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ADB Launches Training for Timor-Leste Prosecutors on Gender-Based Violence Case Handling
In partnership with the Timor-Leste Superior Council of Public Prosecutors, ADB launched the first series of customized trainings for Timor-Leste prosecutors on gender sensitization and effective handling of gender-based violence (GBV) cases on 14 August 2023.
ADB Presents at World Law Congress on Environmental and Climate Change Rule of Law
ADB shares transformative work on environmental and climate change rule of law at the World Law Congress organized by the World Jurist Association.
ADB Spearheads the Model Forest Act Initiative
On 17-18 2023 July in New York, ADB convened the launch of the Model Forest Act Initiative (MoFAI) with the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, UN Environment Programme, UN Forum on Forests, UN Development Programme and the World Bank.
ADB, UN Member States, and Partners Discussed Legal Innovations for Scaling Up Climate Action at UNCITRAL Colloquium
On 12 July 2023, General Counsel Thomas Clark addressed UN member states, representatives from international organizations and the international legal community at the UNCITRAL Colloquium on Climate Change and the Law of International Trade which explored the private international law aspects of climate change
ADB launches Technical Assistance on International Trade and Investment Agreements in Uzbekistan
ADB conducts stakeholder consultations and policy dialogue on international trade and investment agreements.
Stakeholder Consultation on Cambodia E-Commerce Code of Conduct
The Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with Cambodia's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and DFDL Law, conducted a two-day stakeholders’ consultation workshop on the draft prakas on the Code of Conduct on the Intermediaries and E-Commerce Service Providers (prakas) pursuant to Cambodia’s Law on E-Commerce.
ADB Engages in Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Forests and Protected Areas Law and Science
On 27-29 April 2023 in Kathmandu, ADB convened the first-of-its-kind Regional Symposium on Forest and Protected Areas Legislation and Jurisprudence: Bridging Law and Science which brought together judges, lawyers, policy makers, legislators, enforcement agencies, civil society, scientists and forestry experts to discuss forest protection and sustainable forest management based on a whole-of-the-planet approach and underpinned by science and technology.
ADB Highlighted Vital Role of Blended Finance in Mobilizing Climate Capital at Sustainable Finance Summit
General Counsel Thomas Clark, on 6 April, addressed the IIF’s Transitional Finance Workshop and Sustainable Finance Summit in Tokyo. GC Clark stressed the need to deploy public sector funds to leverage the significant amounts of private capital required to achieve net zero in Asia and the Pacific.
ADB General Counsel Clark Meets with the Hon. Chief Justice of India, Discusses ADB’s Law and Policy Reform Program
On 2 March 2023, the Hon. Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, recently appointed as India’s 50th Chief Justice, met with General Counsel Thomas Clark during his visit to New Delhi.
ADB Wins Outstanding Industry Collaboration Award from the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia
ADB won the Outstanding Industry Collaboration Award given by the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) in Kuala Lumpur. The award recognizes ADB's efforts to provide financial services to all segments of the population and strengthen the capacity of Philippine regulation and private sector participants.