The future of 800 million children across Asia at risk as their education has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic At least 27 million students in the region were not able to attend any...
KATHMANDU/NEW DELHI/BANGKOK, 12 October 2021 –To build back better from the ongoing pandemic, health and education ministers of countries in WHO South-East Asia Region, and heads of UN agencies today...
Child marriage is widely recognized as a violation of human rights and a hindrance to national development. In fact, evidence suggests that the practice of child marriage is closely associated with...
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency has partnered with the Hulhumale’ Hospital to establish a one stop centre to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH)...
ADB Should Take Stronger Leadership Role for Effective Climate Action in Asia and Pacific Region — Independent Evaluation Report MANILA, PHILIPPINES (11 October 2021) —The Asian Development Bank...
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EMERGING THEME(S) Nepal reported 667 new COVID-19 cases, 8 fatalities on October 7 1 million doses of Covishield vaccine from India to reach Nepal on October 9; China to provide 1 million doses of...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (7 October 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved changes to its policies to efficiently support disaster and emergency risk management in its developing member...
Highlights • The humanitarian situation remained dire in South Asia with some new surges of COVID-19 cases in the region. As of July 30, there have been 35,108,330 confirmed COVID cases of which...
Predrag Savić, Jonah Simonds, Ermina Sokou and Yichun Wang Abstract: With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations Member States pledged to reduce inequality in...