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As Nauru formulates its first ever National Women's Policy with ADB assistance, Nauruan women discuss why the policy is important and the benefits it can bring to the country.
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Why MDBs should include human rights in the development agenda-- Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are under increasing pressure to respond to calls for greater engagement in human rights. The issue is the extent to which human rights could and should be included in their core agendas.
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Labour Regulations in India: Improving the Social Security Framework
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2017-01-30)
An important segment of labour regulations concerns the protection aspects of social security. These regulations provide safety nets or fall back mechanisms to enable workers to cope with crises that affect households from time to time, such as illness, ...
Mongolia Social Protection Sector Fact Sheet
(Asian Development Bank, 2017-06-30)
Due to persistent economic volatility, limited diversification, internal migration, and rapid urbanization, Mongolia currently faces rising inequality, expanding informal sector employment, and increasing vulnerability. This requires continuous focus ...
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Quantifying Māori spend on tobacco, alcohol & gambling
(New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, 2019-05-30)Māori as a population have disproportionately high current smoking rates (McLachlan 2019), alcohol consumption rates (Alcohol Healthwatch n.d.) and gambling rates (Stewart 2018) compared to non-Māori. The over-representation of Māori in these three ... -
A Survey of the Afghan Returnees 2018
(The Asia Foundation, 2019-05-15)Based on diverse experiences in their host countries, returnees arrive with varied expectations of what should be provided to them by the Afghan government. They also arrive with different levels of educational attainment, financial circumstances, and ... -
ADB Operations in the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-04-15)Operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the Pacific date back to 1969 and have since grown rapidly in line with interconnected needs. Development partnerships, projects, and other initiatives aim to strengthen infrastructure and services, ... -
Lethal Highs: Abuse of Novel Designer Drugs and Policy Interventions
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-03-30)The abuse of novel designer drugs is on the rise. Deadlier than conventional plant-based street drugs, these synthetic psychoactive substances are manufactured and trafficked in such a way as to avoid easy detection. Each year, novel designer drugs ... -
Early Life Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution: Effect on Child Health in India
(Brookings India, 2019-03-15)This paper examines effect of outdoor air pollution on child health in India by combining satellite PM2.5 data with geo-coded Demographic and Health Survey of India(2016). We use an instrumental variable strategy for identification as local pollution ... -
Sri Lanka’s Drug Scourge
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-03-04)Sri Lanka’s recent move to bring back capital punishment for convicted drug offenders has put a spotlight on growing narcotics related crime in the country. The government’s apparent tough stance is in response to concerns that Sri Lanka is re-emerging ... -
War on Drugs: How To Win in Philippines, Bangladesh
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-01-28)The counter-narcotics efforts of the Philippines and Bangladesh can be successful only if a comprehensive and long-term approach is taken. -
Exploring the Presence of Cognitive Social Capital in Philippine Communities
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2018-12-30)Public trust in government and the strengthened solidarity are the aspects of social capital that can increase community participation in the development programs run by the government. Social capital is a resource that exists in relationships, ... -
India's Phytonutrient Report - Executive Summary
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-11-30)India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India will outgrow China (growth projected at 6.3 per cent) with a GDP growth rate of 7.5 per cent during the period of 2015-16. With a ... -
Digital Health Convergence Meeting Tool Kit
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-11-30)This tool kit comprises information on how to create a shared vision for digital health through a national strategy, focused on maximizing the value of resources. It supports efforts to introduce digital health solutions that make systems interoperable ...