This document summarizes Nepal's National Building Code and initiatives by the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) to implement it. It discusses the background of developing the building code after earthquakes in 1988. It was finalized in 2003 and implemented in municipalities. The DUDBC has taken several initiatives like revising codes, providing training to engineers and masons, and developing a National Plan of Action for Safer Building Construction following the 2015 earthquakes. The plan aims to make communities disaster resilient through safer construction over 20 years.