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Ministers, government officials, persons with disabilities, civil society and private sector allies from across Asia and the Pacific will gather in Jakarta next week to chart a new path for the over…

Rising inequalities in outcomes and opportunities are direct threats to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Without the necessary tools to guide evidence-based policies…

Next week, from 10 to 12 March, the Asia-Pacific region will review the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted by UN Member States in 2018 – a framework and a call for…

Heads of State, senior government officials and other stakeholders from 62 countries will convene this week to coordinate stronger regional responses in addressing the significant socio-economic…

There is overwhelming evidence that the Asia-Pacific region needs to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and substantially reverse current negative trends, especially those…

Regional Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2020 2020 is a pivotal year for advancing gender equality worldwide as the global community takes stock of the progress made for women’s…

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its 75th session in Bangkok today, with global and regional leaders calling for greater empowerment and…

Policy makers, practitioners and researchers from 13 countries across the region wrapped up a four-day training in Cambodia today underscoring the need for appropriate agricultural machinery to…

Senior government officials, United Nations representatives and civil society from across Asia and the Pacific gathered in Bangkok on Monday for the start of the Midterm Review of the Asian and…