<p>The adoption of economic adjustment policies in many coun&shy; tries of the Asian and Pacific region in recent years has, in conjunction with other budgetary problems, resulted in cutbacks in social devel&shy; opment ...

<p>The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (United Nations, 2015) is a call for &ldquo;[a] world with equitable and universal access to&hellip; health care and social protection, where physical, mental and social ...

<p>This paper reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of active labour market programmes in low- and middle-income countries with high informality, highlighting examples of interventions that have been implemented in ...

The paper lays out a broad framework to reimagine healthcare systems using the digital technologies as one of the core pillars in the Asia-pacific countries. It argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed serious flaws ...

<p>This paper builds on previous work to advance the measurement of the gender-environment nexus in the Asia-Pacific region, undertaken by UN Women and ESCAP. It examines methodological advances that have taken place since ...

<p>In Asia-Pacific, over the last few decades, countries have focussed on improving their healthcare sector and have been trying to achieve the targets set by SDG 3 &ndash; Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Wellbeing for ...

Non-tariff measures (NTM) are policy measures other than ordinary tariffs that can impact international trade. Many of the NTMs are, in principle, imposed to address specific and legitimate non-trade objectives, including ...

<p>This working paper introduces INFER (INsights on Food SystEm Risks), a risk assessment framework that provides insights into multidimensional risks to three food system outcomes: human health and nutrition; ecosystem ...

There have been many important innovations in the landscape of vaccine development for neglected and emerging infectious diseases, such as the launch of public-private product development partnerships (PDPs). However, there ...

<p>This paper examines the evolving landscape of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the integration of digital economy related provisions that address affordability of access, ...