Asia-Pacific moving in ‘wrong direction’ on some development targets, notes UN regional report
Jul 12, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, July 12(Just Earth News): Despite an impressive track record, the Asia-Pacific region will need to scale up development efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the target envisioned, the United Nations development arm for the region has said.
In 'wake-up call' to Asia-Pacific, UN report urges region to do more to achieve zero hunger by 2030
Dec 07, 2016, at 12:45 pm
New York, Dec 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday launched a report that outlines declining progress towards defeating hunger in Asia and the Pacific, noting that nearly one-in-three children suffer from stunting, and warning that to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by 2030, the region must redouble its efforts.
Asia-Pacific saw steady growth in 2016, but risks to financial stability remain – UN report
Dec 02, 2016, at 01:17 pm
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News): Issuing a year-end update to its flagship economic and social development report, the United Nations development arm for the Asia-Pacific region said on Thursday that resilient domestic demand and policy support supported the region notch a steady growth rate of five per cent but warned that risks remain to financial stability.
As 'most disaster-prone region,' Asia-Pacific needs risk-sensitive development, UN reports
Mar 11, 2016, at 02:47 pm
New York, Mar 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The Asia-Pacific region continued to be the world's most disaster-prone region in 2015, requiring a paradigm shift from a response-recovery governance to a risk-sensitive development approach, according to a new United Nations report.
Trade slows in Asia-Pacific as economies adjust to lower global growth: UN report
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:54 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): The regional trade and investment flows in Asia and the Pacific is decelerating as the economies in the region adjust to cyclical and structural changes resulting from the global economic downturn and the expected reduction in China's growth rate, says a new United Nations report launched on Monday.
Asia-Pacific: UN official urges deeper regional connectivity for landlocked developing countries
Nov 08, 2014, at 02:58 pm
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Greater regional connectivity through integrated and terrestrial networks is vital to effectively linking Asia’s 12 landlocked development countries (LLDCs) to the region’s infrastructure networks, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said on Friday.
Asia-Pacific: UN launches Sustainable Energy for All Decade, regional hub
Jun 19, 2014, at 10:05 pm
New York, June 19 (IBNS) With an estimated 628 million people in Asia- and the Pacific lacking access to electricity and more than 1.8 billion using natural fuels, the United Nation office in the region launched Wednesday the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL), underscoring the importance of clean forms of electricity in the post-2015 developing agenda.