Investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) needs to be the backbone of productivity-led economic recovery and sustainable development. Despite significant increases in productivity over the past few decades, economic…
We welcomed the 21st century with great optimism. We entered it on the foundation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to plan a more prosperous way forward. But enter the…
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) marks its 70th anniversary this year. This is a rare opportunity for the oldest and largest of…
Achieving food security and nutrition for all goes beyond eliminating hunger – which is a high priority under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 agenda. SDG2 – ‘End hunger, achieve…
Governments, civil society and rights advocacy groups around the world observe 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (from November 25 to December 10). The 16-day campaign calls to eliminate…
The Covid-19 pandemic has wide exposed structural inequalities in the social, economic and political roles women play; multiplied vulnerabilities and puts at risk decades of progress made in terms of…
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) marks its 70th anniversary this year. This is a rare opportunity for the oldest and largest of…
Since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was officially launched in 2015, no other policy initiative has attracted more attention at home and abroad. The BRI has been billed as…
In my previous column, ‘Europe and the BRI’ (August 26) I had mentioned that the UN has also welcomed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by stating that “there are…
The phrase ‘leaving no one behind’ signifies the key objective of inclusive and sustainable development as enshrined in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. This inclusive sustainable development vision,…
