The World Bank is helping its East Asia and Pacific (EAP) client countries come to terms with many complex social challenges. The themes listed below, which are also included in the results section of this website, represent the main areas of this engagement and reflect the most pressing social issues that need to be addressed. For your convenience and more detailed information, we have provided links to resource materials on each of the pages. We have also featured selected reports and publications on the topic. These links are to various EAP and other World Bank websites.
 Community Driven Development (CDD): Brief on the rationale for CDD operations and information resources for ongoing projects in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Conflict: Background on conflict issues in the EAP region and the World Bank's policies with respect to this issue.
Gender: Overview of the progress and remaining challenges with respect to Gender issues, such as gender mainstreaming, in the EAP region.
Participation and Civil Society: Focusing on promoting social accountability and transparency in World Bank operations.
Safeguards: Two of the key social development safeguard policies are Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples. This page gives and overview of their objectives and implementation.
Youth: This important demographic group accounts for a large share of the EAP population and faces many social challenges such as high levels of unemployment and increased levels of vulnerability. This page gives an overview of the Bank's youth activities and some country specific examples.
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