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Empowering women for a resilient recovery
Asia focus, Victoria Kwakwa, Published on 12/04/2021
» The recent celebration of International Women's Day came about a year into an unprecedented health and economic crisis that has destroyed lives and livelihoods globally. This has been a difficult period particularly for women as they have been hit much harder than men. Covid-19 is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities in East Asia and the Pacific and across the world.
Investing in people: Asean's key to better development
Asia focus, Victoria Kwakwa, Published on 16/09/2019
» Countries in Southeast Asia have achieved strong economic growth and substantially reduced poverty over the past 20 years. A deep political commitment to effective policies has lifted more than 100 million people out of poverty since 2000.