Reimagining ageing: Older persons as agents of development
Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in agricultural fields producing our food supplies, peddle their wares as street...
Healthy planet needs ‘ocean action’ from Asian and Pacific countries
As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and...
Reclaiming our future
The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today – to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.
Since the Economic and Social...
Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific
After two years of human devastation, the world is learning to live with COVID-19 while trying to balance the protection of public health and...
A new transport agenda to carry Asia and the Pacific towards sustainable development
Transport ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are meeting this week to consider a potentially transformational agenda for how people and goods are...
Partnering with persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world
As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons with disabilities and their tireless efforts...
Push for civil registration set to hit key milestone in Asian and Pacific countries
Authors: Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Gillian Triggs*
Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible...
Is Asia and the Pacific ready for the global climate stage?
As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties...
Resilience in a riskier world
Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries can never let down their guard....
COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific
The world is emerging from the biggest social and economic shock in living memory, but it will be a long time before the deep...