Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Through the financial support of the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund (MHF), FAO is implementing a project to support farming and livelihoods in Rakhine State.
Rakhine State is one of the poorest states in Myanmar, with over 40 percent of its...
Thursday, April 30, 2020
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population will provide social security benefits for workers of the registered factories and workshops which are temporarily closed for inspection amid the Covid-19 outbreak, state-run media quoted the ministry's...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
OPINION: Countries in ASEAN have achieved strong economic growth and substantially reduced poverty over the past 20 years. Deep political commitment to effective policies has lifted over 100 million people out of poverty since 2000. ASEAN as a whole has...
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Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has signed a financing agreement with the Government of Myanmar to reduce poverty, and improve food security and nutrition for over 390,000 rural people in the northern Magway region and southern...
Sunday, October 14, 2018
The International Organization for Migration reports some Rohingya refugee women in Cox's Bazar have formed a committee that will enable them to present their concerns and needs to U.N. camp managers directly, without having to go through a man. ...
Monday, December 4, 2017
Only 29 percent of the world population enjoy comprehensive social protection and more than 1 out of 2 people have no protection at all, says the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
In its new World Social Protection Report released on...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
ASEAN leaders signed agreement on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers on Tuesday, Filipinotimes reported.
The document is aimed to strengthen social protection, access to justice, humane and fair treatment and...
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Asia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
In collaboration with Schneider Electric Overseas Asia Pte Ltd Myanmar Branch (SEOAMM) and the Fundation de France, ACTED worked with local education partners to support the development of technical skills in Myanmar in the field of energy...