Kathmandu, Nov. 20 -- Nepal has made progress in most areas related to children, like health, education, street children welfare, but challenges remain in nutrition, child marriage, and sexual violence, according to a report released on 20 November.

The report was released on the occasion of International Children's Day and the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by UNICEF Country Director Elke Wisch, Women's Commission Secretary Dipendra Kafle, Ministry of Women, Children & Social Welfare Secretary Chandra Ghimire, and Child Rights Activist Gauri Pradhan.

"Nepal has improved access to education, sanitation, and was the first country to explicitly ban corporeal punishment for children. It is tim...