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The lessons learned by the Asian Development Bank, which was one of the last organizations to leave Afghanistan[1] in 1980 and one of the first to return in 2002.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
Human, animal, plant, and ecological health challenges are all interconnected; solutions should be too.
Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
How to make it work: skills training, civic engagement and forums that help young people become active in society.
Public spaces help revitalize a city’s environment, culture, tourism, and economy.
Accelerating universal access to water and sanitation is critical to preventing and managing future health crises.
The principle of reciprocity in multilateral trade negotiations can unlock benefits to developing countries.
Governments must have a strategy that looks at SMEs at the enterprise level to help them survive in the new normal.
Response, recovery, and adaptation measures ensure the safety of commuters and make transport systems resilient to COVID-19 and future disasters.