MORE THAN half of the world’s slum population lives in Asia and the Pacific—including the Philippines—a new regional report ...

A new report warns that rapid urban growth in Asia and the Pacific is accompanied by rising inequality, with 697 million ...

In Mumbai's Dharavi, poverty is being curated, priced and sold to dollar-rich visitors. Slum tourism has been around in India for decades, but there is a thin line between giving context, and ...

This is neither a sentimental nor a self-conscious book, although it is redolent with the author’s memories of the city and stories about older, other times ...

On the sidelines of the Forum, ESCAP, together with the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, also launched the 2026 Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership Report, Inclusive Urban ...

The towers of Mumbai have seen kilometres of expanse of Dharavi's asbestos and tin roofs for decades. Most pity the slums as a place that is deprived of the basics, while others romanticise them. As ...

Wannapong Yodmuang, representative from the Asia-Pacific People’s Forum called for development to be rooted in human rights, care, justice and accountability. “Decision-making power must shift to the ...

A youth-led uprising brought Nepal’s government down last year. Now, a 35-year-old politician demanding change is set to become prime minister.

The window to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is narrowing and regional progress must speed up. This was the clear message set forth as government officials, development experts, ...

The window to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is narrowing and regional progress must speed up. This was the clear message set ...

More of the same model would fail us even more on sustainable development goals and targets. With 58 months left to deliver on SDG goals and targets for 2030, the pledge of “leave no one behind” would ...

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit India in a trip described as highly significant for bilateral relations. Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President of Research & Strategy at the Asia Pacific ...