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The pandemic has called attention to the health and financial well-being of older persons.
Lessons from the Republic of Korea’s basic skills guarantee policy show how adaptive testing and guidance can ensure learning continuity amid COVID-19.
A Korean research project finds the complex partial box girder method as an economically feasible alternative to steel box girders.
A Singapore study shows career breaks to care for family hold back not only a woman’s rise in the corporate ladder but also affect her retirement savings.
In the Philippines, targeted cash grants to help poor students finish high school could double their potential income and lift them out of chronic poverty.
Consultations with stakeholders helped create a well-rounded sustainable and consumption action plan with broad support.
As energy prices surge, air quality solutions that make hospitals safer and more efficient can be the best option for governments and patients.
Policy responses to population aging should promote economic growth, higher productivity, and higher income for workers.
Public finance, blue bonds, and marine protection tools can reduce risk and mobilize private capital.
There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.