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    Living sustainably alongside increasing natural risks

    News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 20/09/2017

    » The past few weeks have been a grim reminder that natural disasters know no borders. They can strike countries at opposite ends of the globe simultaneously and whether in Asia or North America, the images of people and livelihoods being swept away are disturbing.

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    Eyeing a sustainable future for Asia

    News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 28/04/2016

    » The Asia-Pacific region's successful achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development needs to be driven by broad-based productivity gains and the rebalancing of economies towards domestic and regional demand. This is the main message of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2016, published by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Such a strategy will not only underpin the revival of robust and resilient economic growth, but also improve the quality of growth by making it more inclusive and sustainable.

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    Migrants can shape a better future

    News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 18/12/2015

    » Over land, by air and by sea, the people of Asia and the Pacific are on the move -- this is the finding of the forthcoming Asia-Pacific Migration Report, the result of United Nations research led by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) and the International Organisation for Migration.

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