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The plight of forced migrants has been high on the international agenda in the 1990s because of the many conflicts that have erupted in the post-Cold War period. To address the problems of forced migrants, the international community has resorted to a number of measures, including the creation of safe zones or havens or no-fly zones. Among the problems relating to the creation of such zones is the legal competence of the international community to create such zones. Explored here are the bases in international law for the creation of such zones of peace for forced migrants in the zones of turmoil without the consent of the state(s) concerned. Discussion of the existing regime of international law leads to the conclusion that the international community has the legal competence, under narrowly defined conditions, to create such safety zones for the protection of forced migrants. However, despite its competence & the rhetoric to this effect in relation to the problems in Kurdistan & Bosnia Herzegovina, the international community has failed to honor its words due to the lack of political will. 12 References. Adapted from the source document.

NURSING A LONG-TIME GRIEVANCE THAT NEPAL HAS OBSERVED "NEITHER THE LETTER NOR THE SPIRIT" OF THE 1950 TREATY WITH INDIA WHICH WAS MEANT TO GUIDE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, INDIA DECIDED TO LOOK AFRESH AT THE TIES WITH ITS STRATEGICALLY PLACED NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH-EAST. THIS IS HOW THE "COLD WAR" BEGAN BETWEEN NEPAL AND INDIA IN THE LATTER PART OF 1988. THIS CULMINATED WITH THE CLOSURE OF ALL BUT TWO OF THE 21 TRADE ROUTES, BUT ALSO IN THE CLOSURE OF 13 OF THE 15 TRANSIT ROUTES THROUGH INDIA USED BY NEPAL FOR HER INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

Background: Dengue is an emerging public health problem in Tarai Region of Nepal. The most affected are among the poorest populations living in remote, rural areas and urban slums who have even no access for medical treatment. This study was carried out with the objective of the determining the serodiagnosis of dengue in symptomatic individuals and comparing it to IgM ELISA. Methods: One hundred eighty three samples were collected from the suspected cases having clinical symptoms of dengue in the Tarai region of Nepal during September to October 2007. Particle Agglutination (PA) assays was performed and it was compared with IgM capture ELISA. Results: Out of the total of 183 serum samples that 55(30%) samples were positive by PA assay. When compared with IgM-capture ELISA, a 50 of 55 were positive (sensitivity of 98% and specificity of 96%; a positive prediction value of 90% and negative prediction value of 99%). Conclusions: The finding of this study showed that dengue is firmly established in low endemic Tarai region of Nepal. The sensitivity and specificity of PA assay is acceptably high and will be useful in rural areas of Nepal. Key words: Dengue, Tarai region, Particle agglutination test, IgM capture ELISA DOI: 10.3126/jnhrc.v7i1.2276 Journal of Nepal Health Research Council Vol. 7, No. 1, 2009 April 29-32

Annotation The "Asian Yearbook of International Law is a major refereed publication dedicated to international law issues as seen primarily from an Asian perspective. This is a special publication of its kind edited by a team of leading international law scholars from across Asia. The "Asian Yearbook of International Law provides a forum for the publication of articles in the field of international law, and other Asian international law topics, written by experts from the region and elsewhere. Its aim is twofold: to promote international law in Asia, and to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal issues. As a rule, each volume of the Asian Yearbook normally contains articles; notes; a section on State practice; an overview of the participation of Asian countries in multilateral treaties; a chronicle of events and incidents; surveys of the activities of international organizations which have special relevance toAsia, such, as a survey of the activities of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee; and book review, bibliography and documents sections

Introduction: Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists jointly with the Nepalese government and with the support from the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology has implemented an initiative to institutionalize postpartum family planning services in selected major referral facilities of Nepal to address the gap of low uptake of postpartum family planning in Nepal. The aim of the study is to find the prevalence of the service coverage of postpartum contraception in the selected facilities. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in seven major referral facilities across Nepal. Data were collected from the hospital records of all women who delivered in these facilities between October 2018 and March 2019. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from Nepal Health Research Council. Data analysis was done with SPSS version 23. Results: Among the 29,072 deliveries from all the facilities, postpartum family planning counseling coverage was 27,301 (93.9%). The prevalence of uptake of Postpartum Intrauterine Device is 1581 (5.4%) and female sterilization is 1830 (6.3%). In total 11387 mothers (52.2%) had the intention to choose a postpartum family planning method. However, 36% of mothers neither used nor had the intention to choose a postpartum family planning method. Conclusions: The coverage of Postpartum Intrauterine Device counseling service coverage in Nepal is higher in 2018 as compared to 2016-2017 and in other countries implementing Postpartum Intrauterine Device initiatives. However, the prevalence of service coverage of immediate Postpartum Family Planning methods, mainly Postpartum Intrauterine Device in 2018 is lower in Nepal as compared to 2016-2017, and other countries implementing Postpartum Intrauterine Device initiative. More efforts are needed to encourage mothers delivering in the facilities to use the postpartum family planning method.