Project profile — Strengthening Knowledge of Development Issues in Southeast Asia - Phase II - Component 1

• Far East Asia, regional (100.00%)

• Basic Health: Basic health care (12220) (20.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General: Human rights (15160) (40.00%)
• Business And Other Services: Business support services and institutions (25010) (10.00%)
• Agriculture: Agricultural policy and administrative management (31110) (5.00%)
• Trade Policy And Regulations And Trade-Related Adjustment: Trade policy and administrative management (33110) (10.00%)
• General Environmental Protection: Environmental policy and administrative management (41010) (10.00%)
• Unallocated/ Unspecified: Sectors not specified (99810) (5.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project acts as a mechanism to support and strengthen knowledge and analysis of relevant development issues, key program priorities, and development needs and strategies in coordination and collaboration with current and potential partners.

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Results achieved as of June 2011 include: Funding was contributed to the 6th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) People’s Assembly (APA) to strengthen knowledge and analysis of development issues in Southeast Asia. Following the Assembly, participants showed increased capacity to address issues, problems, challenges, and threats identified during the APA; ASEAN officials provided access to proceedings and materials; and public awareness of the APA as a process of engaging civil society and other sectors in ASEAN activities had increased. In addition, the project provided funding to the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Secretariat for a media training program in Vietnam to increase the ability of the Vietnamese APEC Secretariat spokespeople to successfully interact with media and officials from the 21 APEC countries.

• Proactive disclosure
• Related activities:
• Strengthening Knowledge of Development Issues in Southeast Asia - Phase II - Component 2
• Strengthening Knowledge of Development Issues in Southeast Asia - Phase II - Component 3