ADB's Focus on Gender and Development
In the Spotlight
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Child-Centering Road Safety: Making Sure It Works for Girls and Boys
Infrastructure improvements are key to improving road safety for children. Yet, it does not start or end there. Road safety interventions need to go beyond infrastructure to assist government agencies to better manage and enforce road safety, and improve education, vehicles, emergency response, and post-crash care. Interventions are more effective when combined across the system to guide users to act safely.
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Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Mongolia is keen on eradicating domestic violence against women and children. The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction contributed $3 million to an ADB project that aims to help survivors break free from this vicious cycle.
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ADB, Armeconombank Sign $15 Million Loan to Increase Lending for Women-Led Businesses
ADB and Armeconombank OJSC have signed a $15 million loan to support lending to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia, with a specific focus on women and areas outside the capital, Yerevan.
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Enhancing Women-Focused Investments in Climate and Disaster Resilience
This publication explores why targeted investments in women are crucial to increase resilience to climate change and disasters and to achieve broader sustainable development.
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for meeting Asia’s aspirations of inclusive and sustainable development. Gender equality needs to be pursued in its own right for a just and equal society, and for better development outcomes - inclusive growth, faster poverty reduction and Sustainable Development Goals.
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ADB $420 Million Program to Improve Conditions and Opportunities along IMAR Border, PRC
ADB has approved up to $420 million for a multitranche financing facility to improve economic opportunities and living conditions among communities along the border between the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region...
This publication highlights how ADB and Bhutan are working together to achieve more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient growth.
Bhutan and the Asian Development Bank – Partnership for Inclusive Growth: Development Effectiveness Brief
ADB Approves $110 Million Grant to Enhance Power Supply in Afghanistan
The Asian Development Bank today approved a $110 million grant to boost power supply and strengthen Afghanistan’s energy sector by improving its sustainability and promoting cross-border trade in energy.
Webinar on promoting gender equality in the COVID-19 response and recovery 
Webinar on Islamic finance and women's financial inclusion 
Watch: Five Ways to Close the Gender Gap in Anticorruption Programs 
Webinar on gender action plan monitoring and evaluation 
