UNDP Annual Report 2019
As one of the world’s largest multilateral development agencies, present in over 170 countries and territories, UNDP is on the frontlines of anticipating, understanding and acting on today’s opportunities and risks.
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Jun 5, 2020
Position Note on Economic Aspects of Climate Change
This position note explains the need to align macro-level and micro-level policies to avoid massive climate change and explores specific policy instruments to do so. It stresses that a globally stable solution requires a critical mass of actors and “changing the rules of the game”. It notes that the choice we face is whether we take action at still relatively low cost and while the severe effects are still reversible, or act only later at much higher cost and when room for maneuver is severely diminished.
Jun 4, 2020
Addressing the COVID-19 economic crisis in Asia through social protection
The COVID-19 crisis and its widespread impacts demonstrate the need to reform current social security systems in Asia. It is essential that countries build modern, comprehensive and universal systems that can effectively reduce poverty and inequality, and are more effective in tackling large-scale shocks.
May 20, 2020
Fast-Tracking the SDGs: Driving Asia-Pacific Transformations
This report explores six transformative entry points that can help the region achieve the SDGs, including in the context of efforts to respond to the pandemic. It highlights strategies deployed in countries that have progressed most rapidly. A special “deep dives” section takes a look at the experiences of six diverse countries.
