This week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President David Arnold signed an MOU marking the Foundation’s expansion of programs to support Myanmar’s democratic transition and plans to re-establish a resident office in the country. The Foundation also announced the appointment of Dr. Kim Ninh, who is currently country representative in Vietnam, as the new representative in Myanmar. Read more.
Often, when women’s voices are absent in decisionmaking, basic human development needs tend to get short shrift. But that is starting to change in Indonesia – over the last five years, the percentage of women participating in policy and budget planning meetings in Sulawesi nearly doubled.
