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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Strategy 2020 recognizes gender equity as an essential driver of change in achieving inclusive development. Women are the largest group excluded from the full benefits of the region s economic expansion. ADB has resolved to continue emphasizing gender equality and the empowerment of women as fundamental elements in achieving inclusive growth. The Gender and Development (GAD) Policy (1998) and GAD Plan of Action (2007) require attention to the need for women's emp... Read More

Project Data Sheets (PDS) contain summary information on the project or program. Because the PDS is a work in progress, some information may not be included in its initial version but will be added as it becomes available. Information about proposed projects is tentative and indicative.

The Public Communications Policy (PCP) recognizes that transparency and accountability are essential to development effectiveness. It establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced.

The Accountability Mechanism provides a forum where people adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects can voice and seek solutions to their problems and report alleged noncompliance of ADB's operational policies and procedures.

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

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