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- This paper explores opportunities to strengthen the design and delivery of social welfare in Mongolia.
- Accountability mechanisms are crucial in addressing the urgent challenge of providing safe sanitation access to nearly half of the world's population.
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the complexities and challenges associated with the development, production, and distribution of vaccines and the consequent risks and vulnerabilities.
- Women around the world were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, both economically and socially.
- Drawing on the results of the Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey Wave 2, this report analyzes the health and socioeconomic well-being of older adults and recommends ways Malaysia can provide affordable care for its steadily ageing population.
- This paper examines the factors that have driven income inequality moderation in the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam over the past 2 decades.
- This framework outlines how to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into ADB’s operations in South Asia to help close the gender gap, combat exclusion, and bolster equitable economic growth.
- This joint publication examines the public provision of childcare across 48 economies in Asia and the Pacific. Its recommendations highlight how greater investment in childcare can advance gender equality and sustainable development.
- This report assesses relief programs established by Nepal during its 2020 COVID-19 lockdown to mitigate food insecurity among vulnerable groups, analyzes their effectiveness, and recommends ways to make them more responsive and resilient.
- The lack of affordable sewer-based sanitation systems is a challenge to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.2 (safe sanitation).
- The gig economy grew faster in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing ADB’s survey of 1,200 GrabFood two-wheeler delivery drivers, this brief highlights health, gender, and sustainability issues affecting their work.
- This study examines the impact of an online fair for information and communication technology jobs in Bangladesh.
- This publication examines well-being across Kazakhstan’s regions. It suggests how a deeper understanding of regional differences can help policymakers tailor interventions and promote more equitable development.
- Factors driving labor migration in the next decade will include not only increased demand for skills but also shifts in demographics and policy changes.
- This brief explores the factors driving rising youth unemployment in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), outlines the country’s policies in response to this challenge, and proposes key areas for further policy attention.
- 本简报探讨了导致中华人民共和国（中国）青年失业率上升的原因，概述了中国应对这一挑战的政策，并提出了在政策层面需要进一步关注的关键领域。
- In Asia, aging countries with slow population growth worry about a lack of workers in the future and see older people’s labor as a potential solution. However, this leaves out the work that many older people already do: unpaid care work.
- Improving household sanitation has larger educational benefits than expanding access to safe drinking water.
- The integration of the Graduation Approach in resettlement planning and implementation under the Tamil Nadu Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Housing for Urban Poor Sector Project presents a unique model for large-scale resettlement.
- The normalization of violent behavior in larger families may be linked to a lack of resources available to effectively address and resolve conflicts.