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HUMAN development in the Philippines, like that of the whole Asia-Pacific Region, has been described as a tale of progress, disparity, and disruption. For the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), hastening human development amid a potentially more turbulent future needs new directions for change. “Making our Future: New Directions for…

In a post-Budget 2024 interaction, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dismissed assertions of a K-shaped recovery in Indias post-COVID-19 economy, challenging critics who link good growth solely to rural luxury purchases. She emphasized that the government rejects the letter attribution to the economys growth, maintaining that every sector is contributing to overall growth.

Walking the Talk on Resilience Building and Adaptive Programming During COVID-19 Format By Nick Beresford (Resident Representative, UNDP Cambodia), Luke Arnold (Deputy Ambassador and Head of Development Cooperation, Australian Embassy in Cambodia) and David Bloch (First Secretary, Australian Embassy in Cambodia) Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of “resilience” had become a buzzword for the United Nations and other development partners – but what does it actually mean, and ho...