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 25 Jan 2021 Environment Significant Achievements in Environmental Cooperation in ASEAN The year 2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, brought on by the spread of COVID-19 across the world. The pandemic has significant impacts not only on public health and economic growth but also on the environment. 25 Jan 2021 Labour and Future of Work Putting Workers First In response to the rapidly changing work landscape in the region, ASEAN’s labour sector has been working hard to ensure that people in the region, especially its youth, will be well equipped with needed skills. 25 Jan 2021 Sports, Youth Moving Forward Together: We Are Better Together With Sports Year 2020 was a year fraught with unprecedented challenges in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet it is the throes of adversity that bring out the best in us, no better exemplified than by how ASEAN has weathered many crises and emerged even stronger and more confident together over the past decades. 25 Jan 2021 Children, Education, Health and COVID-19, Youth Preparing ASEAN Learners for the Future Delivering quality education to prepare today’s learners for the challenges of a rapidly changing, highly globalised, and technology-driven world has been the overarching goal of ASEAN Member States for many years. 8 Jan 2021 Youth ASEAN Youth Crucial for ASEAN’s Recovery ASEAN youths are a tech-savvy demographic equipped with a growth mindset and blessed with abundant opportunities. Thus, they bear the important responsibility of making sure the regional digital economy continues to thrive. Their success may also be a key factor in the region’s recovery. But the right policies must be in place to provide them with the most up-to-date skills, reliable digital infrastructure, and enabling ecosystems if this is to be the case. 8 Jan 2021 Rethinking Care Work Advancing Gender Equality in Times of a Pandemic “Women are naturally nurturing and empathetic. They are intrinsically more suited to caring for children and families.” This worldview, which dominates many cultures to this day, is the epitome of gender essentialism. It appears commonsensical, but it has harmed generations of women—and society at large. It has led to exclusion, discrimination, exploitation, and inequality. 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637