nCa Report Ashgabat, 7 June 2018 (nCa) — Just look at these facts: 844 million people don’t have clean water. (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) Report 2017) 3 billion people don’t have a decent toilet. (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) Report 2017) 31% of schools don’t have clean water. (UNICEF, Advancing WASH in Schools Monitoring, […]
ПосольствоТаджикистанапровелвстречу, предваряющую Международный водный форум
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 7 июня 2018 (nCa) — Обратите внимание на следующие факты: 844 млн. человек не имеют чистой воды. (Доклад объединенной программы мониторинга ВОЗ/ЮНИСЕФ 2017 г) 2,3 миллиарда человек не имеют доступа к адекватным санузлам (Доклад объединенной программы мониторинга ВОЗ/ЮНИСЕФ 2017 г) 31% школ не имеют чистой воды. (ЮНИСЕФ, 2015 г) Каждую минуту новорожденный […]
Fighting inequality in Asia and the Pacific
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar Inequality is increasing in Asia and the Pacific. Our region’s remarkable economic success story belies a widening gap between rich and poor. A gap that’s trapping people in poverty and, if not tackled urgently, could thwart our ambition to achieve sustainable development. This is the central challenge heads of state and government […]
Positive signs as Asia-Pacific moves toward global development goals
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar With just over a year since the adoption of a historic blueprint to end poverty and protect the planet, positive signs have already started to emerge among countries in the Asia-Pacific region as they push ahead with the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is encouraging to note that […]
Media Forum in Ashgabat highlights centrality of transport for sustainable development
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 16 September 2016 (nCa) — Turkmenistan hosted Friday an international media forum, bringing to fore the significance of transport for sustainable development worldwide. With participation of more than 100 media houses and international organizations, the forum was the first event of its kind to spotlight the role of transport and how it […]