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ESCAP strengthens collaboration with North and Central Asia
Over the next two weeks, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Dr. Shamshad …
Regional Economic Integration is Key to Development Success in Central Asia and the Caucasus
As the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus celebrate the 25th anniversary of their independence, structural reform has become …
WMO: 2015 is hottest year on record
The global average surface temperature in 2015 broke all previous records by a strikingly wide margin, at 0.76±0.1° Celsius above …
China wants to launch its own digital currency
China wants to launch its own digital currency to cut the costs of circulating traditional paper money and boost policymakers’ …
Reinvigorate domestic demand to revive growth and support sustainable development
Economic and financial stability in Asia is critical as we embark on the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – …
World population number to reach almost 7.3bn as of 1 Jan
The world population number as of 1 January 2016 projected at the level of almost 7.3 billion people, the US …
Migrants shapea better Asia and the Pacific – If we let them
Over land, by air and by sea, the people of Asia and the Pacific are on the move – this …
CA states discuss FAO cooperation programme with Turkey on 2016-2019
On 15 December, a three-day consultations of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with the Governments of …
Global economy faces major headwinds – UN report
The world economy stumbled in 2015 and only a modest improvement is projected for 2016/17 as a number of cyclical …
Prominent Russian film director Eldar Ryazanov dies aged 88
A prominent Russian director Eldar Ryazanov has died in Moscow age 88, his family has revealed.