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3rd China-ASEAN Forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction 4th ASEAN+3 High-Level Seminar on Poverty Reduction and Asia-wide High-Level Regional Conference and Special Seminar on The Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Asia is currently affected by the world's most serious global economic slowdown since the 1930s. The causes and impacts are different from the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998 in several respects. The current crisis concerns not only the very poor (i.e. those living under the $1.25 poverty line) but more so the vulnerable poor, mostly educated youth in the export sectors (and backward industries and services). Impact channels are going through labor markets, migration and remittances, social budgets, social protection, gender. health, education and training, among others.

When 28-30 September 2009
Where Hanoi, Vietnam
Type Meeting
Regions and countries covered Asia, Viet Nam
Unit responsible ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Contact(s) Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, Email: bangkok@ilo.org, Tel:+66 2 288 2295
Subjects poverty, poverty alleviation, regional development

Objectives of the meeting


The conference will exchange information on how countries in the region adjust to address the social impact of the crisis. On a more systematic level, the conference will also discuss opportunities of the crisis to make social and economic development and growth in Asia more inclusive. Furthermore, a special seminar will discuss the impact of the crisis on the environments of the poor.

The event will come up with key policy recommendations for government action across the Asia and Pacific region, as well as recommendations on social policy for the next ASEAN Summit.

Link to ADB’s website: http://www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2009/Poverty-Social-Development/default.asp

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