Social development

Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Working Group on Health Cooperation will convene its first meeting in Luang Prabang, Lao on December 13-14.For more information, please visit here ...

Youth Summit will be held on the 4-5 December 2017 in Washington DC and livestreamed globally. This year’s Youth Summit will seek to provide youth with a forum to voice their concerns, share their ideas and learn from one another while discussing the challenges and opportunities created by ...

The first Digital Naturalism Conference will be held in Koh Lon, Thailand between May 26 – July 8, 2018. With topics such as art, technology, field biology, and design, the conference is expected to attract a diverse group of professionals from around the world.For more information and registration, ...

The Asian Development Bank will hold forum on regional health impact assessment consultation on special economic zones at Centara Grand Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand on 28 November 2017.DescriptionThe objective of the consultation is to share member countries’ experiences as it relates to health impact assessment (HIA) and special ...

2018 PROGRAM DATESThe 2018 program will be conducted in South Korea, Sri Lanka, and USA (San Francisco, New York, and Washington DC) with a flexible small grant award of US $5,000 provided.November 20, 2017 (Monday, 11:59pm PST): Application deadlineJanuary 2018: Selection finalizedApril 14 – 29, 2018: South Korea ...

Myanmar will be hosting the eighth meeting on indigenous medicine in the Greater Mekong Basin in the coming week, according to a senior health ministry official.The meeting will be held in Yangon and an exhibit on indigenous medicine and related products in the Greater Mekong ...

The overall indicative amount made available is EUR 25 000 000 (5 000 000 EUR for each lot).The specific objectives of this year’s call are to support civil society and human rights defenders working outside the EU in five key areas of human rights corresponding ...

In line with Thailand’s commitment to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and international human rights treaties, Thai Extraterritorial Obligation-Watch Working Group calls on the Thai government to implement robust mechanisms to ensure that state and non-state Thai enterprises act with transparency and ...

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has announced the names of the two laureates for the 2017 edition of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. An International Jury recommended the two laureates for their innovative and sustainable projects in advancing girls’ and women’s education. Read the ...

Mekong ICT Camp 2017 Seed Grant is a small grant aimed to support pilot project prototypes on Social Innovation for development. The support is USD3,000 per project. This year, the seed grant will be awarded for the 5 best prototypes (one for each country in ...