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New regional UN report sounds alarm on widening disparities and increased vulnerabilities amid the pandemic
The report finds that average progress in the region disproportionately excludes some groups with distinct demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Those furthest behind, including women, persons with disabilities, rural populations and poorer households, are also facing increased vulnerabilities.
United Nations ESCAP Supports Cambodia's Key Financial Literacy Campaign for Women and Families
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has partnered with the National Bank of Cambodia and Good Return to launch the Let's Talk Money: Little by Little, a new financial literacy campaign aimed at fostering financial inclusion and reducing over-indebtedness among low-income households and vulnerable communities in Cambodia.
Interlinked Crises Erasing Hard-won Gains for Gender Equality in Region
The aggravating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on existing inequalities, coupled with the effects of the climate crises and disasters in the region, is erasing many hard-fought gains made towards gender equality.
