ADB's Focus on Social Development and Poverty
In the Spotlight
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COVID-19 highlights the need for safe, nutritious, and affordable food
Hunger and malnutrition were an increasing problem worldwide before the pandemic. Restrictions imposed to curb disease spread have disrupted local and international food supply chains, making the problem even more urgent.
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To survive the pandemic, Indonesia’s urban poor need economic support and help with basic services
For many of Indonesia’s urban poor who work in the informal sector, social distancing is nearly impossible if they want to maintain their income. Two key policies can help.
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Three ways to support businesses and their workers during a pandemic
Many workers will be displaced and many businesses will close as a result of the slowdown caused by COVID-19. Providing support to those affected gives them a fighting chance.
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Amid COVID-19, the time to act is now to protect food security
With the impacts of the pandemic on food and nutrition being felt around the region, planning is needed to avoid higher food prices, decreased nutrition and reduced food security.
Despite the extraordinary gains made in living standards in Asia and the Pacific, hundreds of millions are still excluded from the benefits of rapid economic growth. Without access to basic social services, they are vulnerable to illness, unemployment, and the region’s increasingly devastating natural disasters. A social development agenda involves people and their communities, organizations, institutions, societies, and governments in all poverty relief activities. The aim is to reduce poverty, inequality, and vulnerability among the poor.
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Governments must decide how to balance mobility restrictions while ensuring economic recovery so that losses can be minimized.
Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for COVID-19: Evidence from Large-Scale Mobility Data in Tokyo
This publication presents a case study in East Java, Indonesia, about ADB’s collaboration with local governments and other stakeholders in monitoring, implementing, raising awareness, and advocating for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Reaching the Sustainable Development Goals through Better Local-Level Data: A Case Study of Lumajang and Pacitan Districts in Indonesia
This joint OECD-ADB report discusses strategies to improve education, training, and labor outcomes in Indonesia in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Employment and Skills Strategies in Indonesia
