-
1. No Poverty
-
2. Zero Hunger
-
3. Good Health and Well-Being
-
4. Quality Education
-
5. Gender Equality
-
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
-
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
-
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
-
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
-
10. Reduced Inequalities
-
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
-
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
-
13. Climate Action
-
14. Life Below Water
-
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
-
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Expert Opinions & Stories
Infrastructure is a critical component that connects all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, investment in infrastructure was well below the levels…
As digital technology continues to unlock new financial opportunities for people across Asia and the Pacific, it is critical that women are central to strategies aimed at harnessing the digital…
In the EU alone, there are 2.8 million social economy organizations, employing 13.6 million people, representing up to 9.9 per cent employment in some countries.
The social economy supports…
Adapting to the “new normal”: building back better with digital and sustainable trade facilitation
The COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent disruptions have pushed up shipping and air freight costs, and posed significant challenges for supply chains globally. Still, significant progress has been…
At ESCAP’s latest Regional Conversation, Promoting Regional Cooperation for Enhancing Access to Essential Health Products, Dr. Mariângela Simão of the World Health Organization (WHO) gave a telling…
Accessing essential health products: Challenges but also new opportunities for regional cooperation
The world has seen tremendous development and production in vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics in the two years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. However, gross inequities in accessing…
COVID-19 has disrupted FDI considerably, and while global FDI flows collapsed in 2020 and fell by 42 per cent (UNCTAD, 2021), a recent ESCAP report finds that flows to developing countries in Asia…
Developing a trade information portal (TIP) – a website that provides easy access to information about a country’s regulations and procedures to …
Foreign direct investment (FDI) can significantly contribute to the sustainable development of both home and host countries in several important ways: through expanding access to…
We are living through a decisive moment. The COVID-19 pandemic’s devasting impact is reaching every corner of the world. As we look back at this period, we will see history divided into a pre-COVID…
