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Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 11/05/2020
» At the close of the last millennium, leaders from around the globe gathered at the United Nations to endorse the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -- an agenda to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. They agreed to achieve the eight goals by 2015.
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 21/10/2019
» In an uncertain world where people are growing more anxious about the economy and their own prospects, human development has become a priority. Sustainability and inclusion have become the mantra for those tasked with ensuring that no one gets left behind amid the technology-driven changes sweeping the globe.
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 26/02/2018
» The rapid growth of cities in developing countries is one of the greatest economic, social and environmental challenges facing the world today. The huge wave of rural-to-urban migration over the last few decades is forcing policymakers to come up with sustainable ways to accommodate rising populations.