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Acceleration of the VPoA achievement in 7 LLDCs of NCA region : review of national strategies
(UN.ESCAP, 2022)
<p>The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of how the national development strategies and program documents of the seven SONCA LLDCs countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan ...
Navigating the interplay between digital-trade provisions and sustainable development aspects
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-12-31)
<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, ...
Birth registration in Asia and the Pacific : a classification and regression trees analysis to identify the furthest behind children
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-09-04)
<p>This paper investigates the determinants of birth registration in Asia and the Pacific. Drawing on data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) from five representative ...
Assessment of the progress in implementing the Vienna Programme of Action in NCA Landlocked Developing Countries
(UN.ESCAP, 2022)
<p>The Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was adopted in 2014 and its main objective is to address the challenges faced by the LLDCs in overcoming their structural weaknesses ...
International transport and logistics of vaccines across borders : the case of the Asia-Pacific region : special series on trade and health
(ARTNeT, 2022)
Vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have provided hope for containing the pandemic, but there are challenging obstacles to international transport and logistics of the new vaccines and vaccine inputs needed ...
Trade, investment and cooperation in health product and services in the Asia-Pacific region
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>In Asia-Pacific, over the last few decades, countries have focused on improving their healthcare sector and have been trying to achieve the targets set by SDG 3 – Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Wellbeing for All ...
Vaccine Research and Development (R&D) in the Asia-Pacific : the economics of vaccine R&D and policy recommendations to overcome market failures and promote R&D cooperation
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted both the strengths and weaknesses of national, regional, and global vaccine research and development (R&D) systems. Translating public and private R&D efforts into effective ...
Trade and trade barriers in vaccines and inputs to vaccine production in the Asia-Pacific region
(ARTNeT, 2022-11)
The COVID-19 pandemic re-emphasized the role of vaccines in prevention and control of outbreaks and infectious diseases, but not all countries are able to produce them. Limited domestic capacities combined with other ...
Practical means of applying the TRIPS agreement’s flexibilities to spur vaccine production : special series on trade and health
(United Nations, 2023-01-05)
<p>Timely and equitable access to vaccines and other health technologies is vital in effectively responding to pandemics and treating other communicable diseases. This paper shows how countries might overcome real or ...
Harnessing digital trade to advance the sustainable development goals : an empirical study
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-02-19)
<p>Trade’s profound digital transformation has spurred a new era of digital trade. However, little is known about the impact of digital trade and related policies on sustainable development. To investigate this, our ...
