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To tackle COVID-19, a united ASEAN must deliver urgently

- By Lan Mercado, Regional Director, Oxfam in AsiaThe number of active COVID-19 patients in ASEAN passed 10,000 at the beginning of this week. As a collective, ASEAN represents nearly 650 million…

Leaving no one behind

Government relief efforts for COVID-19 affected workers need to target the most vulnerable to shocks- Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director, Oxfam in VietnamOn April 2, the Vietnamese Government…

Realising women’s rights towards gender equality, why is progress so slow?

- By Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Oxfam in Vietnam country directorAccording to the Global Gender Gap report 2018, which benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity on a scale from 0 (…

Developing renewable energy in Vietnam through the lens of equality and sustainability

While Vietnam is facing many challenges in producing electricity, renewable energy is emerging as the tipping point for advancing development that is inclusive and sustainable in the country. Babeth…

The women’s face of inequality

Nếu tất cả công việc chăm sóc do phụ nữ đang thực hiện không lương trên toàn cầu được chuyển cho một công ty đảm nhận thì công ty này sẽ có doanh thu hàng năm là 10 ngàn tỉ đô la - gấp 43 lần doanh…

Inclusive Business: The Future of ASEAN

We, the people of ASEAN, our leaders, governments, businesses, and activists, want an Asia that works for all of us.Le Luong Minh, the former Secretary-General of ASEAN said that they wanted to…

Gender equality: The competitive edge of business

As regional business leaders convene in Hanoi next week (11-13 September 2018) for the World Economic Forum on ASEAN, they have an opportunity to learn from Vietnam’s successes and shortcomings on…

Farmers are also innovators

Le Thi Anh, a vegetable and chicken farmer in Vietnam, proves once again that we need to help local farmers share their innovative ideas, because they are usually the best ones.I want to tell you…