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News
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Governments meeting this week at a United Nations forum are considering new ways of assessing public debt sustainability and scaling up sustainable finance against a backdrop of the need to increase…Press Release -
26Oct2023UN forum to urge Asia and the Pacific to review fiscal space to scale up green transition
Amidst weak economic growth prospects, high inflation and elevated interest rates, a UN regional gathering is bringing ministers, policymakers and experts to assess the effects of investments in the…Media Advisory -
23Oct2023UN forum underscores need for collaborative action to ensure crisis resilient urban futures
The Eighth Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-8) opened today with a resounding call for local and national governments to increase political will and commitment as well as engage with stakeholders at…News -
The path to a sustainable future for Asia and the Pacific runs through its cities -- economic, social and cultural centres for nearly 2.5 billion people and home to the world's largest urban…Media Advisory -
25Jul2023A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study
The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its hard-won development gains from the socioeconomic impacts of climate change, according to the latest report by…Press Release -
Nowhere is the escalating threat of climate change-induced disasters greater than in Asia and the Pacific. The impact and magnitude of disasters, over the past decade, indicate that climate change is…Media Advisory -
05Apr2023New UN report urges a significant shift in thinking about leveraging public debt for development gains
While the average government debt level in the Asia-Pacific region is at an 18-year high, this is not necessarily bad news, and it is time for a bold shift in thinking about public debt…Press Release -
Post-pandemic economic growth in developing Asian and Pacific countries weakened considerably in 2022 and is expected to remain weak in 2023. Not surprisingly, monetary tightening has gathered pace…Media Advisory -
27Feb2023Towards cleaner skies for all: Countries gather to tackle worsening air pollution in the Asia-Pacific region
Nearly 90 per cent of the population of the Asia-Pacific region regularly breathe air considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be unsafe. Globally, more than 7 million premature deaths…Media Advisory -
14Apr2022UN: “Great finance divide” amid COVID-19 poses major setback for sustainable development
The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and constrained their ability to…Press Release
