Leading the financing for development agenda in Asia-Pacific
Recent
economic development in Bangladesh has been remarkable. Over the past decade,
GDP per capita has almost tripled, reaching $1,700 in 2018. Annual GDP growth
has averaged...
Catalysing change for gender equality
Great strides have been taken to empower women
and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women
in Beijing adopted an ambitious...
Disaster risk resilience: Key to protecting vulnerable communities
The past five years have been the hottest on
record in Asia and the Pacific. Unprecedented heatwaves have swept across our
region, cascading into slow onset...
Scaling up support for sustainable development: Mongolia on the rise
Mongolia’s economic rebound in recent years reveals a country rising up
to the challenges borne from adverse economic shocks. The country’s economic
resilience comes as no...
Sustainable development: Within reach in Iran and Asia and the Pacific
Climate change is increasing the intensity and
frequency of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific. The tragic loss of life
and the destruction wrought by...
Economic integration: A driving force for sustainable development
Leading thinkers from the world over gather at the Astana Economic Forum
this week. Their focus is on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development,...
Joining forces for sustainable development
Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s development story is one of a nation
with its sights firmly set on building a prosperous future in concert with the
broader...
Sustainable development by 2030: Achievable in Cambodia and Asia and the Pacific
Cambodia’s recent development story has much
in common with the broader region. Phenomenal growth has changed its economy
and society beyond recognition. Yet as in the...
Ambitions are affordable for Asia and the Pacific
Three years of implementation of the transformative
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific shows the
region has some catching up to do....
Smart cities hold the key to sustainable development
Asia and the Pacific’s phenomenal development has been a story of rapid
urbanization. As centres of innovation, entrepreneurship and opportunity,
cities have drawn talent from across...