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14 Oct 2020
Disaster
Can ASEAN Respond to a Slow-Onset Disaster?
“One ASEAN, One Response” is far from just a tagline. It is a well thought out concept born out of a necessity to connect the real disaster experience from ground zero to the highest level of the diplomatic arena in ASEAN. It was borne from ASEAN’s exp
9 Oct 2020
Disaster, Environment
Ready for the Dry Years: Regional action to adapt to drought
Over the period 2015-2020, Southeast Asia faced its most severe droughts in decades, with devastating impacts. No country in our region has been spared. If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, our news headlines would have been dominated by drought impacts a
9 Oct 2020
Disaster
As Typhoons Hit the Region ASEAN is Prepared to Respond
Super Typhoon Goni slammed the northeastern coast of the Philippines on the first day of November. The country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reports that as of 4 November, the typhoon had caused at least 20 deaths a
28 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment, Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
Reducing Poverty and Building Resilience: Towards Post-Pandemic Recovery
In a special virtual online meeting held on 19 August 2020, the ministers overseeing ASEAN’s cooperation on rural development and poverty eradication gathered to discuss initiatives that are being undertaken at the national level to protect the poor fr
28 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Culture, Poverty Alleviation, Social Protection
A Smart Village Approach in Indonesia: Opportunities for Rural Advancement
Minister A. Halim Iskandar shares his views on how implementing the UN Smart Village Approach in Indonesia will propel rural development, and help the country meet its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
6 Sep 2020
Disaster, Environment
Climate Change: Building Resilience in the Asean Community
Climate change is inevitable; humanity and its ecosystems have already been impacted by warming of 1°C since pre-industrial times and humanity is on the path towards global warming of 1.5°C, with the expected emergence of unprecedented climatic conditi
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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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