by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge The world is rapidly urbanizing. In 2008, for the first time in recorded human history more than half the world’s population, 3.3 billion people, lived in urban areas. By 2030, it is estimated that this number will have increased to five billion....
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge In developing countries, male and female scientists do not necessarily have access to well-equipped infrastructure and lack resources for gaining knowledge and hands-on experience in nanoscience and nanotechnology application areas, nanoscale materials...
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 Approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide still live without electricity and 400 million people lack access to essential health services. In Bangladesh, for example, sustained economic growth over the past decade has rapidly increased the demand for energy....
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Bureaucratic delays in delivering public services are prevalent. The typical top-down management system within the government usually hinders an optimal service delivery process. Decisions tend to be made at the top level, and officers at mid- and field...
