A Journal of Analysis and News
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Articles by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana:
As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons with disabilities
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Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible achievement and
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As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change
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The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining fertility and
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Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries can never
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If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery,
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With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for loved ones,
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The world is emerging from the biggest social and economic shock in living memory, but it will be a long
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The COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented threat to development in the Asia-Pacific region that could reverse much of the hard-earned
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Migrants move in search of safer and better lives. They contribute to the welfare and sustainable development of their countries
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