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27 Mar 2024
Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
The ASEAN Economic Community Digest: Developing Sustainable Tourism in a Post COVID-19 ASEAN
The tourism sector is a significant contributor to the ASEAN Economy. Before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the travel and tourism industry generated approximately 12 per cent of ASEAN’s combined GDP and provided jobs to 42 million ASEAN people (ADB, 2
15 Oct 2023
Disaster
Bracing for El Niño: Strategies to Avoid Formidable Costs
As extreme heatwaves and wildfires burn across the world, scientists predict that the worst of the weather is yet to come.
15 Oct 2023
Disaster, Environment
A Planetary Health Approach to Managing Emerging Risk
I had the honour to be invited to attend the first ASEAN Forum on Disaster Resilience, hosted by the Singapore Civil Defence Force in mid-August this year. As we emerge from the shadow of the pandemic, it felt wonderful to be able to connect with many
15 Oct 2023
Disaster
Navigating the Climate Crisis: Seizing the Moment With ESCAP’s Datadriven Support for Disaster Resilience in Southeast Asia
Amidst the intricate web of challenges posed by disasters, the beacon of disaster risk reduction emerges as a resolute symbol of preparedness and resilience. Within the dynamic breadth of Southeast Asia, a region deeply touched by the consequences of c
15 Oct 2023
Disaster
From Response to Resilience: ASEAN-Japan Cooperation in Disaster Management
Many disasters may be inevitable as the forces of nature are increasingly becoming unpredictable and destructive. However, their adverse impacts can be reduced through effective collaboration, preparedness, and response. The value of such cooperation c
15 Oct 2023
Disaster
Viet Nam
Viet Nam, with its extensive coastline, is highly susceptible to various hydro-meteorological hazards, including severe storms, cyclones, typhoons, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion. Approximately 70 per cent of the country’s population residing
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Interviews
23 Aug 2022
Children, Education, Social Protection
Luu Quang Tuan
Bullying of children is becoming a pervasive concern in the region. Director General Luu Quang Tuan shares with The ASEAN, some of the initiatives started by ASEAN to protect children from bullying, both online and offline.
19 Aug 2022
Children, Social Protection
Baykham Khattiya
Minister Khattiya provides an overview of ASEAN’s goals and strategies for upholding the rights and advancing the well-being of children in the region. She talks about the progress made in terms of protecting children from violence and increasing acces
12 Apr 2022
Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development, Social Protection
Suharso Monoarfa
Suharso Monoarfa has been actively participating in numerous development projects in the country. Those experiences have shaped his career as well as equipped him with various essential soft skills.
3 Mar 2022
Education, Social Protection
Phoeurng Sackona, PhD
Minister Phoeurng discusses Cambodia’s key policies and programmes to develop and support its creative industries, the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role that the creative industries play in the country’s post-pandemic recovery pla
28 Dec 2020
Health, Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
Dr. Terawan Agus Putranto
In early December, Former Health Minister Putranto addressed The ASEAN’s questions on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of strengthening health systems and the AHMM’s initiatives to help Member States respond to future outb
9 Oct 2020
Disaster
Dato Lim Jock Hoi
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28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
Rethinking Health Advocacy with Pingann Oung
Thirty-one year-old Pingann Oung is a prominent social media influencer in Cambodia, known for promoting healthy lifestyles and overall well-being. His rise to fame began unexpectedly as an advocate for women’s health, which quickly garnered him a subs
27 Mar 2024
Social Protection
Nguyễn Trần Thủy Tiên: Nothing about the Deaf without the Deaf
Forty-year-old Nguyễn Trần Thủy Tiên’s lifelong dream was to become a teacher. Shortly after completing her master’s degree in Sign Language Education at Gallaudet University, United States, through the World Deaf Leadership Scholarship in 2016, she la
15 Oct 2023
Disaster, Environment
Why Historical and Ecosemiotic Insights are Important in Studying and Mitigating Disasters: The Case of Mount Merapi
No other country in the Asia- Pacific region has more volcanoes than Indonesia. The country is home to at least 127 active volcanoes; thus, volcanic eruptions are a major threat to the archipelago.
23 Mar 2023
Social Protection, Youth
Margianta Surahman J.D. : Youth activist, Emancipate Indonesia
In 2021, an online petition called #LindungiKurir, revealed troubling work conditions of Indonesian couriers. It quickly went viral. The petition stated that these platform workers were often verbally and physically threatened by Cash On Delivery (COD)
28 Oct 2020
Climate Change, Disaster, Environment, Social Protection
Pimvadee Keaokiriya
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, s
28 Oct 2020
Climate Change, Disaster, Environment
Alex Baluyut and Precious Leano
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
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