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Meeting Food and Agriculture Sustainability Goals More Difficult Due to COVID-19

Nearly 690 million people are hungry, or 8.9% of the world population.

Tags: Agriculture and food security, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty, Health, COVID-19

Regional Cooperation Programs Like ASEAN Helped Spur Asia’s Growth

Established in 1967 to strengthen security, ASEAN has transformed into an economic cooperation grouping.

Tags: ASEAN, Regional cooperation and integration, Economics, Trade and industry, COVID-19, Health

The Time to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccine Transport Is Now: Airline Association

Providing a single dose to 7.8 billion people would fill 8,000 747 cargo aircraft.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Tourism, Transportation

$500 Million ADB Loan to Help Boost Indonesia’s Disaster Resilience

The loan will help the government reduce economic and social impacts on infrastructure and livelihoods.

Tags: Indonesia, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Health, COVID-19, Social development and poverty

ADB Supports Thailand’s Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds for COVID-19 Recovery

Thailand raising funds for COVID-19 recovery through green, social, and sustainability bonds.

Tags: Thailand, Finance, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, ASEAN, Health

Youth Survey Shows Why ASEAN Needs to Become Digital-Ready

More policy support needed to equip the future workforce in ASEAN with digital skills and resources.

Tags: ASEAN, Sustainable Development Goals, Health, COVID-19, Education

Young Workers Have Fewer Opportunities during the Pandemic

The Asia–Pacific region faces a youth employment crisis unless job assistance and reskilling programs are put in place.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Education, Capacity development

For Poor Filipinos during the Pandemic, Bayan Bayanihan Brings Food and Hope

The ADB program has helped more than 100,000 households in and around Metro Manila.

Tags: Philippines, Health, COVID-19, Social development and poverty, Sustainable Development Goals

Promoting Wellness Key to Developing Asia's Post-COVID-19 Recovery—ADB

Wellness policies key to Asia and the Pacific’s recovery from COVID-19.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Sustainable Development Goals, Economics

‘No One Is Safe Until All Are Safe’

New report criticizes global COVID-19 response as "a collective failure" in addressing the crisis.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Governance and public sector management