Social protection in the age of megatrends

Social protection systems are essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, social protection is insufficient across Asia and the Pacific, and the region is at risk from megatrends: climate change, demographic shifts and digitalization. Tens of millions of people have been pushed into extreme poverty since COVID-19,...

Welcoming Gen-z into the workforce

Gen-z, the generation born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, is becoming increasingly influential in Bangladesh and globally. With around 26 per cent of the world's population belonging to this group, they are gradually taking over the labour market as Baby Boomers retire. By 2030, Gen-z is expected to...