Tag: asia
Climate Change; Asia Not In Better Position
Asia will see more heat waves, droughts and floods that could all intensify the threat to social and economic sustainability in the continent, according...
Over 5,000 Lost Life during Migration
The death toll of migrants across the world in 2021 crossed 4,470, which was greater than the deaths recorded in 2020. The increase comes...
More Than A Half of Asia-Pacific People Lack SHP
The people in Asia and Pacific region are literally entitled for health protection but the reality is that an estimated 1.6 billion people in...
Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Asia- Pacific
Asia-pacific region saw widespread democratic erosion, including in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka with many of them suffering from rising ethno-nationalism and militarisation...
2020 Cost Asia Hard; Heavy toll on infrastructure/ecosystems
Extreme weather and climate change across Asia in 2020 caused loss of thousands of life, displaced millions, cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and...
High Time Asia pacific Region Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Economies in the Asia-Pacific region need to urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including to maintain their trade competitiveness as carbon taxes at borders threaten to rise, according to a new United...
Ongoing Efforts to Keep Asia pacific Trade in Good Spirit
The high cost of trade in Asia and the Pacific continues to rise but ongoing efforts to facilitate commerce will help keep goods flowing...
Asia- pacific migrants at higher risk of Covid 19 pandemic
The migrants in Asia- Pacific region have a heightened risk because of covid 19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout, according to a recent UN...
Central Asia, Middle East improves socially, economically; IMF
Middle East and Central Asia have socially and economically improved in the last two decades with majority of the countries in the region making...
