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The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) was established in May 2000 and provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) while fostering long-term socioeconomic development. The grants target poverty reduction initiatives with the direct participation of nongovernment organizations, community groups, and civil society.

Three women share how their lives have been changed as beneficiaries of and contributors to the success of development projects aimed at the most vulnerable in society.

Often bearing the double burden of domestic chores and external work, women are the backbone of society and many industries in the Asia and Pacific region. Reducing their vulnerability, encouraging their participation in governance, and providing access to health services are vital to the region's economic prosperity.

Policing gender-based violence

Population growth, urbanization, increasing water pollution, the over-abstraction of groundwater, water-related disasters, and climate change all dangers.

NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR – ADB reconfirms its commitment to Myanmar’s development, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today in a meeting with Myanmar President U Thein Sein.

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This paper recommends the establishment and administration of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) Fund to (i) support the development of proactive IDRM measures on a regional basis within developing member countries (DMCs) in Southeast Asia; and (ii) enter into the channel financing arrangement with the Government of Canada in relation to its grant contribution to the fund.

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This policy brief presents findings from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLSMS) 2005–06, and the Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire (CWIQ) Survey 2006–07 (Federal Bureau of Statistics 2006 and 2007). The PSLSMS 2005–06 is a nationally representative household survey of 15,453 households, while the CWIQ 2006–07 survey sample include 73,953 households.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $212 million to continue a project to improve water services delivery to more than three million people, including 94,000 households that will receive piped water for the first time in six cities and provinces of Viet Nam.

“Clean water is crucial to development,” said Amy Leung, Director Urban and Water Division in ADB’s Southeast Asia department. “The government recognizes that access to clean water can support local economic development and improve the quality of life and health of people.”

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of Japan will provide support to help thousands of small scale landholders in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao establish agribusinesses, as part of initiatives to bring peace and stability to the area through economic development.