East Asia and the Pacific
Apr 10, 2021
Myanmar’s Economy Is in a Free Fall, With Empty Factories, Closed Banks, Failing InternetGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/myanmars-economy-is-in-a-free-fall-with-empty-factories-closed-banks-failing-internet-11618059258?mod=world_major_1_pos1Apr 09, 2021
The Philippines’ drug war is putting more pregnant women behind bars. What happens to their children?Global NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/06/women-jail-births-philippines-duterte/?itid=sf_worldApr 09, 2021
My unusual week with Myanmar’s violent, paranoid military juntaGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/myanmar-coup-military-protests/2021/04/09/acbb02f2-9791-11eb-8f0a-3384cf4fb399_story.htmlApr 08, 2021
Eleven killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with handmade guns, firebombs – mediaGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-new/eleven-killed-as-myanmar-protesters-fight-troops-with-handmade-guns-firebombs-media-idUSKBN2BV1ROApr 05, 2021
Japan Calls on China to Improve Conditions for Uyghurs, Hong KongGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-calls-on-china-to-improve-conditions-for-uyghurs-hong-kong-11617629893Apr 04, 2021
‘She Just Fell Down. And She Died.’Global NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/04/world/asia/myanmar-coup-deaths-children.htmlApr 01, 2021
Myanmar orders wireless internet shutdown until further notice: telecoms sourcesGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-internet/myanmar-orders-wireless-internet-shutdown-until-further-notice-telecoms-sources-idUSKBN2BO5H2Apr 01, 2021
Myanmar aid workers arrested, intimidated, hurt, Red Cross saysGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-aid/myanmar-aid-workers-arrested-intimidated-hurt-red-cross-says-idUSKBN2BO45QMar 29, 2021
An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.Global NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/world/asia/china-us-russia.htmlMar 29, 2021
China’s propaganda machine kicks into high gear over Xinjiang criticismGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-xinjiang-boycott-propaganda/2021/03/29/0e845244-904f-11eb-aadc-af78701a30ca_story.htmlFeatured Publications
2021
In Brief: Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social JusticeUN Women
https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2021/brief-plan-for-equal-en.pdf?la=en&vs=4300Sep 25, 2020
Access to justice and the COVID-19 pandemicOECD
https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=136_136486-rcd8m6dvng&title=Access-to-justice-and-the-COVID-19-pandemic&_ga=2.172033184.2029195142.1626275178-1139618518.1626100939July 2020
Use of New Technologies for Consistent and Proactive Screening of Vulnerable PopulationsVulnerable PopulationsUnited Nations University Institute in Macau
https://i.unu.edu/media/cs.unu.edu/page/4740/AppriseReport_FINAL.pdf