The time has come for universal health coverage
Investments in universal health coverage are investments in economic growth. They play a critical role in leveraging opportunities, anticipating challenges, and delivering the knowledge, expertise, and financing countries need to achieve universal health coverage.
Taking ownership: Better data is needed on women’s assets in Asia
Collecting sex-disaggregated data on asset ownership is an important step in achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific.
How do you like them apples? Central Asia gets ready to help feed the world
Central Asia is improving food safety measures to share with the world some of the more than 8000 plant species, as well as livestock, from the region.
Crystal clear: Asia’s cities are finding innovative ways to clean their skies
In cities across Asia, air pollution levels are reaching alarming levels. There are workable solutions to cleaning up the air of the region’s urban areas but it will require resolve and innovation.
Reviving connectivity and diversifying trade in Central Asia
In Central Asia, it once took up to 58 hours and $318 for a cargo truck to cross a border. Countries in the region are working together to streamline the process for goods and services to move across borders.
Blue skies and green steppe – developing sustainable tourism in Mongolia
Scaling up ecotourism in Mongolia requires a multi-sector approach that carefully balances conservation and development.
Turning Mongolia orange: Behavior change communication against domestic violence
A domestic violence hotline is helping Mongolian women see a brighter future without violence against them.
Who milks the cow now? Or how to communicate gender stereotypes
Changing gender stereotypes in Mongolia is about aiming for subtle shifts in the tectonic plates of gender equality.
Fixing pollution in Ulaanbataar, starting with information
In the Mongolian capital, citizens need to know how to protect themselves from dangerous dirty air.
ADB to help Mongolia build resilient, diversified economy
Ayumi Konishi, Director General for East Asia, discusses ADB’s new Country Partnership Strategy for Mongolia.