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BANGKOK, THAILAND – Asian countries have a window of opportunity to tackle gender inequality in their labor markets and support sustainable crisis recovery, according to a new report published today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

New York: United Nations humanitarian agencies are calling for increased assistance to an estimated 2 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa country, where emergency conditions are projected to persist until the next rainy season arrives in October.

New York: The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today urged businesses to transform their enterprises into low-carbon operations that are environmentally sound and benefit communities in order to remain profitable and sustainable.

New York: Unless a major effort is undertaken to replenish food stocks in Libya the country is at risk of a major food crisis within the next two months, a senior United Nations official warned today.

New York: The head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that the “slow-motion catastrophe” of non-communicable diseases could overwhelm even the wealthiest nations if the root causes of the epidemic, mostly lifestyle decisions, are not addressed.

New York: Reacting to reports of a unity deal between Hamas and Fatah, the top United Nations envoy for the Middle East today said that reconciliation between the two main Palestinian factions should take place in a manner that promotes the cause of peace.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the IMF’s financial year (FY) 2012 administrative and capital budgets and endorsed indicative budgets for FY2013–14.

Strong post-crisis recovery in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region is expected to continue in 2011, although at a somewhat slower pace than in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Regional Economic Outlook for Caucasus and Central Asia released in Tbilisi today. According to the report, average growth across the region this year is expected to remain strong, at just below 6 percent, compared with 6½ percent last year. Growth will continue to be driven by positive external factors—high commodity prices, the pickup in Russia, and strong growth in China.

In Asia both exports and domestic demand are fueling rapid economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today in its latest Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for Asia and the Pacific, which was released in Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China.

New York: Greater efforts to support girls and young women to acquire skills in information and communications technologies (ICTs) could help address projected shortages of manpower in those professions, the United Nations telecommunications agency said today, marking the first “Girls in ICT Day.”