Korea
November 7, 2023Our office in Seoul tackles key development issues in Korea and the region, including inclusive growth, gender equality, and climate action in partnership with South Korean government agencies, the private sector, and civil society. Our Korea office also facilitates international relations and regional cooperation activities in Northeast Asia.
Women’s Business Center Infographic
November 3, 2023Our Women’s Economic Empowerment project in Mongolia addresses a critical demand from women entrepreneurs to receive business support and development services in an enabling environment that fosters women’s entrepreneurship and supports small and medium businesses as one of the project’s pathways to enhance women’s leadership in the Mongolian economy. The major challenges faced by women entrepreneurs that limit their opportunities…
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Pacific Islands
November 1, 2023In the Pacific Islands, The Asia Foundation focuses on supporting Pacific solutions to Pacific challenges. Our programs address priorities by advancing women’s leadership on climate action and disaster management, strengthening regionalism and resilience, countering trafficking in persons, and laying the groundwork for the future of work, including digital literacy and economic opportunities.
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Pakistan
November 1, 2023In Pakistan, The Asia Foundation strengthens government and non-government institutions, promotes gender-inclusive programming, and improves citizen-state relations, access to justice, and human rights. We strengthen Pakistan’s civil society organizations and are a key partner in promoting the rule of law, sustainable development, and STEM sectors via programs that enhance access to technology, future skills, and finance.
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Bangladesh
November 1, 2023Over the past 70 years, The Asia Foundation has worked with the government, civil society, community, religious leaders, and the private sector in Bangladesh. Together with our partners, we work to tackle community challenges, build leadership capacity that reflects the country’s diversity, and facilitate broad-based participation in the country’s development.
What a Clean Energy Future Demands: A Massive Shift in Critical Minerals and Global Supply Chains
October 23, 2023Several areas of potential cooperation between the Republic of Korea (ROK), Australia, and the United States need timely attention. These include enhancing collaboration in the security, defense, and diplomatic domains and building new and deeper ties in energy cooperation, critical minerals, and supply chains. Economic and trade cooperation between the ROK, Australia, and the United States will do more than…
Updates from Washington, DC: October 2023 Newsletter
October 22, 2023Welcome to The Asia Foundation’s Washington, D.C. October newsletter. This issue features the event recordings from a recent event on coalition building across Asia and a virtual report launch on critical minerals and global supply chains, an InAsia podcast episode about the Foundation’s programming in Indonesia, InAsia blog posts about care imperatives for APEC economies and digital rights in Asia…
India
October 11, 2023The Asia Foundation supports India’s development, economic growth, and it’s engagement in regional and global affairs. The Foundation works with civil society organizations, government agencies, and the private sector to support inclusive economic growth, women’s empowerment, environmental resilience, and international cooperation.
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Sri Lanka
October 10, 2023In Sri Lanka, The Asia Foundation is a trusted link between civil society and government and is valued for our work promoting inclusive subnational governance, improving access to justice, advancing gender equality, facilitating effective alternative dispute resolution, supporting the well-being of communities, fostering social cohesion and community dialogue, and strengthening civil society.
Governing at the Margins: A Patchwork of Policies and Practices in the Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh
October 3, 2023Following the mass forced displacement of the Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh beginning in August 2017, a vast humanitarian response was mobilized to provide shelter and aid to refugees in the southeast region of Cox’s Bazar. Despite not being a signatory to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, Bangladesh continues to host…
