Family cash allowances regarding dependent children (up to age 15+) do not exist in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, the Philippines and Viet Nam. Similarly, many Asian countries do not have legislation that provides for regular payment of unemployment benefits, but severance payment provisions exist in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Overall, it seems that in South Asia and the Pacific social protection systems are still at a relatively early stage of development in contrast to Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia, Thailand and the OECD countries in the region (Table 2.1).