Media

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Media Information

1. Pregistration has closed for media attending the ADB Annual Meeting from 9 to 11 May, 2001.

   Late registrants may turn up at the Media Registration Desk in the lobby of the Ala Moana Hotel from 8 am, Monday 7 May and ask for Cora Lassi. Registrants should bring completed forms, social security numbers (for US citizens) or passport details (for non-US citizens).

2. ADB media liaison team contact details in Honolulu, Hawaii

   From May 6 to 11, 2001: Media center at Kamemeha I, Hawaii Convention Center

Media Liaison Team:

Ian Gill	1 (808) 791-8878
Tsukasa Maekawa	1 (808) 791-8879
Agnes Alcantara	1 (808) 791-8896
Rita Festin	1 (808) 791-8895
Raul del Rosario	1 (808) 791-8894
Gilda Nanquil	1 (808) 791-8899

Development Stories

Here are articles on topical development themes. We believe they will help your understanding of our work and facilitiate your coverage of ADB's Annual Meeting.

20 Ways ADB Is Helping the Poor

Poverty Ridding the Asia-Pacific region of poverty is what development is all about, and what ADB is all about.				NGOs Nongovernment organizations are joining ADB in a broad coalition in the fight against poverty. They bring valuable knowledge and experience to the development process.
Women So often disadvantaged, so often overlooked, so full of potential: ADB is helping to unleash Asia's female force.				Children The future of the Asia-Pacific region is in their hands, something ADB fully recognizes - and responds to.
Private Sector The main turbine in the engine of pro-poor sustainable economic growth is the private sector.				Corruption ADB is working to rid the Asia-Pacific region of the cancer of corruption.
Environment Three decades of hectic but uneven growth have severely impacted Asia's fragile environment. It's time to repair the damage.				Pacific Remote, small, vulnerable -- the Pacific islands present a special development challenge for ADB.