The Financing for Transformation: from agenda to action on sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific publication provides an opportunity for Asia and the Pacific policymakers and stakeholders, such as those from the ...

Transformation for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific region identifies key issues that define the work of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and advocates for ...

A collation of Interventions of Civil Society Representatives delivered at the Asia-Pacific Outreach Meeting on Sustainable Development Financing hosted by the UN ESCAP and the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, Jakarta, 10-11 ...

Tax policy has undergone significant transformation over the last half a century, and the tax policy advice of scholars and international organizations to developing countries has changed over time. Despite varied ...

The agricultural sector lies at the heart of the trade and sustainable development nexus. In the Asia-Pacific region, agricultural production provides livelihoods to close to half of the regional population. Agricultural ...

Asia-Pacific least developed countries (LDCs) continue to face structural challenges in their development processes. Such challenges are highly idiosyncratic and, in most cases, associated with disadvantages in their ...

<p></p> Delivery of public infrastructure and services is an important way through which developing countries in Asia and the Pacific can work toward achieving their Sustainable Development Goals. <p></p> Most of ...

This report presents the results of the third UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, jointly conducted by five United Nations Regional Commissions for Africa (ECA), Europe (ECE), Asia and the Pacific ...

<p> This report presents the results of the third UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, undertaken jointly by the five United Nations Regional Commissions for Africa (ECA), Europe (ECE), Asia and ...

<p></p> The report finds that achieving basic ASEAN-wide compliance with the WTO TFA may reduce trade costs of the group by only about 5-6% going forward. In contrast, a more ambitious strategy involving digital trade ...