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    • Safeguards : friends or foes of liberalization in the Asia-Pacific? 

      UN.ESCAP (United Nations, 2014)
      This policy brief, issued as part of the Trade Insights series, reviews the role of safeguards in the Asia-Pacific region and discusses whether such measures promote or hinder liberalization.

      The Trade Insights ...
    • Samoa - national study : infrastructure financing strategies for sustainable development 

      Meredith-Hunt, Nadia (United Nations, 2017)

      The United Nations ESCAP Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division is implementing a United Nations Development Account project on "Financing strategies for inclusive, equitable and sustainable development ...

    • Sand and dust storms in Asia and the Pacific : opportunities for regional cooperation and action 

      UN.ESCAP; Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) (United Nations, 2018)
      This report—Sand and Dust Storms in Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities for Regional Cooperation and Action—analyses potential drivers, points to the risk of problem areas and identifies gaps in information, cooperation ...
    • Satellite communications in Pacific island countries 

      UN.ESCAP (United Nations, 2020)
      The Pacific subregion is the world’s most dynamic geographic region, encountering huge daily challenges due to the small size of the islands in terms of area and population, their remoteness as they are spread widely across ...
    • Science, technology and innovation AAAA commitments and implications for implementation and monitoring 

      UN.ESCAP (United Nations, 2016)
      In a major expansion of the Monterrey agenda, the AAAA stresses the importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) for economic growth and sustainable development. The AAAA notes with concern the uneven innovative ...
    • Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific : policy approaches for least developed countries 

      UN.ESCAP (United Nations, 2016)
      Despite consensus on the transformative potential of science, technology and innovation (STI), there remains a lack of clarity on how Least Developed Countries (LDCs) can effectively implement it for inclusive and sustainable ...
    • Scoping study : energy, evidence, and the policy making process 

      UN.ESCAP (United Nations, 2019)
      Scoping study under the Development Account 10th tranche project “Evidence-based Policies for the Sustainable Use of Energy Resources in Asia and the Pacific

      The scoping study is a knowledge output of the UN ...
    • SDG 10 : Reduced inequalities : reduce inequality within and among countries 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); International Organization for Migration (IOM); International Labour Organization (ILO); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations Asia-Pacific Regional Coordination Mechanism (UNAPRCM) (United Nations, 2019)
      Despite the region’s high and enduring economic growth and significant progress in poverty reduction, the gains have not always benefited those most in need. Growing disparities in income and wealth continue to ...
    • SDG 10: Reduce inequalities 

      UN.ESCAP; International Organization for Migration (IOM); United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (UN. ESCAP, 2021-03-26)

      Disparities in income and wealth continue to persist in the Asia-Pacific region, and are expected to widen, in part owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These disparities are strongly linked to other development gaps, ...

    • SDG 11 : Sustainable cities and communities 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations Centre for Human Settlement (UN-Habitat); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (UN.ESCAP, 2023-02)

      As the Asia-Pacific region grows increasingly urbanized, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 is a comprehensive and action-oriented blueprint for advancing sustainable cities and communities. It proposes to readdress ...

    • SDG 11 : Sustainable cities and communities : make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Asia-Pacific Regional Coordination Mechanism (UNAPRCM); United Nations Centre for Human Settlement (UN-Habitat) (United Nations, 2018)
      Cities across the Asia Pacific region are experiencing rapid growth, which has accelerated urban development and provided opportunities for increased access to the diverse goods and services available in urban areas. ...
    • SDG 12 : Responsible consumption and production 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (UN. ESCAP, 2021-03-26)

      The region has regressed on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and urgently needs to reverse material consumption and footprint trends to meet the goal, notwithstanding progress on individual targets. Rising ...

    • SDG 12 : Responsible consumption and production : ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Asia-Pacific Regional Coordination Mechanism (UNAPRCM); United Nations Centre for Human Settlement (UN-Habitat) (United Nations, 2018)
      The region has regressed on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and urgently needs to reverse material consumption and footprint trends to meet the goal, notwithstanding progress on individual targets. Rising ...
    • SDG 13 : Climate action : take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 

      UN.ESCAP (United Nations, 2021)

      The Asia-Pacific region is currently not on track to achieve the SDG 13 targets. Most vulnerable countries and communities must simultaneously deal with compounding risks associated with climate change and the COVID-19 ...

    • SDG 13 : Take urgent action to combat climate and its impacts 

      United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); UN.ESCAP; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES); Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) (United Nations, 2019)
      The profile for SDG 13 was developed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN ...
    • SDG 13: Climate action 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia-Pacific of the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC/RCC Asia-Pacific); United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) (UN.ESCAP, 2024-02-15)

      Climate action in the Asia-Pacific region faces significant challenges. Efforts to update Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) fall short of the ambitious targets needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C and achieving ...

    • SDG 14 : Life below water : conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC); United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (United Nations, 2022)
      Encompassing large and diverse territories with different ocean basins, the Asia-Pacific region is currently not on track to reach key targets, including those related to marine pollution, the conservation of coastal areas, ...
    • SDG 14 Accelerator : a methodological guide 

      UN.ESCAP (United Nations, 2019)
      The work presented here provides a step by step approach for developing an Accelerator Action Plan for SDG 14. The methodology uses policy tracking, interconnections between SDGs and participatory scenario planning to ...
    • SDG 14 in Asia and the Pacific : an accelerator approach for implementation 

      UN.ESCAP (UN.ESCAP, 2018)

      The policy brief serves as a tool to systematize regional priorities with the aim to scope governance gaps, opportunities for action to support regional action in line with SDG 14. To facilitate transformative changes ...

    • SDG 15 : Life on land : protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 

      UN.ESCAP; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women); United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) (United Nations, 2022)
      The overall progress on life on land is slow in Asia and the Pacific. Seven targets are currently measurable, and the region is likely to achieve only one of them (Official Development Assistance for biodiversity). Current ...