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Accelerating the recovery from COVID-19 and the full implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development at all levels
(Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, 2022-12-07)
<p>The Sixth South and South-West Asia Forum on the SDGs was held in hybrid mode, from 5-7 December 2022 in Islamabad Pakistan, as a subregional preparatory meeting for the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development ...
Social media based online businesses : exploring challenges to start and scale for women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
(United Nations, 2021)
This research aims to explore the situation, challenges, and support requirements of social media-based women entrepreneurs (SMBWE) for their business success and growth. The three main research questions explored ...
Strengthening social protection in Maldives
(United Nations, 2023)
<p>The social protection online tool simulates the impact of social protection schemes and empowers policymakers with data. Start exploring at spot.unescap.org/simulator</p>
Ministerial Declaration and Regional Action Programme for Sustainable Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific (2022–2026)
(United Nations, 2022)
The fourth session of the Ministerial Conference on Transport held in Bangkok and online from 14 to 17 December 2021 adopted the Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific and a ...
Employment of persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific : trends, strategies and policy recommendations
(UN.ESCAP, 2020)
This policy paper seeks to equip ESCAP members and associate members with updated information and insights on promoting productive employment and decent work for persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, through ...
E-Commerce for inclusive development : policy considerations
(United Nations, 2023-11-17)
<p>Often, we hear that e-commerce holds immense promise in driving inclusive development. In the E-commerce and Development Report 2002, Kofi A. Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, urged the international ...
Feminist Finance Forum: Driving action for a feminist entrepreneurial ecosystem in Asia and the Pacific
(UN. ESCAP, 2024-02-09)
<p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">The Feminist Finance Forum 2023 took place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on 16-17 ...
Policy approaches to direct digital frontier technologies towards inclusive and sustainable development
(United Nations, 2021)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital frontier technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics, amongst others, were mobilized to fight against the pandemic. To build back better from the pandemic ...
National action plan promoting the Philippines's digital trade integration in the Asia-Pacific region
(United Nations, 2021)
<p>The Asia-Pacific region is already the fastest growing e-commerce marketplace. The region covers 43% of the global share of the e-commerce market with a value of $1 trillion in e- commerce transactions. In this context, ...
Strengthening social protection in Cambodia
(United Nations, 2023)
<p>The social protection online tool simulates the impact of social protection schemes and empowers policymakers with data. Start exploring at spot.unescap.org/simulator</p>