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Integrity Learning Series: Supporting the Delivery of Skills Development in Vanuatu

22 January 2024
Participants from Vanuatu’s education and finance ministries and other key education stakeholders learned about identifying integrity risks and red flags at a hybrid OAI briefing on 22 January during a fact-finding mission organized by SG. OAI provides training tailored for participants…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Digital Transformation and Women’s Employment: The Case of South Korea

6 May 2022
The digital age offers significant opportunities to empower women - to earn additional income, enhance employment prospects, and acquire knowledge. But at the same time, digital transformation may have a negative impact on women’s access to resources and opportunities, including jobs, skills, and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Gender Equality Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

SECURE Webinar 2: Making Women’s Challenges and Roles in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programs Visible

31 March 2022
In celebration of International Women’s Month, ADB Southeast Asia Human and Social Development Division organized the second SECURE Webinar on Making Women’s Challenges and Roles in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programs Visible. The webinar brought together experts, scholars, and practitioners to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department, Gender Equality Division

Solutions Search: Meaningful Youth Engagement in ADB's Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Program

30 November 2021
This contest is a solution-sharing platform for Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) youth. Through the form of a short video (2 minutes maximum) or an essay (500 words maximum), GMS youth are encouraged to showcase their current project/business/initiative that is relevant to any of the three main…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Gender Sensitive WASH: Opportunities for Girls’ Education

21 June 2021
School sanitation has been one of the main issues in achieving universal elementary and secondary education, and ADB has proceeded with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects since 2006. Many research findings have revealed that the lack of water and sanitation facilities is one of the…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Education Sector Group Strategy Session and Retreat

13 to 14 January 2020
The major focus of the Education Sector Group (EdSG) 2020 Strategy Session and Retreat was the education strategic direction in the context of S2030 and how education can complement and enable synergy across all 7 operational priorities. Specific discussions were about the (i) nature of the…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Health Issues in ADB Developing Member Countries

21 to 22 November 2018
ADB will increase health sector investments in Asia and the Pacific from 3% of its total portfolio to 5% by 2030. This training program on health issues in ADB's Developing Member Countries (DMCs) will build the capacity of ADB staff in improving engagement with DMCs focusing emerging health issues…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADB Gender Month 2017 Celebration

1 to 31 March 2017
ADB holds a series of gender-related activities annually throughout the month of March to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The month-long activities aim to: (i) promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the work culture and environment; (ii) provide an…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Training Workshop on Health Systems

20 to 21 February 2017
Get familiar with national health systems and the policies and issues related to health sector projects in the Asia-Pacific. The Training Workshop on Health Systems provided an opportunity for ADB staff to examine and discuss fundamental conceptual frameworks and policy issues in health systems and…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office