The challenges facing the region require urgent attention so that improvements in gender equality will not be reversed. Accelerating progress in gender equality is one of the seven operational priorities of ADB’s new corporate Strategy 2030 which commits to scale up operations and design and implement projects to empower women and girls. ADB support will focus on and capture gender equality results ...

Asia and the Pacific has made progress in some areas of gender equality, with substantial improvements noted in women’s literacy and life expectancy, educational enrollment, reduction in maternal mortality rates, and job opportunities for women. However, gaps remain in education completion, health outcomes, employment, and participation and leadership in decision-making. On a regional average, women ...

The quarterly newsletter of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Nepal Resident Mission (NRM) aims to enhance communications between ADB and its client groups. News from Nepal disseminates information on ADB activities and provides a forum on development issues in Nepal.