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New York: COVID-19 led to rising food insecurity for around 54 million people living in the vast Asia-Pacific region during 2020, according to a joint UN agency report published on Wednesday. more
Sharp declines in trade and FDI but Asia-Pacific performs better than rest of the world in 2020

Bangkok/ESCAPnews:The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with increasing trade tensions and an already slowing global economy, have paved the way for the world’s worst econ ...

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 ...

Collapsing consumer demand amid lockdowns cripple Asia-Pacific garment industry

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered government lockdowns, collapsed consumer demand, and disrupted imports of raw materials, battering the Asia Pacific garment industry especial ...

Asia-Pacific's economic gains must not undercut social and environmental goals, says UN regional forum

New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): While the Asia-Pacific trade outlook for this year is positive, some uncertainties ¬– including the possible impact of structural rebalancing of China f ...