Articles Category: Poverty Alleviation

Transformative Rural Development Towards Poverty Alleviation in ASEAN

Reducing poverty and promoting rural development remain high on ASEAN’s agenda, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 140 to 160 million people are estimated to have fallen into poverty in 2021 due to the pandemic, and people living in rural areas are the hardest-hit. In the Asia and the Pacific region, an estimated Transformative Rural Development Towards Poverty Alleviation in ASEAN