDF format.
Poverty-environmental resource degradation links (http://www.icimod.org.np/publications/imd/imd981.htm)
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The Prime Minister's Office (http://www.pmo.gov.np/)
Provides brief overviews of the governmental structure of Nepal, the names of the ministers within the Council of Ministers, biography of current prime minister, Lokendra Bahadur Chand, and information on the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund. Projected enhancements are the texts of the Prime Minister's speeches and a list of activities.
Project Profiles by Country, ADB.org (http://www.adb.org/Documents/Profiles/ctry.asp?ctry=19)
Outlines ADB development activities in Nepal on agricultural and natural resources, energy, transport and communications, social infrastructure, finance, and multisector. Each profile includes project cycle, reports, technical assistance, and operations evaluation.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Ms. Asma Jahangir, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/31 (http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/0/8b28981c68a13fd7c12569f2005b1513/$FILE/G0014709.pdf)
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Reports on Nepal (http://db.eiu.com/composite.asp?topicid=NP&desc=Nepal)
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Reports submitted by states parties under article 9 of the Convention (http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/898586b1dc7b4043c1256a450044f331/12134872c79035dfc1256dc10051e324/$FILE/G0343350.pdf)
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Toward bottom-up accountability (http://thesis.haverford.edu/archive/00000087/01/2004AndrewA.pdf)
This paper introduces the intricacies of top-down development programs of organization such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Literature produced by many top-down development programs today admits to the failures of past projects and praises people-centered development projects. These bottom-up development projects are praised for their cost-effectiveness and sustainability. The development literature states that when community members take part in the planning and implementation of development projects that will benefit them, they feel an ownership of the project and are dedicated to see the project succeed and sustain. International Development is at an important juncture now that the large donors endorse and are beginning to finance bottom-up programs. After the success of the Grameen Bank strategy of micro-credit lending, top-down donors began channeling funds to bottom-up community organizations for joint-accountability loans. These micro-credit groups tap the advantages of a location's pre-existing networks of trust, what Robert Putnam calls social capital. This paper analyzes these themes in the context of Nepal using my fieldwork data and supplementary internet sources. When a community displays aspects of discrimination, should the top-down funder of the project step in and silence that aspect of the community? The last question I examine in this paper is should development projects separate out underprivileged members of the community into their own development organizations or whether they should remain in the mainstream development projects.
United States Department of State: Public Announcement: Nepal (http://travel.state.gov/nepal%5Fannounce1.html)
The Bureau of Consular Affairs of the U.S. Department of State presents the full text of a March 12, 2001 public announcement regarding travel in Nepal. The Department of State warns of possible lodging problems due to the threat of a strike by hotel workers in Nepal.
Women in Nepal (http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Country%5FBriefing%5FPapers/Women%5Fin%5FNepal/default.asp)
Examines the socio-economic status of women in Nepal, including issues of education, gender-based violence, access to political and administrative decision-making, and rural infrastructure, with the aims of eliminating gender inequality and empowering women.
The career of Bhanubhakta as a history of Nepali national culture, 1940-1999 (http://www.iisg.nl/%7Esephis/pratyoush.pdf)
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