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ESCAP population data sheet 2020
Get PDFThe Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population dynamics- including population size and growth rates, fertility rate, life expectancy and age structure, at country, subregional and regional levels. It is a useful tool for reference by researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders active in the field of population and development
Reducing inequality in FEALAC member countries : innovative analysis to guide policymaking that leaves no one behind
Get PDFThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development makes a call to “leave no one behind” and to “endeavour to reach the furthest behind first” on the path towards sustainable development. A critical first step towards that direction is to identify population sub-groups that have limited access to opportunities and achieve worse outcomes in various domains, such as education, health, nutrition and basic infrastructure. Knowing who is being left behind can inform policy and guide the adoption of tailored response strategies. This document presents a methodology to examine inequality and identify the furthest behind in five selected indicators that are related to the Sustainable Development Goals in 23 FEALAC member countries: 8 countries in Asia and the Pacific, and 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document was produced jointly by staff in the Social Development Division of ESCAP and the Social Division of ECLAC, as part of the FEALAC-funded project entitled: “Reducing inequality in FEALAC Member Countries – innovative policymaking that leaves no one behind”
SDG 16 : Peace, justice and strong institutions : promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
No full textSDG 16 provides the framework for peace, justice for all, and strong institutions – which are fundamental for accelerating progress of other SDGs, and for achieving the overall objective of leaving no one behind. In addition, the 2030 Agenda includes 24 targets from seven other SDGs that are linked to the aspiration of peace, justice and strong institutions. Together these targets are referred to as SDG16+ and illustrate the interlinkages between SDG 16 and other SDGs. Without peace, justice, inclusion and strong institutions, achieving other goals can be difficult to impossible, and vice-versa various SDGs (such as poverty, climate change) can help or hinder the achievement of SDG 16.
The profile for SDG 16 was developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with inputs from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).</p
Summary assessment : Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Financing for Development, Second Session, 6–8 November 2019
No full textThe Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Financing for Development, second session was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 6-8 November 2019.
A questionnaire assessing the relevance, effectiveness and quality of the meeting was distributed to each delegation of ESCAP members and associate members. In total, 14 of the 26 members and associate members in attendance submitted questionnaires. The overall response rate is therefore 54 per cent. The present assessment was prepared on the basis of these questionnaire responses.
The main purpose of this assessment is to support the secretariat’s ongoing efforts to improve its servicing of session.</p
Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 36, No. 1, Jan - Mar 2019
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Ensuring inclusiveness and reducing inequality within and among countries
is one of the important pillars of 2030 Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). The SDG 10 calls for reducing inequalities in income as well
as those based on age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or
economic or other status within a country, and among countries.
The UNESCAP study Inequality in Asia and the Pacific in the era of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development finds that “unequal access to basic
opportunities has left large groups of people behind and contributed
to widening inequalities of outcomes, particularly in income and wealth. In turn, these inequalities
have aggravated inequalities in access to health care, education, technology, and protection from
natural disasters and environmental hazards – creating hardship for communities and families over
generations.”Introductory Note ... 2
Technology Market Scan ... 3
Technology Scan: Technologies for inclusiveness and sustainable development ... 7
Special Theme: Technologies for Inclusiveness and
Equality
Use of blockchain and artifical intelligence to promote
financial inclusion in India
Saon Ray, Sandeep Paul and Smita Miglani ... 11
Bamboo based green economy - Where local is global
A case study of Nepal
Nripal Adhikary and Madhav Karki ... 17
Venture capital, technology and innovative startups
in India
Chandra Sekhara Rao Nuthalapati and Kartikeya Singh ... 20
Dissemination and social diffusion of innovations
An Indian experience
Selvarasu A. and Vikraman R ... 28
Tech Events ... 35
Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 36
Business Coach
Start-up Venture Creation ... 37
Technology Transfer ... 39
Venture Financing ... 43
Managing Innovation ... 46
Green Productivity ... 48
Tech Opportunities
Technology Offers ... 50
Technology Requests ... 54
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RECIPRO: CITY. Issue No. 03
No full textThe RECIPRO:CITY is created as an annual publication of the Urban SDG Knowledge Platform in order to support all readers in sharing best practices on urban policies, and to introduce the connected activities under the platform. This 3rd Issue is focusing on sharing Asia Pacific region cases on smart city development in accordance with policy priorities and urban development progress
