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Why aid workers need protection
Oped, Pio Smith, Published on 20/08/2025
» From flood-hit villages in Nepal to conflict-affected areas in Myanmar, midwives, doctors and community responders save lives. These humanitarians are the first to arrive and the last to leave when a crisis strikes. They work in conflict zones, climate disaster areas and displacement camps, often with scarce resources and under constant threat of violence.
Mobilising funds for green action
Oped, Niamh Collier-Smith and Patchara Anuntasilpa, Published on 17/07/2025
» As the world races to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the question of how to mobilise the trillions needed for climate action, resilience, and inclusive growth has never been more urgent. For Thailand, this is not an abstract challenge -- it is a call to action that is being answered with innovation, ambition, and transparency.
Lessons for a more resilient future
Oped, Marco Toscano-Rivalta & Niamh Collier-Smith, Published on 26/12/2024
» Today, we honour the memory of the 230,000 lives lost to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and reflect on the countless lives forever changed. This tragic event, which devastated Thailand and more than a dozen other countries across the region, stands as a stark reminder of our shared responsibility to reduce disaster risks.
Aung Ko Ko's death shines light on army impunity
News, Matthew Smith, Published on 25/11/2024
» In January this year, the bruised and bloody body of a Myanmar man named Aung Ko Ko was found near the bustling town of Mae Sot, Thailand -- just over the border from a deadly revolutionary war in Myanmar. But it wasn't armed conflict in Myanmar that claimed Aung Ko Ko's 37-year-old life. Evidence points to the Thai military.
Can we relocate our climate-threatened cities?
Oped, Michael E Smith, Published on 14/11/2024
» When my crew and I started excavating Calixtlahuaca -- an Aztec city-state capital near the modern-day city of Toluca in central Mexico -- I knew our findings might help answer questions of the past.
Data access key to health reforms
Oped, Pio Smith, Published on 16/07/2024
» Thirty years ago, maternal mortality rates were very rough estimates. Today, data and technology allow us to more accurately measure women's access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, including reductions in maternal mortality, uptake of contraception, and progress toward gender equality. We can now measure success better than ever before.
Let's design a future-fit world
Oped, Soohyun Kim & Pio Smith, Published on 12/03/2024
» With digital technologies rapidly advancing across the world's most populated region, now is the time for Asia and the Pacific to lead the charge for empowering women and girls in science and technology.
Time to end gender-based violence
Oped, Pio Smith, Published on 27/11/2023
» Gender-based violence remains an urgent human rights concern in the Asia Pacific region. This year, as we mark 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, we call for stronger investments in ethically collected data to guide policies and actions across Asia and the Pacific in combating gender-based violence.
Poorest miss out as Serbia adopts digital welfare
News, Adam Smith, Published on 30/08/2023
» Jovana Andjela, a single mother from Belgrade, has done odd jobs as a cook, cleaner, even a tour guide, but she relied on state benefits to make ends meet -- until last year, when Serbia's new digital welfare system locked her out.
SK's Yoon uses Biden summit to push global agenda
News, Josh Smith, Published on 26/05/2022
» South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, used a largely successful summit with US President Joe Biden over the weekend to lay the foundation for his goal of enabling South Korea to play a more active role around the world.