Christopher Sharma

Kathmandu shares the position presented by the Vatican. The United Nations "is more appropriate to a coalition between the United States and Muslim nations" to resolve the crisis of terrorism in Iraq.

The Kathmandu Minister of Labour announces a program to convince those who have to emigrate to choose Europe or America. From A “coffin arrives on average every day” from Arab nations, “fellow citizens who have died from torture and exploitation." An army of two million Nepalese live in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

Taleju temple priests ask for higher wages. Without the performance of rituals (pooja), the festival cannot begin. Celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists, the event is the foremost event in the worship of Kumari, the "living goddess".

Krishna Upadhyaya and Gundev Ghimire work for the Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD), a Norwegian Human Rights organization. They were in the Gulf country to investigate the situation of migrants involved in World Cup constructions. They last made contact five days ago, "We are being followed by the police, it seems we are creating a lot of problems." The local authorities do not respond to the demands of the international community.

According to the latest report by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), human trafficking increased by 60.34 per cent over an 18-month period, from 11,500 in 2011 to 20,000 in 2012/2013. The story of Sita, sold at 19 by her husband to an Indian brothel, is like that of Rita, forced to prostitute herself for 12 years in China.

Sushil Koirala speaks at an event of the Nepal Trust Office, the government agency which lists and controls the assets belonging to the former royal family. The words of the premier weaken the Hindu pro-monarchist movements. Jesuit priest: "Democracy will be stronger when all religions are respected."

Several Islamic leaders from the poorest areas of the country speak out against non-governmental organizations, which will only provide humanitarian aid if households adopt their methods of family planning: "This is despicable, it goes against our faith and exploits our poverty".

The festival of Teej is dedicated to women and is currently underway across the country. However, people continue to struggle against hunger and poverty as well as the effects of floods and landslides in the poorest districts of the country. Activists slam waste and selfishness among the rich. An expert on Hinduism warns that this way religion is emptied of its beliefs.

Hindus mark the celebration, which is popular in the country, with ceremonies of gratitude and gifts to biological fathers. Catholics choose to spend the day with the "parents in the faith", showing their love for "the father of us all, the pontiff."

In the northern part of the country, drought has destroyed crops with food in short supply for the past three months. As local authorities get NGO activists to leave so as to limit food consumption, Christians, Hindus and Buddhists work together to help the population.

For residents, this is the worst environmental disaster in 70 years. At present, 400 people are missing with hundreds injured. Some 30,000 homes have been flooded, 5,000 damaged. In Bardia District, there is no drinking water. The carcasses of dead animals are causing fear of disease. The Catholic Church and Caritas are providing aid.

For two days, the community celebrated the liturgical festivity and the 19th anniversary of the Cathedral of the Assumption. On each of these days, hundreds of foreigner Catholics visited the church and attended Mass.