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Asia-Pacific moves towards global development goals
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 05/04/2017
» With just over a year since the adoption of a historic blueprint to end poverty and protect the planet, positive signs have already started to emerge among countries in the Asia-Pacific region as they push ahead with the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
An opportunity to raise productivity
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 30/11/2016
» Against the backdrop of a sluggish global economy, lacklustre trade growth, and uncertainty in major economies, countries of the Asia-Pacific region continued to push ahead at an estimated 4.9% in 2016.
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.