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News
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19May2023Asia-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 -
08May2023Asia 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 -
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 -
27Mar2023Regional 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 -
22Feb2023Regional UN forum says “investing for impact” ensures benefits of growth reach everyone everywhere equally
As one of the leading destinations and sources of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) globally since 2020, the Asia-Pacific region has the potential to use this financing to further scale up sustainable…Press Release -
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is convening top policymakers, business leaders and other key stakeholders from across the region next week to…Media Advisory -
15Dec2022More countries join UN treaty to advance cross-border paperless trade in Asia and the Pacific
The COVID-19 pandemic not only had huge disruptions on international trade and supply chains, it also underscored the importance of digital technology and of finding new ways of doing business…News -
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed critical cracks in health sector investments in Asia and the Pacific, with the sectorâs foreign direct investments (FDI) dropping by 45 per cent from 2019…Press Release
