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COVID-19 policy responses for those small enough to fail
By Youth Co:Lab and UNDP COVID Response Team for Asia-Pacific COVID-19 is here to stay. Globally distributed, highly infectious, with a...
Youth Co:Lab
Apr 9, 20205 min read
Young entrepreneurs explain how COVID-19 is affecting their businesses
By Youth Co:Lab Co-led by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab establishes a common agenda for Asia-Pacific countries to support...
Youth Co:Lab
Mar 31, 20204 min read
Three Youth Co:Lab Startups Selected to Join Prestigious Business Call to Action Platform
By Youth Co:Lab We are delighted to announce that three Youth Co:Lab startups - Daastan, DeafTawk and iFarmer - have been selected to...
Youth Co:Lab
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Indigenous youth in Asia Pacific find strength in unity
By David Young BANGKOK, Thailand – After seeing a family member get into a fight over a sack of rice, Jal Mustari knew he had to do...
Youth Co:Lab
Feb 21, 20204 min read
Youth employment: why business as usual won’t cut it
By Ellie Horrocks and Tshering Wangmo Tackling youth unemployment and reshaping the future of work is one of the most urgent challenges...
Youth Co:Lab
Feb 20, 20207 min read
Indigenous peoples as stewards of sustainable development.
By Youth Co:Lab As the threats of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity grow, it is becoming increasingly clear that we have...
Youth Co:Lab
Jan 16, 20205 min read
Five qualities of any successful entrepreneur
By Youth Co:Lab What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? While most people would answer “starting a business”, there is a lot more to...
Youth Co:Lab
Jan 10, 20202 min read
Unleash 700 million youth-led solutions for Asia-Pacific’s wicked problems
by Beniam Gebrezghi Beniam Gebrezghi, Programme Specialist, Civil Society and Youth, UNDP Regional Hub in Bangkok Would you agree if I...
Youth Co:Lab
Dec 10, 20197 min read
Promoting gender equality through sexuality education in China .
by Kefan Yang Kefan Yang is a youth activist campaigning for gender equality and the rights of ethnic minorities and people living with...
Youth Co:Lab
Nov 30, 20196 min read
Asia's young entrepreneurs need help with the hustle.
By Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations, and director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the United...
Youth Co:Lab
Nov 23, 20193 min read
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