Progress achieved, promise unfulfilled: Eradicating poverty and empowering people in Asia and the Pacific
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. She noted that countries in Asia and the Pacific have made progress in fighting poverty over the last thirty years. This progress resulted from community-based initiatives, government-led programmes, and economic growth.
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides over the past three decades in tackling poverty through a combination of economic growth, government-led programmes and community-based initiatives. At the same […] The post Progress achieved, promise unfulfilled: Eradicating poverty and empowering people in Asia and the Pacific appeared first on News Central Asia (nCa) .