by galaxydev | Jun 30, 2019 | Solution
Challenges ILO reports that 66 million young people worldwide are currently unemployed, while more than 149 million youth work but live in poverty. In the face of the challenges young women and men around the world face in finding decent jobs that earn a living wage,...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Today, a person living in Asia-Pacific is still five times more likely to be affected by natural disasters than a person living outside the region. This was seen during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which resulted in more than 225,000 deaths and widespread...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge International trade has long been recognized as an effective engine of growth and development and has contributed to lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty in the Asia-Pacific region over the past two decades. Yet not everyone has benefitted equally,...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Lack of comprehensive population data at the national and subnational levels over more than three decades has hampered the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes in Myanmar and the ability to track the progress of development...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Space technology applications and geospatial data have played a growing role in supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the Paris Agreement on Climate...