Asia

Strong refugee leadership is even more essential during the COVID-19 pandemic when humanitarian activities have been reduced to prevent transmission of the virus.

How ASEAN States and businesses can use the gender lens to ensure that policies and practices create an enabling environment for gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Cyclone Amphan, the strongest ever cyclone recorded over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to hit north-east India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, 20 May threatening millions of people in vulnerable…

Economic and gender inequalities play out in a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. How can local governments respond with a pro-poor, pro-women approach? Here's a personal opinion…

Care work is work that’s essential for our societies to survive, prosper and grow. It is the hidden engine that runs our economies.

An integrated approach to a family farm increases income and turns a shy farmer into a teacher for the communityBy Chris Hufstader  June 2019In the dry winter months in Pursat province, the rice…

90 percent of the world’s rice is grown in Asia, but things are getting worse for the 400 million rice farmers in the region.

The Asian rice sector is in a deep crisis with worsening inequality and declining productivity according to a new report by Oxfam in Asia — ‘Unfair Harvest- State of Rice in Asia’.

Small-scale producers grow most of the rice in Asia. They play a significant role in providing food security, jobs and income across the region, but worsening inequality in food value chains and…

Hundreds of Rohingya children enjoyed a rare moment of laughter as they watched a play designed to teach them how to keep clean and stay healthy in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh.