COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan
<p>United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today [Wednesday, 25 March] launched a $2 billion coordinated global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s
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Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2020
<p>This report analyses trends as well as data availability for monitoring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and the Pacific and its five sub regions. It assesses gaps which
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Sustainable Investment – Impact in Asia
<p>This book looks at the principal routes taken for sustainable investing, while providing guidance to investors. It traces the evolution of sustainable investment in its many forms from philanthropic
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The Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Developing Asia
Given the highly unpredictable nature of the outbreak, the range of scenarios explored in this brief suggests a global impact of $77 billion to $347 billion or 0.1% to 0.4% of global GDP, with a moderate
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Policy Perspectives 2019:Sustainable Energyin Asia and the Pacific
<p>The Asia-Pacific country profiles provide a snapshot of the energy policy highlights of the ESCAP regional member states. The country profiles deliver an overview of the national energy policy framework
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Coronavirus: The world economy at risk
<p>A longer lasting and more intensive coronavirus outbreak, spreading widely throughout the Asia Pacific region, Europe and North America, would weaken prospects considerably. In this event, global growth
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Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade
<p>Habitat destruction and illegal wildlife trade (IWT) have devastating impacts on the populations of numerous wildlife species around the world. IWT is associated with the demand for wildlife and wildlife
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Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific
<p>Empowering people, ensuring inclusiveness and equality is fundamental to realizing sustainable development. What change is needed to strengthen empowerment and promote inclusion and equality of all
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MPFD Working Paper on Asia-Pacific Small Island Developing States: Development challenges and policy solutions
<p>Asia-Pacific small island developing States (SIDS), are a diverse group, despite the broad perception to the contrary. Nevertheless, although they differ in size of landmass, population, national economies
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Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Declaration and Report
<p>The Asia-Pacific Declaration on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+25 Review was adopted at a three-day Ministerial Conference, organized by the United Nations Economic