NEW VIDEO - Tien's Dream: Equal Opportunities and Rights for Her Daughter - Women in the East Asia and Pacific Region are less equal than men and are often expected to support men --be it their father, husband, or son. Women tend to have less voice, education, and don't have equal rights either. But a new generation is emerging that, with help, can achieve what was not always available to their mothers: equality in rights and in access to services. | video 

PRESS RELEASE - Consultative Group meeting agreed on Restructuring the Economy and Ensuring Social Stability as key medium-term priorities in Vietnam| more 

REPORT - Analyzing the Social Impacts of Disasters - The Methodology (vol. I) is aimed primarily at teams conducting social impact analysis and local research partners, but also has guidance for Post‐Disaster Needs  Assessments coordinators and government; and Tools (vol. II) is aimed at teams conducting social impact analysis and local research partners. It contains further practical and operational resources. |Methodology  | Tools  

NOTE - Considerations for Responding to Natural Disasters in Situations of Fragility and Conflict- A natural disaster represents an external shock with a potentially significant impact on a country’s economy and environment, a people’s livelihoods, a government’s fiscal position, and a nation’s social fabric. | more 

FEATURED REPORT -Compulsory land acquisition and voluntary land conversion in Vietnam : the conceptual approach, land valuation and grievance redress mechanism - Inadequacies in land compensation and clearance policies constraint economic growth in Vietnam |more