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News
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28Jul2023
ASEAN forum emphasizes valuing and investing in the care economy as key to advancing gender equality
Women and girls in Asia and the Pacific spend a disproportionate amount of time on unpaid care and domestic work â four times more than men. This gendered division of labour limits their…News -
The convergence of multiple global crises has dialed back much hard-earned progress and sounded the alarm for urgent accelerated action to get the Asia-Pacific region back on track to achieve the 17…Media Advisory
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19May2023
Asia-Pacific countries adopt 10 UN resolutions reaffirming commitments to protect the planet and its people
Governments from across Asia and the Pacific today endorsed a UN resolution to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact. They re-committed to immediately curb greenhouse gas…Press Release -
Heads of State and government, ministers as well as representatives from business, academia, civil society and youth will convene next week at the 79th session of the Economic and Social Commission…Media Advisory
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08May2023
Asia and the Pacific unprepared to face climate-induced catastrophes, warns new UN study
Most countries in Asia and the Pacific are insufficiently prepared to face extreme weather events and natural disasters, which are growing in intensity and frequency due in part to climate change,…Press Release -
The National Consultation on Readiness to Implement Action Plan to Strengthen Regional Cooperation on Social Protection in the Maldives was launched in Maldives jointly by the United Nations Economic…News
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27Mar2023
Regional UN forum urges countries to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals amidst compounding crises
Never before have development gains in Asia and the Pacific been at such risk of being swept away by overlapping and intensifying crises. The Tenth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development …Press Release -
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Climate Action Team at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (EOSG/CAT) and the…Press Release
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08Dec2022
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ESCAP launches new study on inclusion
A new ESCAP report shows that the Asia-Pacific region still has a way to go to âMake the right realâ for persons with disabilities. The study, âA Three-Decade Journey towards Inclusion:…News -
Today, ESCAP, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Government of Canada launched the Policymakersâ Toolkit âStrengthening Women's Entrepreneurship in National Micro, Small…News