‘Seize the moment’ to recover and rebuild better, UN deputy chief urges Asia-Pacific nations

Confronting major setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, countries in Asia and the Pacific “must now seize the moment” to rebuild and recover better together, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said on Tuesday.

Read the full article at:

https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/03/1088052

COVID-19 hits trade in Asia-Pacific, but impact ‘less bad’ than elsewhere

22 Dec 2020

Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade tensions, Asia and the Pacific is expected to perform relatively “less bad” than the rest of the world, the United Nations development arm in the region said on Tuesday.

Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our common future, UN deputy chief says

28 Mar 2022

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to new, low-carbon development models, in a just and inclusive way.

Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief

20 May 2020

The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN chief said on Wednesday, urging the world to stand in solidarity with the people, “now, and for recovering better”.