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The World Population Dashboard showcases global population data, including fertility rate, gender parity in school enrolment, information on sexual and reproductive health, and ...

This report presents an assessment of the economic impact of the pandemic on vulnerable groups, households and enterprises based on information produced by the Government of Vie...

The assessment, focus on the most vulnerable and leaving no one behind, complements the efforts on assessing the COVID-19 impact on macro-economic indicators. With a purposive ...

Vietnamese economy suffered from COVID-19 in the first half of 2020, prospects remain positive for both the short and medium term. The main challenge for Vietnam will be finding...

In a country that is among the most exposed to natural hazards, Vietnam’s coastline often bears the brunt. Typhoons, storm surges, riverine flooding, coastal erosion, droughts, ...

Forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have been undergoing change in the last 25 years due to various factors. Positive and negative changes occur at the same time. Ther...

9 Tips to Stay Safe Online in the Age of COVID-19

This is an evaluation summary of Bluezone, the official Vietnamese COVID-19 contact tracing app, which is sponsored by the government of Vietnam and developed and operated by BK...

The Mekong Infrastructure Tracker database​​ is a tracking tool launched by the Stimson Center, which builds on existing data to present a comprehensive source of information on...

As countries in developing Asia adjust to shifting global economic realities – including lower trade volumes, volatile commodity prices, and ongoing slow growth in industrial ec...

This unprecedented crisis unfolds against many existing challenges including persistent gender inequalities, existing inequalities in access to health, weak health infrastructur...

A summary of key lessons learnt on promoting water cooperation. The lessons are organized around two key issues: tools for enabling and sustaining cooperation and tools for impr...

The paper first reviews the global literature on SEZs and the history of SEZs in the GMS, with emphasis on particular features of border SEZs when two bordering countries have d...

The paper brings together the wider literature and the GMS evidence to assess the arguments and modalities for harnessing SEZs for border development. The report concludes with ...

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was inaugurated by the ASEAN Leaders on 23 October 2009 at the 15th ASEAN Summit in Cha-Am Hua Hin, Thailand. This...

30 Civil Society Organizations which have consultative relationship with the ASEAN

On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 (AHRD), the Human Rights Resource Centre (HRRC) joined the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission o...

China's economic and political influence is growing all over the world, particularly in Southeast Asia, its own backyard. China's Belt and Road Initiative is extending that infl...

WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom ...

This handbook is meant as an introduction or primer to the design and execution of PPP strategies and projects in the context of development finance.