AsiaDHRRA plans the future directions of RAI programming with FAO
Quezon City (via Zoom) – AsiaDHRRA Responsible Agricultural Investment Team meet with FAO (Rome) Team to discuss the future directions of RAI programming in the region, via Zoom meeting on 5 February 2021. The on-going cooperation on RAI, with focus on youth and gender, is being implemented in six (6) South East Asian Countries […]
AsiaDHRRA presents during the EU FPA Mid-Term Evaluation
Quezon City (via online) – AsiaDHRRA joined the “Restitution of the Mid-term Evaluation of the Framework Partnership Agreements (FPAs) and their corresponding specific grant agreement” on 29 January 2021. The event was a global and public presentation of the mid-term evaluation of the EU instrument called Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) done online (Cisco Webex Meetings). […]
AsiaDHRRA starts the year with the theme of Resilience and Hope
Quezon City (via Online) – AsiaDHRRA conducted its first-ever Operational Review and Planning, with the theme” “Enduring 2020 with resilience, uplifting 2021 with hope”, last 18 to 22 January 2021, via Zoom. The 5-day 2020 Operational Review, Part 1: Assessment and Reflection session, brought about deeper relationships among the secretariat members by understanding its core […]
CamboDHRRA promotes Youth in Agriculture
Cambodia – CamboDHRRA shares their RAI study promoting youth in agriculture in their publication, announced on 12 January 2021. CamboDHRRA is one of the implementers of the Responsible Agricultural Investment initiative of AsiaDHRRA and FAO. “This document is a major compilation, as a result of action practiced together in promoting youth participation in agriculture, including […]
AsiaDHRRA joins the first APSD meeting
Quezon City (via Online) – AsiaDHRRA joined the first Steering Committee of the APSD meeting on 13 January 2021, via Zoom. The meeting covered discussion on action plans for 2021 as well as the approval of APSD six (6) new members: Asia Center, ADRF, ARGO, IMCS Asia Pacific, TF-AMW, and YMCA Asia-Pacific. For the years […]
AsiaDHRRA together with select DHRRAS take on Regional Study of Child labor in Fishery and Aquaculture
Quezon City (via Zoom) – AsiaDHRRA convenes its DHRRAS for “Regional study on child labour in fishery and aquaculture value chains in Asia and its interlinking ages with migration” study, on 26 December 2020 via Zoom. The study is a new project cooperation with FAO and select national DHRRAs – Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. […]
Asiadhrra holds virtual 12th General Assembly
AsiaDHRRA is holding its 12th Generaly Assembly today. Originally planned to be conducted in Vietnam, the GA is being held virtually due to the Covid19 pandemic. VietDHRRA is hosting the event, with support from the Board and the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat.
This year’s GA takes stock of the milestones of the 2016-2020 Strategic Action Plan and will approve the 2021-25 Strategic Plan of AsiaDHRRA. It will also be a venue for AsiaDHRRA to reflect on the implications of the Covid19 pandemic on its rural development and poverty eradication programming in the region.
UN’s FAO strengthens partnership with leading civil society organization in Asia-Pacific to achieve food security, improved livelihoods and sustainable transformation of agriculture
23/09/2020 Bangkok/Quezon City – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today formalized its partnership with one of Asia’s leading civil society organizations working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote transformative, sustainable agriculture. The CSO, Asian Partnership for the Development of Human […]
DHRRA Malaysia speaks at the Inaugural Asia Virtual Conference & Access to Justice Exchange
Petaling Jaya (via Zoom)- DHRRA Malaysia speaks in the Inaugural Asia Pro Bono Virtual Conference & Access to Justice Exchange held on 24-28 September 2020. The theme of the Conference is: “Pro Bono in a Transitioning Environment”. The virtual event focused on many pro bono and access to justice issues and provided a platform to […]
AsiaDHRRA participates in the 5th International Conference on Climate Change
Cebu City (Via Zoom) – AsiaDHRRA participates in the 5th International Conference on Climate Change held last 24-25 September 2020 via Zoom, with a focus on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. The conference provided a venue to share and discuss various issues regarding climate change, as […]
