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Asia Pacific
Prioritize Development Financing Needs Over Political Interests, Says UN ESCAP Survey
Income inequality is also likely to widen in the region, as the value of national minimum wages, adjusted for inflation, has declined in several...
Asia Pacific
SDGs in Asia – Mind the Widening Gap
Asia Pacific now seriously lagging on all 17 SDGs. The region is reversing on climate action, stagnant on clean energy and the UN lacks...
Accountability
Social Contract Needed to Lift Asia-Pacific Workforce Out of Poverty: UNESCAP
Denied decent work opportunities and highly vulnerable to systemic shocks such as pandemics or economic downturns, workers in Asia and the Pacific are under...
Asia Pacific
Post Pandemic Asia Pacific Lags on Climate SDGs – UN ESCAP Report
At the present rate of progress, the Asia Pacific region may meet 2030 SDGs only in 2065, the report says, calling for stepping up...
Asia Pacific
ESCAP’s ‘Build Forward Fairer’ Report, Urges New Social Contract for Asia and Pacific
ESCAP's new survey says that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other global shocks must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”,...
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In Bangladesh, Nipah Virus Keeps the Health System on its Toes
There’s no cure and no vaccine for the Nipah Virus – and so far this year, both confirmed cases...
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Debt Swaps Could Release $100 Billion for Climate Action
If a country and its creditors agree to a swap, a portion of that nation’s debt can be written...
Sri Lanka: Unlawful Use of Weapons in Policing of Protests, Says Amnesty
During 2022 and 2023, Sri Lankans called for accountability for the prolonged economic crisis, corruption and human rights violations,...
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In Bangladesh, Nipah Virus Keeps the Health System on its Toes
There’s no cure and no vaccine for the Nipah...
Debt Swaps Could Release $100 Billion for Climate Action
If a country and its creditors agree to a...
