thefinancialexpress (02.10.2016) Speakers at a discussion on Sunday underscored the need for making the existing social protection programmes more climate sensitive by taking community-based adaptive social protection schemes to address poverty and cope with the aftermath of any disaster

Asian Development Bank (07.11.2016) Many countries in Asia and the Pacific need to expand their social protection programs to ensure adequate coverage for most of their populations, according to two Asian Development Bank (ADB) reports released today. 

HelpAge International - How does growing older affect a person’s income security in Asia? This question is becoming increasingly urgent in the context of rapid population ageing in the region, yet little has been done to answer it

Jordan Times (29.03.2017) Despite plans implemented to provide support to refugees and host communities, the national social protection strategies of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region lack food security as a core component, according to a recent report.

Asian Development Bank (dec 2016) Asia’s growing labor force needs innovative solutions to reduce risks and ensure social protection of workers in vulnerable employment with informal arrangements.

devex.com (22.08.2016) When it comes to financing social protection programs, taxes are seen as a major resource. This can be problematic in countries where tax evasion and tax avoidance by individuals and companies are rampant, such as the Philippines.

thehansindia (19.09.2016) At the HelpAge Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2016 on Economic Implications of Ageing, recently held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, good practice examples of how some countries were responding to their rapid population ageing were shared.

voanews.com (30.09.2016) Asian countries have leveraged their young populations to produce massive economic gains in recent decades, but their citizens are growing older, posing new challenges for governments.

HelpAge International - How does growing older affect a person’s income security in Asia? This question is becoming increasingly urgent in the context of rapid population ageing in the region, yet little has been done to answer it

blogs.adb.org (10.08.2016) In recent decades, there has been a growing recognition across Asia of the need for greater investment in national social protection systems, in particular those financed from general taxation. Yet, across most Asian countries investment in social protection is still low.