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'Greener' transport key to growth
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Published on 25/11/2024
» Across the Asia-Pacific region, especially in urban centres, electric cars and buses are increasingly replacing petrol-powered ones as a means of transportation. Aided by the ubiquity of smart devices, smart mobility and other transport innovations are significantly reshaping everyday life through ride-sharing apps, driver assistance technology and real-time traffic management.
PM Hasina lands for 6-day visit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2024
» Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to arrive in Thailand on Wednesday for a six-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Demography 'key' for Asia-Pacific
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Natalia Kanem, Published on 13/11/2023
» Asia and the Pacific is an economic powerhouse, fuelled by its vibrant and diverse population. Comprising 60% of the world's population, this region is bursting with both a wealth of experience and untapped potential. Exciting advancements have been made here, in education; health care, including sexual and reproductive health; jobs, and sustainable development. Yet there is a catch: this progress has not been evenly distributed. In fact, inequity pervades the region, especially within individual countries.
UN official hails Thai sustainable villages
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/03/2023
» A top UN official has lauded the Ministry of Interior for promoting sustainable villages and their use of "fashion sustainability" during a visit to Lop Buri's Muang district on Sunday.
Shaping up for our digital future
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Published on 30/08/2022
» Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and Southeast Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a "digital big bang" that spurred people, governments and businesses to become "digital by default"; a sea change that generated vast digital dividends. These benefits that have not been distributed equally, however. New development gaps have emerged as digital transformation reinforces a vicious cycle of socioeconomic inequalities, within and across countries.
A role model for the region
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 07/06/2022
» The UN's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) recently held its 78th meeting in Bangkok, under the theme "A Common Agenda to Advance Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific".
Climate talks 'need women'
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 10/03/2022
» Marking this year's International Women's Day, the United Nations has called for the inclusion of women as leading voices to address climate change and guard against natural risks.
Empowering women leaders in post-Covid era
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana & Anita Bhatia, Published on 08/03/2021
» Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, women in the Asia-Pacific region have shown decisive leadership in steering their countries and communities with effective responses to the pandemic, whether it is managing their businesses and households or standing at the frontlines as health-care workers.
UN engages with the young to push development
News, Ibu Armida Alisjahbana & Gita Sabharwal, Published on 24/10/2020
» This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary -- a milestone of extraordinary economic and social progress in Asia and the Pacific. While the organisation enjoys a lifespan almost equal to the world's improved average life expectancy, the future lies with those who have recently embarked on theirs: our young people.
Let's not return to the 'old normal'
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana & Inger Andersen, Published on 16/06/2020
» The world before Covid-19 looks very attractive right now. In light of the disease, mass unemployment and social distancing, a return to pre-pandemic normality seems appealing. Yet we should remember what normal was.