(Not) Talking “HIV/AIDS” in the Philippines
Many of the Filipinos, I have gotten to know over the last 8 years, say that their love lives are strongly influenced by their passionate, emotional culture and Catholic up-bringing.
10 Ways to Accelerate Job Creation in the Pacific
New development opportunities offer Pacific island countries the chance to leverage their unique potential to help the private sector create enough decent, sustainable jobs.
3 Ways Technology Can Harness the Skills of Asia’s Older Workers
Developing Asia has much to gain from leveraging the talent and experience of its older demographic.
3 Ways to Fill Asia-Pacific’s Social Protection Gap
Here’s how Asian countries can come up with the money to fund better social safety nets for their people.
4 Ways to Rethink Social Protection for Future Work in Asia
Today’s gig economy has profound implications for the workers’ social protection schemes of tomorrow.
5 Myths About Partnering with Civil Society
ADB's engagement with CSOs and NGOs has changed over time, and Strategy 2020 highlights partnerships with both as central to ADB's project development processes — but there are still misconceptions about working with CSOs, which create challenges not only for ADB but for other development institutions as well.
5 Reasons for Getting CSR in Your Workplace in Asia
CSR brings so many benefits to the bottom line of a business and organization that is no longer an issue for debate in Asia, where the tipping point has been reached.
A New Way to Address the Causes and Effects of Forced Displacement
The “nexus” approach calls for better planning to prevent humanitarian crises, and rapid responses when they occur.
Actions for Inclusion Amid Rising Inequality
A focus on inclusion in the new SDGs is vital for Asia and the Pacific, where inequality has risen some 20% in the past two decades, and around 1.4 billion people live under $2 a day.
Aging Without Security: Asia's Experiences on Introducing Social Pension
There is a saying if you live in Asia and don’t work in public service, you will stop working only when you die. According to the United Nations (UN 2008), many of the poor are older persons living in rural areas due to low and insufficient lifetime earnings.