Wednesday, June 29, 2022
As the Asia Pacific develops, more countries in the region must build comprehensive policy frameworks that promote wellbeing in old age, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.
Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
The pandemic has increased malnutrition rates in many parts of Asia and the Pacific. Direct food assistance to the poor and programs that benefit farmers are being used to address the problem.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the...
Thursday, June 23, 2022
While structural inequality continues to create discrimination against people with disabilities in Indonesia, a shift to a human-rights based approach is a chance to bridge the gap, Dian Maya Safitri writes.
As they do across the world, people with...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Despite the global economic turmoil, remittances remained remarkable resilient during the pandemic. Reforms are needed to keep this financial lifeline strong in the years ahead.
The COVID-19 pandemic hit migrant workers globally especially hard...
Monday, June 13, 2022
Economic insecurity caused by lockdowns during the early days of Covid-19 forced many households to rely on government welfare schemes to fulfil their consumption needs. Using data from the June 2020 round of the Delhi NCR Coronavirus Telephone Survey,...
Monday, June 13, 2022
Given the sagging economic performance of the country, Shanghai and other areas severely affected by the upsurge in novel coronavirus infections should take measures, such as giving people cash or distributing consumer coupons, to boost the economy....
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Although many governments introduced additional benefits as part of existing welfare schemes for Covid-19 relief, there is often a significant gap between the introduction of, and access to these benefits. Based on a field experiment in Kanpur in Uttar...
Monday, May 30, 2022
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a welfare program for thousands of children who lost their parents to the COVID-19 pandemic. The public health outbreak devastated India, which saw its hospitals run out of staff, beds, and...
Thursday, May 26, 2022
A 39-year-old motor-taxi driver, Chan Samoeun, his wife and three children have been receiving 200,000 riel every month from the government as part of the nationwide Cash Transfer Programme, which seeks to alleviate the impacts of reduced income on...
Monday, May 23, 2022
A combination of information and cash transfers is effective in changing maternal behavioural practices, which could bring down malnutrition
