children

Burmese refugees, art and the trauma of war.

In Sri Lanka, post-war trauma and a militarised peace have created a violent society, with children the worst affected.

Pushpa Basnet, the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year, talks to Himal.

In a short period of time, Pakistan’s publishing industry has made great strides in children’s literature – though there is still a long way to go to ensure quality.

In Afghanistan, radio stories are helping to mend childhoods.

Let children read to be enthralled, not educated.

Southasian governments as a whole are already espousing a forward-looking state policy on welfare. The challenge now is to transform policy into action, while addressing the peculiar regional problem of social exclusion.

It should have come as no surprise that children die in such large numbers from injury. Fortunately, there is now recognition of the problem and a willingness to do something about it.

Hundreds of thousands of women in Nepal live with a prolapsed uterus and nobody cares.