Advocacy Resources
Elements of an empowerment-and-inclusion framework
A close review of the SDG targets that are most relevant to empowerment and inclusion points to four interlinked and synergistic elements...
Legal protection from violence against women and girls
Legal protection from violence against women and girls
Percentage of people with disabilities covered by social protection systems, 2016
11.2 percent is the global average for the proportion of national gross domestic product spent on social protection. However, in...
The human cost of the 2017 floods in South Asia
As figure shows, the monsoon rains in 2017 claimed an estimated 1,200 lives in South Asia, and affected 40 million people across...
Changes in Investment in Social Protection, 2003-2016
Effective social protection systems can help strengthen the resilience of individuals and households to stresses and shocks in several...
Air pollution shuts down New Delhi
Air pollution is becoming increasingly serious in India, and debilitating smog in New Delhi during the winter months (November–February) is...
Forest cover loss in South-East Asia and Indonesia, 2001–2016
Deforestation and forest degradation are major issues for countries across the Asia-Pacific region, but the problem is particularly...
Risk interconnection map
While the effects of climate change will be felt globally, the Asia-Pacific region will be especially affected, particularly by...
Annual per capita consumption and labour income in Japan and Thailand
Social protection programmes for children and older people can tackle these life-cycle vulnerabilities. The pace at which income deficits...
Groups identified as being extremely vulnerable to risk
Some groups or communities are disproportionately exposed to risks and are more vulnerable to the changing risk profile of the Asia-Pacific...