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Bangkok: In early 2020, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) formalized a partnership to catalyze women’s entrepreneurship through gender lens impact investing in Asia. more
United Nations launches a Women Enterprise Recovery Fund

Bangkok: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), with support from the Dutch Entreprene ...

Green recovery policies once in lifetime opportunity to raise climate ambitions in Asia-Pacific

Bangkok: While much of the attention this year has been focused on protecting populations as well as the socio-economic impacts and recovery needed, high-level officials from across the A ...

Geospatial data providing timely evidence for Covid-19 mitigation in Asia-Pacific

Bangkok: As the Covid-19 pandemic progresses around the world, governments are relying on geospatial information, digital solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven risk analytics ...

Asia-Pacific countries commit to advance regional cooperation for sustainable connectivity

Bangkok: Recognising that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread socio-economic impacts and disruptions across Asia-Pacific, high-level officials called for a rethink on the future d ...

‘Robust’ economic growth in Asia-Pacific last year and ‘promising’ prospects ahead – UN report

New York: Economies in the Asia-Pacific region registered robust growth in 2017 and prospects for this year look promising, the United Nations development arm in the region said, urging c ...

Annual UN Asia-Pacific policy forum spotlights 'regional connectivity for shared prosperity'

New York, Aug 4 (JEN): Asia-Pacific countries will gather in Bangkok this week for the annual policy session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ES ...