Governance & Peace-Building Annual Report 2015

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Governance & Peace-Building Annual Report 2015

October 24, 2016

Over the last few decades, countries in Asia-Pacific have made tremendous economic progress and witnessed social transformation. The proportion of the population living in extreme poverty decreased from 50 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2012. Despite this, the region is home to about two-thirds of the world’s poorest people. Inequality and disparities in access to services continue to rise. Gender based discrimination remains high and women’ political participation in the region is less than the global average.

Weak governance is at the core of rising inequality and unequal development in a number of countries in the region. Failure to meet the growing demand for greater public participation in decision-making processes has resulted in social disruption and political unrest with negative impacts on growth and development.

The Governance and Peace-building team at the Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH) works towards strengthening political-democratic processes and governance systems that take into account voices and rights of all people for equitable and sustainable development. It also spearheads regional initiatives to address the complex governance challenges in the region, including on sensitive issues such as political participation and access to services for indigenous peoples, and marginalized groups, including sexual and gender minorities.

This annual report provides a glimpse into the complexity of the issues at hand, and the hard work and dedication of the team behind some of the achievements of the Governance and Peacebuilding team at the Bangkok Regional Hub in 2015.

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Regions and Countries