Tag: ESCAP
New UN report takes deep dive on the role of innovative climate and digital finance strategies in current era
The rising debt burden faced by developing countries in the region is becoming a daunting challenge and squeezing fiscal space considerably. While countries prioritize...
UN survey: Progress in streamlining trade procedures continues despite COVID-19 crisis
Countries across the globe are continuing to move towards a seamless and efficient trading environment, within and beyond national borders, by simplifying and digitalizing...
ESCAP and Partners Launch Science-Based e-Learning Course to Tackle Marine Plastic Litter
Today, on World Oceans Day, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and partners are launching an e-learning...
Asia-Pacific policymakers call for ‘whole-of-society’ response to build back better from crises in the region
Policymakers from 50 Asian and Pacific countries called for a “whole-of-society” response to COVID-19 and encouraged coordinated action across the region to mitigate the...
UN Report: SDGs can guide Asia and the Pacific to build back better
The Asia-Pacific region must accelerate progress everywhere and urgently reverse its regressing trends on many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve its ambitions by...
UN ESCAP: Sustainable energy key to building back better from COVID-19
The Asia-Pacific region’s move towards a sustainable, low-carbon energy future is now more critical than ever as it builds back better together from the...
ASEAN approves guidelines to support response and recovery of road freight transport
The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States will have new tools to help them address issues related to road freight transport caused...
UN ESCAP: Trade and investment ‘indispensable’ to post-COVID recovery in Asia and the Pacific
International trade and investment, and resilient supply chains are indispensable for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, high-level delegates stressed this week at the Seventh...
United Nations launches a Women Enterprise Recovery Fund
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), with support from...
Sharp declines in trade and FDI but Asia-Pacific performs better than rest of the world in 2020
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with increasing trade tensions and an already slowing global economy, have paved the way for the world’s...
4th South Asia SDG Forum Asks Countries to Partner Up for Recovery from COVID-19
The 4th South Asia SDG Forum organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Maldives'...
Business leaders support multilateralism at Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2020
Eminent business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region have expressed strong support for multilateralism and regional cooperation as well as increased public-private partnerships to...
