VIENTIANE CAPITAL, Lao PDR, January 13, 2026 — The Lao Women’s Union (LWU), represented by the Cabinet Office, and The Asia Foundation in Lao PDR (TAF) reaffirmed their long-standing partnership with…
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao…
Drawing on The Asia Foundation’s Practical Guide to Political Economy Analysis and produced under the AMPLIFY program, this report applies a political economy lens to Women, Peace and Security (WPS)…
The conditions on the ground On March 28, a violent 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar, followed by a 5.5 magnitude aftershock. The humanitarian situation is dire, with casualty figures still…
Michi Emma was in her final year of engineering school when the military coup in Myanmar turned her life upside down. “I realized I needed to do something impactful, so…
On 19 February, The Asia Foundation (TAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambodia’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs Cambodia to support the development of the National Action Plan on…
Armed conflicts and human security threats disproportionately impact women, which is why women worldwide are leading movements for peace and the safety and well-being of their communities. The Asia Foundation…
A school in South Papua, Indonesia, is breaking the cycle of violence against women and empowering them to reclaim their voices in their communities.
AMPLIFY, a five-year Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiative launched in April by The Asia Foundation with support from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to address the…