Over a billion people in Asia and the Pacific lack adequate sanitation. This publication shows how adopting a human rights-based approach (HRBA) can help achieve equitable access to water and sanitation to create a healthy environment for all. Drawing on examples from countries including Cambodia and Indonesia, the publication shows how an HRBA can be …
This report consolidates the 5th and 6th periodic submissions1of the Philippines relative to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which it ratified on 21 August 1990. The State’s Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) spearheaded the preparation of this combined report pursuant to Administrative Order No. …
The study identifies several large metropolitan areas not officially recognized, and different spatial extents for the three officially designated metropolitan areas prior to the pandemic. The largest metropolitan areas grew faster than urban areas and the country as a whole. Metropolitan areas contracted or fragmented under strict mobility restrictions but rebounded swiftly as restrictions eased. …
