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05.12.2017 | Gender Justice | News

Tackling gender-based violence

Bangkok (Thailand) – How the elimination of violence against women can be achieved in Thailand

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24.11.2017 | Gender Justice | News

ASEAN signs breakthrough agreement on migrant workers’ rights

After a decade of negotiations, South-East Asian countries signed an agreement to better safeguard the rights of the estimated 10 million migrant workers in the region, with a focus on fair living…

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22.11.2017 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News

Security in China’s Silk Road: Roadblocks or express-way?

Manila – As China takes on a bigger role in the international community of nations with the Belt and Road Initiative, a workshop in Manila considers the security implications of its maritime…

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22.11.2017 | Climate change | News

No more justification for banking on coal

Bonn (Germany) – Interview with Nithi Nesaduria, member of the South-East Asia delegation attending the latest round of climate change talks by the United Nations (UN) from 6-17 November

Photo by Muhammad Pascal Fajrin, CC BY-SA 4.0 from Wikimedia Commons

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20.11.2017 | Economy of tomorrow | News

“Urban space cannot be fragmented into commodities”

Jakarta (Indonesia) – Using, appropriating and managing the city is at the very heart of our collective existence, says Marco Kusumawijaya, architect, urban planner and activist, in an interview for…

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16.11.2017 | Climate change | News

Local projects key to renewable energy push in the Philippines

Manila (Philippines) – The prospect of democratizing energy for Filipino families burns brighter as leaders from local government units gear up for promoting excellent programs.

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15.11.2017 | Future Hub | News

Bangladesh’s university reforms should prioritize quality and encompass the private sector

Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Public and private sectors should be included in the design and implementation of any reforms to address the issues around quality of higher education in Bangladesh.

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26.10.2017 | Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

ASEAN tripartite partners meet to promote stronger social partnership

Manila (Philippines) – In the face of a rapidly-changing labour market, the Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue Conference (RTSDC) was held last week to promote social partnership.

Crowd of people walking in a street market of Yangon, Myanmar. Some guys stand by the stalls, while other walk and ride bicycle. The Shwedagon Pagoda, the main city temple, is visible in the background. Warm sunlight illuminates the scene through palm trees.

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20.10.2017 | Cooperation for Peace and Security | News

Challenges on all fronts: The many dimensions of Myanmar’s multiple transitions

Yangoon (Myanmar) – Will democracy in Myanmar have to live with military prerogatives, tutelary power and civilian-military power-sharing in the times to come?

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12.10.2017 | #CLSPlus, Trade, labour and social dialogue | News

Making trade benefit workers

Geneva (Switzerland) – Global trade has triggered challenges for workers’ rights and how to address them was the focus of a session by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung at the 2017 WTO Public Forum.