Global Monday, February 20, 2023
The World Day of Social Justice takes place in challenging circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed 85 million people into extreme poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Conflict, surging energy prices and inflation have led to a cost-of-living crisis,...
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Asia Thursday, July 15, 2021
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today called on countries to ensure that plans to recover from the pandemic support progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and help solve the climate crisis. “As...
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Asia Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The views, thoughts and opinions presented in this blog post belong to its author(s). They are not necessarily shared by socialprotection.org We need to provide opportunities and means to make this possible through policy interventions such as paid paternity...
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Asia Thursday, April 29, 2021
Policymakers from 50 Asian and Pacific countries today called for a “whole-of-society” response to COVID-19 and encouraged coordinated action across the region to mitigate the economic and social devastation brought on by the pandemic.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The views, thoughts and opinions presented in this blog post belong to its author(s). They are not necessarily shared by socialprotection.org. As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8, and we prepare for the review and appraisal of the global Madrid...
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