Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for enhanced regional cooperation to tackle climate and urban challenges and urged nations to tap into their youth’s potential and innovations to shape a sustainable future.

Most of the 2.1-billion-strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, healthcare and social protection.

The Asia Pacific region is at a crossroads today—to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.

The UN has predicted a steady economic growth for Bangladesh this year and the next year, but voiced concern over rising

In contrary to the government’s growth expectation of beyond 7 percent for 2016, a United Nations body has said it would not exceed 6.8 percent.

AS per a report published by ESCAP titled 'Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2015', Bangladesh is ahead of both India and Pakistan in terms of inclusive growth.