Violence in the news: 11 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.5 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 3 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
0.1
last 90 days
Civilians
0%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
29.6 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level1
- +11.3 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
1
Refugees who fled
22 583
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
1 250 000
Natural hazards, 7 days
1
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Nepal, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 100%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 1.3 M
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- 4%
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 5.2%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 22,583
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 19,915
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- –
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $1,536
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET – IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence1
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 – 2026-07-30 | In the Kaptangunj area of Sunsari district | Unidentified armed group (Nepal) – Unidentified armed group (Nepal) | 3 | 0 | Agence France Presse, Press Trust of India, Press Trust of India |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Unidentified armed groups (Nepal)3
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days1
- FloodFlood in Nepal · Oct 11, 2026
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Kathmandu
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 11…24 | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 14…25 | 0.7 mm | 18 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 15…25 | 0.0 mm | 27 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 14…25 | 0.0 mm | 29 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 13…24 | 0.0 mm | 27 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 15…25 | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 15…26 | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat flour / KG | 83.5 NPR | 0.55 | -7% |
| Rice (medium grain) / KG | 102.5 NPR | 0.68 | +8% |
| Chickpeas / KG | 150 NPR | 0.98 | -9% |
| Cabbage / KG | 60 NPR | 0.39 | +9% |
| Salt / KG | 30 NPR | 0.20 | – |
| Sugar / KG | 130 NPR | 0.85 | – |
| Mustard leaves / KG | 90 NPR | 0.59 | – |
| Rice (coarse) / KG | 70 NPR | 0.46 | 0% |
| Potatoes (red) / KG | 50 NPR | 0.33 | 0% |
| Milk / L | 100 NPR | 0.66 | 0% |
| Oil (mustard) / L | 320 NPR | 2.10 | +7% |
| Beans (black) / KG | 220 NPR | 1.44 | +1% |
| Bananas / Dozen | 150 NPR | 0.98 | +20% |
| Pumpkin / KG | 70 NPR | 0.46 | -12% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-08); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20008
FloodsEarthquakes
- Flood in Nepal · Aug 26, 2026 · Magnitude 0
- Flood in Nepal · Oct 3, 2025 · Magnitude 0
- Flood in Nepal · Sep 26, 2024 · Magnitude 0
- Earthquake in Nepal · Nov 3, 2023 · Magnitude 5.7M, Depth:16.539km
- Earthquake in Nepal · Oct 3, 2023 · Magnitude 5.7M, Depth:20.134km
- Earthquake in Nepal · Nov 8, 2022 · Magnitude 5.7M, Depth:18.082km
- Flood in Nepal · Oct 16, 2021 · Magnitude 0
- Flood in Nepal · Jul 8, 2019 · Magnitude 0
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)