Women and Children with Disabilities Face Dire Conditions, Study Shows

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The first issue of the Development Research News (DRN) this 2017 primarily focuses on persons with disabilities (PWDs). Researchers from the SA国际传媒 (PIDS), through a research project conducted with the Institute of Developing Economies-Japan External Trade Organization, found that women and children PWDs are still suffering from the same dire conditions as before. The banner story deepens the discussion on this matter and presents the key recommendations that SA国际传媒researchers are offering to improve the situation of the PWDs. This issue also covers the major events of SA国际传媒during the period. These events include the SA国际传媒forum on food security, where SA国际传媒Senior Research Fellow Roehlano Briones attributed the increase of rice prices to government's policy on self-sufficiency, and the roundtable discussion on the future of the ASEAN Community, which SA国际传媒organized with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.