ESCAP Repository (United Nations ESCAP)
Not a member yet
8868 research outputs found
Sort by
Mainstreaming inland waterways into national logistics network : national experience of Bangladesh
Get PDFTransport and logistics sector in Asia and the Pacific region is still at and faces challenges relating to high cost and suboptimal performance, including South Asia subregion.
To improve transport connectivity, ESCAP continuously undertakes various study projects and initiatives aimed to support knowledge transfer and human resource development in the transport and logistics sector. This works includes promoting green and sustainability transport infrastructure and policies, as part of the overarching goal to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Bangladesh is a densely populated, mainly riverine country with long coastline situated at the Bay of Bengal. With an abundance of water bodies, Bangladesh can increase the use of inland waterways and coastal shipping as alternative mode of transport to complement the use of road and railway network. This would also means making the national logistics and supply chains greener and more sustainable. In this connection, ESCAP facilitated the preparation of a Working Paper on Mainstreaming inland waterways into national logistics network: national experience of Bangladesh, which shares the lessons learned and potential for further reforms in this area.
For more information, please contact Mr. Edouard Chong, Transport Division (email: [email protected])</p
How to implement inclusive social protection schemes
Get PDFThis is the third in a series of policy guides developed to support policymakers and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to strengthen social protection. This policy guide explains the administrative processes, organizational policies and systems required to implement tax-financed social protection, focusing on schemes providing income support. For social protection schemes to be effective, inclusive and sustainable, the right amount of money needs to be paid to the right person at the right time. This requires institutions and administrative systems that are efficient, account for public resources transparently and ensure good quality service deliver
Strengthening the role of evaluation and the application of evaluation findings on programme design, delivery and policy directives: Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services
No full textCommissioned by the Strategy and Programme Management Division, ESCAPThe present report provides an assessment of the state of evaluation in 75 Secretariat entities during the biennium 2018–2019 and identifies key organizational performance as assessed in the evaluations, as well as the challenges for strengthening evaluation.
Evaluation practice remained highly uneven across the Secretariat, with meaningful practice limited to just a handful of entities with established functions and dedicated resources, mostly under the development and human rights pillars, and largely project-focused and donor-driven. There was marginal or non-existent evaluation practice in most entities in the peace and security pillar and management and support areas. Subprogramme evaluation by programme managers, as provided in ST/SGB/2018/3, was limited across the Organization.
Please click here to download the full-text report on the Official Document System (ODS).I. Introduction ................................................................... 4II. Methodology .................................................................. 4III. Results ..................................................................... 5A. Evaluation practice was highly uneven across the Secretariat with less than half ofentities conducting most evaluations and little or no evaluation activity in others ...... 6B. Overall quality of evaluation reports was good, but several areas need improvement ... 12C. Management reform initiatives have enhanced the demonstration of evaluation use, butweaknesses identified in past biennials regarding evaluation use and tracking systemspersisted .................................................................. 17D. Most programmes evaluated achieved their immediate objectives and almost halfachieved broader systemic impact ............................................. 21E. Increased leadership priority on evaluation has yet to effectively permeate to address theperennial challenges affecting evaluation functions............................... 25IV. Follow-up on recommended actions of the Committee for Programme and Coordination .... 31V. Conclusions .................................................................. 31VI. Recommendations .............................................................. 31VII. OIOS Evaluation workplan....................................................... 32AnnexesI. Entities included in the review by group ............................................ 34II. Comments from entities on the draft report ......................................... 36</p
Statistical newsletter. No. 54, June 1984
No full textThe Statistical Newsletter is published quarterly by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Seven challenges to govern AI
Get PDFAI for Social Good, a partnership between the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), United Nations ESCAP and Google, released Policy Insight Briefs from the AI for Social Good Summit, taken place in November 2020. This brief provides a strategic summary of policy insights from three expert panels on AI governance and accountability for social and environmental benefit
VATIS update : biotechnology. Vol. 1, No. 7
No full textVATIS Update Biotechnology is published 4 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Biotechnology. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries
Will I be rich if I come from an impoverished family? : improving intergenerational mobility in Asia and the Pacific
Get PDFThe world has looked up to the Asia-Pacific region for its economic success in the past decades. Rising inequality may have been tolerable due to high economic growth, as it reflected incentives for individuals and firms to save, invest, innovate and work hard, especially for the countries that were relatively poor. However, when countries move up the socioeconomic status, too much inequality and too little intergenerational mobility could harm long-term economic growth and lead to political and social instability. It is not yet too late to take actions to reverse such trends. Governments should take a proactive role in levelling the playing field in opportunities for individuals and families for now and in the future, and limit the scarring effects when crises occur. Such measures include universal provision of social assistance, social protection and other basic public services, provision and protection of decent work, and adoption of redistributive policies and progressive taxation, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups, such as women and the youth. It’s time to form a “new social contract” between governments, businesses and individuals to build a fairer tomorrow.</p
Stakeholder engagement in voluntary national reviews : feedback and follow-up
No full textThe purpose of the VNR policy briefs is to provide policy makers with practical tools and ideas to address common challenges in the Voluntary National Review (VNR) process.Engaging stakeholders in the Voluntary National Review (VNR) can be a powerful way to initiate or build understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. Integrating stakeholder engagement in all stages of the VNR process is vital to ensure that the VNR is based on inputs from all parts of society and government. Stakeholder engagement should not be viewed as a one-off consultation event but an integral part of each phase of the VNR. This Brief provides guidance on utilising feedback and innovative form of stakeholder engagement. </p