Dr. Shamshad Akhtar In 2017, Asia and the Pacific will be home to 62 million international migrants. That’s a population larger than the Republic of Korea’s. Even more people from our region – over 100 million–live outside their countries of birth. At the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) […]
Ministerial Summit on Environment – Towards a Resource Efficient and Pollution Free Asia-Pacific
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar and Erik Solheim Senior government officials from across Asia and the Pacific will meet in Bangkok this week for the first-ever Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment. The high-level meeting is co-convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and UN Environment and is […]
Economic stability in Asia and the Pacific provides opportunities to make progress on productivity and inclusiveness
Dr.Shamshad Akhtar Against the backdrop of a sluggish global economy, lacklustre trade growth, and uncertainty in major economies, countries of the Asia-Pacific region continued to push ahead at an estimated 4.9per cent in 2016. Indeed, it is encouraging to note that the region continues to lead in global economic growth, mainly bolstered by the ongoing […]