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Singapore has built a community space dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities in society by providing them with training and employment opportunities, while ensuring that it is an inclusive space that promotes interaction among people of all abilities.
Despite extensive aid, countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations are generally failing to significantly improve the lives of their people. New thinking is needed.
To ensure water security, Singapore has diversified water supply over the last five decades and actively promoted water conservation.
With the Integrated Water Resources Management approach, sustaining water resources is a collaborative effort in Bhutan.
Digital finance promises to be an effective means of reaching the unbanked, but its use must be accompanied by consumer information and education.
Increasing private sector participation in training can help build employer confidence and prepare graduates for the job market.
Increased availability of data and computing power have made it possible to set parameters beforehand that will trigger insurance coverage for a variety of risks.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.
In the Republic of Korea, financial firms need to enhance the convenience of mobile services and ensure universal accessibility.