Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Myanmar
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COVID-19 impact on local agri-food systems in Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines: findings from a rapid assessment
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent enforcement of mobility restrictions have created bottlenecks in the agri-food system. When the food supply chain is disrupted, economic loss occurs, putting rural
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Covid-19 one year later: public perceptions about pandemics and their links to nature
People in the US, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar strongly support government action to prevent future pandemics. This survey comes as a larger, more in-depth follow-up to one conducted at the beginning
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Covid-19 one year later: public perceptions about pandemics and their links to nature
People in the US, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar strongly support government action to prevent future pandemics. This survey comes as a larger, more in-depth follow-up to one conducted at the beginning
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COVID-19, Coup d'Etat and Poverty: compounding negative shocks and their impact on human development in Myanmar
Myanmar, a least developed country, has made significant achievements in poverty reduction over the last decade. Despite such achievements, analyses of available data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic show
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Myanmar: analysis of the economic fallout and food insecurity in wake of the takeover
Prior to 1 February 2021, 2.8 million people were considered food insecure in Myanmar. WFP estimates that 1.5 to 3.4 million additional people could be at risk of food insecurity and in need of assistance
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Consumer immobility predicts both macroeconomic contractions and household poverty during COVID-19
Amid extreme uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, economic policymakers have struggled to respond to rapidly changing circumstances with appropriate speed and scale. One policy obstacle is the dearth
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Future of Consumption in Fast-Growth Consumer Markets: ASEAN
<p>This report sheds light on one of the fastest-growing economic regions in the world - ASEAN. ASEAN is expected to become the world’s fourth-largest economy and the third most populous by 20230.
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Problem-driven diagnostics: the case for financial bottleneck analysis
<p>In recent years there has been an increasing drive for public financial management (PFM) to transcend its traditional role of financial control and function to a greater extent as an enabler of service
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COVID-19: Stay up-to-date with the latest on UNOPS support to response efforts
<p>The impacts of this rapidly evolving health pandemic are now being felt in every corner of the world. UNOPS is working closely with the UN family, governments and other partners to support mitigation