Nepal: Extend Social Protection for Children in Coming Budget

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Children write in chalk on the walls of a Saraswati temple on the festival of Saraswati Puja on January 26, 2023. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images (Bangkok) – The government of Nepal should use the forthcoming budget to protect the rights of Nepali children by expanding its popular and successful Child Grant program, 24 Nepali and international rights groups said today in a letter to Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel.Only about 10 percent of Nepali children currently receive the Child Grant, even though it has proven benefits and helps to safeguard Nepal’s future.“With…

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