On June 17, The Asia Foundation will honor His Excellency U Thura Shwe Mann, speaker of the lower house of Myanmar’s parliament, at Foundation headquarters for a special breakfast hosted by President David Arnold and the Pacific Council on International Policy. Read about the recent MOU marking the Foundation’s expansion of programs to support Myanmar’s democratic transition and plans to reestablish a resident office in the country.
Political instability, a decade-long civil war, and extreme poverty have for the most part overshadowed the issue of gender violence. The past year saw a marked increase in political will when Nepal’s prime minister declared 2010 as the year to combat GBV. Photo by Jon Jamieson.
