ESCAP UNIS-February 2010-The regional partnership of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) forged since 2004 to support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Asia and the Pacific region is jointly launching its latest report on 17 February in Manila, the Philippines.

UN News Center-10 February 2010-The ongoing economic and financial crises are an opportunity to implement social protection programmes in Pacific island countries that address the needs of the vulnerable, particularly of women and children, the United Nations development chief said today at the start of a conference about the impact of the global downturn on the region.

Solomon Star-29 December 2009 – Micah Challenge Australia welcomes the acknowledgement of most world leaders at Copenhagen that rich nations, with historically high carbon emissions, have a moral responsibility to help people in poverty adapt to the effects of climate change.

UN News Center-3 November 2009-Water is at the centre of many of the worst natural disasters. Too much of it and there are floods that inundate homes and cropland and displace thousands of people. Too little of it, and there can be droughts that ruin harvests and destroy the livelihoods of entire communities.

The International News-1 November 2009-Inadequate public health facilities force the people to spend a major portion of their incomes for private health services, as the government’s spending on health sector is reducing for the last few years and now stands at the bottom in South Asian region, the State Bank says in its latest annual report.

Daily Times-31 October 2009-An integrated approach is required for the government to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in literacy, primary education, and healthcare, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday.

Xinhua-28 October 2009-The Cambodian government and the United Nations country team on Tuesday jointly marked the 64th anniversary of UN Day, focusing on reviewing common priorities, said a press released from UN Resident Coordinator in Cambodia on Wednesday.

UN News Center-27 October 2009-The target of slashing maternal mortality and ensuring universal access to reproductive health is the furthest from success of all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) the world set itself in 2000, a senior United Nations official has warned, calling for renewed political will, funding and international solidarity.

Bangkok Post-24 October 2009-With the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting this weekend in Cha-am and Hua Hin, coinciding with UN Day, this auspicious occasion serves as a reminder of why the United Nations was created and how it can serve its member states.

7 September 2009-In September 2000, the world leaders representing 189 countries adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, calling for stronger global efforts to reduce poverty, improve health, and promote peace, human rights and environmental sustainability.

China Daily-29 August 2009-China has made great progress in gender equality and empowering women in the past 60 years, well on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, said a senior UN official on Saturday at the Asia Pacific Women Forum held in Hong Kong.

Business World-27 August 2009-THE PHILIPPINES has made strides in achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but falls in the middle of the pack among Asian neighbors in terms of progress, suggesting room for improvement as the 2015 deadline looms, data from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) showed.

Taiwan News-26 August 2009-Large pockets of extreme poverty and hunger persist in Asia, where the global downturn makes it more difficult to achieve U.N. goals to reduce the ranks of the poor, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday.