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Country Example - Sindh, Pakistan

19 April 2021
In this presentation, Rafique Mustafa Shaikh gave an overview of Localizing SDGs in Sindh, Pakistan.

Recent Migration Trends to OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries from Asia

24 January 2019
Labor migration is growing although at a lower rate than in the late 2000s. Asia continues to account for a growing share of overall migration to OECD countries.

Labor Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

24 January 2019
Overall migration flows continue to decline from almost 6 million workers in 2015 to 5.24 million in 2017. Reduced recruitment in the Gulf Cooperation Countries is the main driver behind this downward trend.

Overcoming Double Income Traps in Thailand and Myanmar

23 August 2018
Thailand has been a middle-income country for 40 years, while Myanmar has been a low-income country for 55 years. The presenter cites evidence that Thailand is in a middle-income trap and Myanmar is in a low-income trap, and suggests a safe migration policy between the two countries, focusing on…

Evolution of Law and Judicial Remedies in Environmental and Climate Change Matters: Pakistan View Point

27 February 2018
In Pakistan, the court focused the goals of the National Climate Change Policy 2010 to ensure that climate change is mainstreamed in the economically and socially vulnerable sectors of the economy; and to steer the country towards climate resilient development. The court established the Climate…

Towards Malaria Elimination: ADB-supported Work in Myanmar

25 January 2018
There is no room for malaria in Myanmar. Health expert Valerio Reggi shares Myanmar's moves to eliminate the disease. ADB is helping to strengthen Myanmar's regulatory capacity; ensure effective assessments of medicines; and reduce the risk of substandard and falsified medicines, particularly anti…

Citizen Satisfaction Index: Pakistan

7 August 2017
A survey that identifies areas and cities in Pakistan where services are deficient and fall short of citizens’ satisfaction was designed by the Ministry of Planning Development and Reform in collaboration with UNDP Pakistan. Named as Citizen Satisfaction Index, the initiative provides periodic…

Presentation on Pakistan Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program

26 September 2016
Described as financially insolvent and economically unviable, majority of public sector enterprises in Pakistan provide limited and unreliable services. Among the public enterprise reform initiatives introduced by the Government of Pakistan include creation of policies that address labor issues,…

Myanmar: Working with Incentives and Identifying Common Ground to Produce a Collaborative, Inclusive Fisheries Law

26 April 2016
The Rakhine Fisheries Law is a new benchmark for Myanmar both in terms of delivering equitable resource sharing and, crucially, as a replicable model for consultation and public participation in policy-making. This case demonstrates that despite decades of repressive state machinery, with the right…