This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on WFP’s response and priorities. The convergence of multiple crises – conflict, extreme climate patterns and...
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This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on WFP’s response and priorities. The convergence of multiple crises – conflict, extreme climate patterns and...
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Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
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The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as...
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This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on WFP’s response and priorities. Hunger persists for as many as 333 million people who are acutely food insecure...
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1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) was established in 1998 as a regional initiative aimed at enhancing disaster resilience, building safer communities, and...
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New Annual Report on Global Cluster Munition Remnant Clearance by Mine Action Review Mine Action Review has published Clearing Cluster Munition 2023, its ninth annual report monitoring progress in...
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Overview The WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) has played an important role in the COVID-19 pandemic response. By leveraging the existing influenza surveillance systems to...
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This is a study on the provision of public childcare across 48 countries in Asia and the Pacific. The report calls for greater investments in quality, accessible, affordable childcare that provides...
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Highlights The largest food and nutrition crisis in history continues to deepen its impact, 345 million people will be acutely food insecure this year and millions of people at risk of worsening...
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HIGHLIGHTS Asia in the Global Transition to Net Zero 1 Asia’s Special Stake in the Global Climate Crisis Developing Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Given its geographic features and...
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Threat of El Niño looms, FAO prepares anticipatory actions with Members and partners Weather reversal pattern points to higher drought risks in southern Africa and Central America and Far East Asia ...
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ADB Operations Reach $20.5 Billion in 2022, Addressing Crises, Building Resilience MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 April 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $20.5 billion from its own...
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Abstract The theme study sets out the transformations that are needed for Asia and the Pacific to transition to a net-zero-carbon future in support of sustainable development. It provides an outline...
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ADB Forecasts 4.8% Growth for Asia and Pacific in 2023 and 2024 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (4 April 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts faster growth for developing economies in Asia and the...
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Global Crises Further Threaten Progress on SDGs: ADB–UN Report MANILA, PHILIPPINES (27 March 2023) — The convergence of multiple global crises is further jeopardizing Asia and the Pacific’s ability...
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Executive Summary Acute Hunger is Becoming the New Normal: The World Is Facing the Largest Food Crisis in Modern History • After 60 years in existence, WFP’s mandate, work and raison d’être are more...
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1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center Established in 1998, the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) is a regional initiative aimed at enhancing disaster resilience, building safer communities, and...
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The world is grappling with catastrophic food insecurity and unprecedented humanitarian needs, fueled by conflict, climate shocks, and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The increasing...
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New UN report reveals that climate pledges by countries in the Asia-Pacific are off track with the 1.5°C pathway As typhoons, floods, heatwaves and droughts in the Asia-Pacific region highlight the...
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Overview: In East Africa, harvest finalized for secondary Belg crops in Ethiopia under poor conditions, and conditions are mixed for Meher season cereals due to rainfall deficits, flooding, and...