ZERO HUNGER BY 2030 IN DOUBT
More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years,…
UK SPEECH AT INDIA GLOBAL WEEK
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab addresses delegates on the thriving UK-India partnership Covid-19 is a global challenge. And the UK has been proud to stand alongside India in its international response.…
MALDIVES AND ADB DISCUSS COVID-19 RESPONSE
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President, Masatsugu Asakawa, and Maldives Finance Minister and ADB Governor, Ibrahim Ameer, have discussed ADB’s support to the country in mitigating the impacts of the coronavirus disease…
FUTURES OF 600 MILLION SOUTH ASIAN CHILDREN UNDER THREAT
The Coronavirus pandemic is unravelling decades of health, education and other advances for children across South Asia, and governments must take urgent action to prevent millions of families from slipping…
NEW ZEALAND AND ASEAN CONTINUE TO DEEPEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
ASEAN and New Zealand reaffirmed their commitment to continue deepening their strategic partnership during the 8th ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting held via video conference. ASEAN appreciated New Zealand’s…
PAKISTAN – PANDEMIC COULD PUSH MILLIONS MORE INTO POVERTY
Nearly 42 million children are now out of school, while 17 million children under five are missing routine vaccinations in Pakistan. Spiking COVID-19 rates risk overwhelming Pakistan’s health system, slashing…
HELPING BANGLADESH RECOVER FROM COVID-19
One of the most densely populated countries in the world, Bangladesh exemplifies the triple blow that many emerging market countries have suffered from COVID-19: domestic slowdown caused by the disease…