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UN NGO Section launches Asia-Pacific regional network in Beijing

UN NGO Section launches Asia-Pacific regional network in Beijing The United Nations NGO (non-governmental organizations) Section launched its Asia-Pacific regional network in Beijing Friday. The network aims at boosting cooperation between the UN and NGOs in countries of the Asia-Pacific region, and promoting the implementation of UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the region. At a conference held Friday morning to mark the start-up of the network, NGO representatives from China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region held discussions on generating employment, eradicating poverty and promoting sustained economic growth for social

Labour market prospects in South Asia depend on India: ILO

Labour market prospects in South Asia depend on India: ILO The overall prospects for labour market in South Asia largely depend on the performance of India, which has a share in regional GDP of 80 percent, the International Labour Organisation has said. In its latest study on global employment trends, the ILO said prospects for the labour market also depended on high levels of unemployment in some economies, high incidence of working poverty, especially in informal economy, high productivity sectors which absorb very little of the expanding labour force and low levels of education in comparison with other regions of the world. It

Asia can eradicate poverty soon

Asia can eradicate poverty soon The Department for International Development (DFID), in collaboration with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, have announced details of a conference to be held on 6-7 March in London to focus attention on building new forms of partnership to eradicate poverty in Asia. Asia has raised more people out of poverty than any other region at any time in history. Growth has been strong and though currently two out of three of the world's poorest people live in Asia, by 2015 this could fill to one in three if current trends continue. With continued efforts, it

Meet the Man Who Is Bringing Asia Together: William Pesek Jr.

Meet the Man Who Is Bringing Asia Together: William Pesek Jr. The next time you think your job is impossible, think of Haruhiko Kuroda. The soft-spoken 61-year-old runs the Asian Development Bank, which may not seem like a huge deal to investors. After all, it's not the International Monetary Fund or even the World Bank. Based in the Philippines, the ADB is known for making loans to countries like Cambodia, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea. Less known is the ADB's key role in accelerating development and reducing poverty in China and India. When you consider that investors and executives are

De Venecia heads first Asia-Pacific centrist party

De Venecia heads first Asia-Pacific centrist party TAKING what they said was a first step toward political and economic integration in Asia, parliamentary leaders from Europe and Asia yesterday signed a declaration establishing a regional Asia-Pacific unit of the Centrist Democratic International and elected Speaker Jose de Venecia its first president. The accord binds all member parties to end conflicts in the region through interfaith dialogues, peace talks, creation of an Asian bond to end poverty and harnessing the role of political parties as instruments of development. De Venecia said the Manila declaration was the “first step” toward a European Union-type of