The ASEAN Health Sector has been engaged in the prevention, detection, and response to COVID-19 since the first week of January 2020 when information about the cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City was shared with the ASEAN Secretariat.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected persons with disabilities (PWDs) in ASEAN? How can their needs, concerns, and recommendations be mainstreamed into post-pandemic recovery efforts?
In the recently published Sustainable Development Report 2020, which tracks countries’ progress on achieving their sustainable development goals on time, most ASEAN Member States attained index scores ranging from 60 and 70. Rank-wise, six ASEAN Member States are among the top 100 countries, with two Member States, namely, Thailand and Viet Nam, among the top … Five Year SDGs in ASEAN: Progress and Lesson Learned
The global economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged a large segment of the population into poverty.
“Every child has a right to dream, all girls need to study and to pursue their futures, and not to become a wife or a mother at a young age. And if they are forced to marry someone, they should know that they have the right to say “no.” They should discuss with their parents … A Union of Choice?
Pimvadee travels along mountain terrains to remote villages in Lao PDR and Myanmar, working together with rural communities to prepare for natural disasters, such as flooding and landslides. Living with communities for two weeks for each assignment, she has gain insights on the resiliency of people, especially when dealing with disasters. It has been a … Pimvadee Keaokiriya
Freelance photographer Alex Baluyut and theater actress Preciosa Leano are the founders of the non-profit organisation, Art Relief Mobile Kitchen in the Philippines (AMRK), that feeds distressed populations in disaster and conflict areas. The couple first started cooking hot meals for displaced victims of Super Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) in November 2013. AMRK has … Alex Baluyut and Precious Leano
Armed with lenses, photojournalists go into the unknown zones to identify and capture moments that matter and show them to the world. During natural disasters, photography can also be a way to provide a sense of scale, while humanising the disasters.
Four ASEAN countries are among the top 10 most affected by impacts of climate-related loss events from 1999 to 2018, according to The Global Climate Risk Index 2020. Climate change causes slow onset effects: sea-level rise, drought, food insecurity, and infectious diseases, and increased intensity of cyclones and floods.
