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News
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02Nov2023UN forum opens with a resounding call to reinforce 2030 Agenda in North and Central Asia
The Seventh North and Central Asia Multistakeholder Forum on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals opened today with high-level officials and representatives from various stakeholder…Press Release -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Cooling services account for 45 per cent of electricity use nationally. Heat stress in Cambodia leads to an annual GDP loss of at least US$1.12 billion. Sustainable cooling is key to protect…News -
01Dec2022Regional forum spotlights innovative and inclusive business opportunities for low-income farmers
Agricultural activities are essential for our economies and well-being. Yet farmers are amongst the most vulnerable groups in our societies, with limited income opportunities and activity volatile to…News -
16Nov2022UN forum looks to support Central Asian economies buffeted by continued pandemic and geopolitical crisis
Representatives of Central Asian countries are in Kazakhstan this week to discuss how to work closely together to grow their economies, which have been buffeted by the continued COVID-19 pandemic and…Press Release -
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
