Regional Overview Looking to 2024, the situation in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries will be challenging. As highlighted by the UN Security Council, the human rights situation inside...
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Regional Overview Looking to 2024, the situation in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries will be challenging. As highlighted by the UN Security Council, the human rights situation inside...
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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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Even as many diplomats shun the Taliban regime, protesting its treatment of women and girls, emissaries of countries near Afghanistan have sought dealings with Kabul in areas like security and...
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This manual provides an overview of climate-driven stressors relevant to transport infrastructure in Central Asia and explores adaptation strategies. Over the next decades, the effects of climate...
Context Arkadag, the first smart city in Central Asia, represents a significant milestone in urban development and technological advancement in the region. The opening of a branch of the Red Crescent...
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Mountains are vital ecosystems for people and the planet. They provide freshwater for half of the world’s population and host rich biodiversity and cultural importance for communities around the...
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A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its...
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Introduction Three Central Asian states — Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — border the northern regions of Afghanistan, where ethnic groups of Tajiks, Turkmens and Uzbeks live. These...
Joint situational analysis Turkmenistan gained its independence on 27 October 1991. It has a total area of 491.2 square kilometres, making it the second largest country in Central Asia, after...
ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN (16 June 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing a new country partnership strategy (CPS) for Turkmenistan that will prioritize private sector development...
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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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ADB Operations Reach $20.5 Billion in 2022, Addressing Crises, Building Resilience MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 April 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $20.5 billion from its own...
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Global Crises Further Threaten Progress on SDGs: ADB–UN Report MANILA, PHILIPPINES (27 March 2023) — The convergence of multiple global crises is further jeopardizing Asia and the Pacific’s ability...
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NATIONAL SOCIETY PLAN The Red Crescent Society of Kazakhstan was founded in 1937 and is the country’s largest humanitarian non-profit volunteer organization. It has 70 staff, 4,000 volunteers, and 18...
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28 November 2022 under the auspices of HE Mr Baimukhan Margulan - Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belgium, HE Ms Teri Hakala - Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia and HE Ms Mami...
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NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILES The Red Crescent Society of Kazakhstan was founded in 1937 and is the country’s largest humanitarian non-profit volunteer organization. It has 70 staff, 4,000 volunteers,...
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Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2022 - Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of US$ 35.6...
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On 13-14 July, over 50 participants representing government and civil society organizations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as well as international organizations...
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Summary for policymakers Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP Subregions: Summary for Policymakers builds on ESCAP’s Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021, Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report...
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ESCAP's analytical work on managing in-land water disasters in the Aral Sea is organized in two parts. While Part I titled 'Aral Sea, Central Asian Countries and Climate Change in the 21st Century'...