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Asia-Pacific nations agree to promote low-carbon economic growth – UN

Government officials and policymakers from Asia and the Pacific have concluded a United Nations-organized meeting by adopting a course of action for environmentally sustainable economic growth, ahead of a key ministerial conference to be held in September in Kazakhstan. At the two-day regional preparatory meeting in Muju, Republic of [Read More]

More agricultural investment vital to combat hunger in Asia-Pacific, says UN official

The Asia-Pacific region home to two-thirds of the worlds one billion malnourished people must see growth in agricultural investment to tackle the hunger challenge, a senior United Nations official stressed today. The number of hungry people in Asia and the Pacific climbed by more than 60 million in 2009 to 642 million, Jacques [Read More]