Themes Home About Us Themes Interviews Conversations Editions Contact Us Home About Us Themes Interviews Conversations Editions Contact Us Search result All CategoriesASEAN Identity and Community BuildingChildrenCivil serviceCultureDisasterEducationEnvironmentGenderHealth and COVID-19Labour and Future of WorkPoverty AlleviationRural DevelopmentSocial ProtectionSportsYouth Themes List All CategoriesASEAN Identity and Community BuildingChildrenCivil serviceCultureDisasterEducationEnvironmentGenderHealth and COVID-19Labour and Future of WorkPoverty AlleviationRural DevelopmentSocial ProtectionSportsYouth 12 Apr 2022 Environment ASEAN in the Face of Global Climate Change Agenda: COP26 and Beyond Climate change remains one of the most challenging environmental issues of our generation and is an ongoing threat to global security. Its adverse impacts are manifested across communities around the world including in the Southeast Asian region. Significant research has uncovered notable changes in climate variables and climate related hazards in the region, including intensified extreme weather events. 12 Apr 2022 ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Environment Building a Community with a Shared Future: ASEAN’s Stake in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework The ASEAN Member States joined the global call for “urgent and integrated action” to protect biodiversity at the first part of the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 15) held on 11–15 October 2021 in Kunming, China. 21 Mar 2022 Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development 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 89 million more have been pushed back into extreme poverty. 1 Mar 2022 ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Social Protection, Youth ASEAN at A Creative Turn What is the creative economy? The term invariably evokes multiple meanings, often seen as the nexus of various creative fields, including the arts and culture, science and technology, business and trade. At its root, the creative economy deals in ideas and money (Howkins, 2001). 26 Feb 2022 Culture, Social Protection Literacy and Sustainability in Rural ASEAN As technology advances, the library is no longer only a place where people can read and borrow books. It also serves as a community hub, providing people with the space to develop themselves and come together as a community. But access to books and libraries is still limited for many who live in rural areas.The ASEAN talks to two literacy champions who use creative ways to bring books and libraries to rural areas and help transform lives and entire communities. 26 Feb 2022 Education, Gender, Health and COVID-19, Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development Empowering Rural Women: A Story from a Small Village in Java After a stint as a domestic helper in Malaysia and a business owner in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, Mrs. Sani returned to her hometown Karangrejo Village in the mountainous region of Kendal, Ngawi, East Java, Indonesia.There, she established a community radio station to channel her passion for music and broadcasting. She also wanted to provide useful information to the village’s residents. 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031