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July 27, 2020
OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, Bambang Susantono. As lockdowns ease in countries across Asia and the Pacific in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear—a return to business as usual is unimaginable in a region that was already off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The virtual High-Level ... <a title="Submission – A Determined Path to the SDGs in 2030 Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/submission-a-determined-path-to-the-sdgs-in-2030-despite-the-covid-19-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Submission – A Determined Path to the SDGs in 2030 Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Analysis by Josh Van Veen – The Democracy Project. When Parliament sits next Tuesday, the Prime Minister will finally meet her match. Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern are opposites in just about every respect. Yet they have the same basic appeal. Ardern and Collins are as much cultural icons as they are political leaders. ... <a title="Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/election-20202-josh-van-veen-dont-give-me-culture-the-appeal-of-judith-collins/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: Statement by Todd Muller – New Zealand National Party I have taken time over the weekend to reflect on my experience over the last several weeks as Leader of the Opposition. It has become clear to me that I am not the best person to be Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New ... <a title="Election 2020 – National Party Leader Todd Muller Resigns – Statement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/election-2020-national-party-leader-todd-muller-resigns-statement/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020 – National Party Leader Todd Muller Resigns – Statement">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2020
Op-Ed by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Developing countries of Asia and the Pacific are experiencing unbalanced tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grim milestones in infections and deaths have left countless devastated. Yet, we must look at the economic ... <a title="Submission – Sustainable tourism and fisheries key to growth in post-COVID Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/30/submission-sustainable-tourism-and-fisheries-key-to-growth-in-post-covid-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Submission – Sustainable tourism and fisheries key to growth in post-COVID Pacific">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
Op-Ed by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. Memories of idyllic beaches and sonorous waves may seem far away while we remain at home. Yet, we need not look far to appreciate the enduring history of the ocean in Asia and the Pacific. For generations, the region has thrived ... <a title="UN Op-Ed – Healthy oceans: keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/un-op-ed-healthy-oceans-keeping-asia-and-the-pacific-afloat/" aria-label="Read more about UN Op-Ed – Healthy oceans: keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Op-Ed by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID -19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact on people’s lives around the world is taking a heavy toll on Asia and the Pacific. Countries in our region are striving to mitigate the massive socioeconomic impact of the pandemic, which is also expected ... <a title="OP-ED: Asia-Pacific response to COVID-19 and climate emergency must build a resilient and sustainable future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/op-ed-asia-pacific-response-to-covid-19-and-climate-emergency-must-build-a-resilient-and-sustainable-future/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Asia-Pacific response to COVID-19 and climate emergency must build a resilient and sustainable future">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2020
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Rising economic prosperity and poverty reduction may not tell the whole story of progress in Asia and the Pacific. Telling signs in the natural world recount a narrative that is far from complete. This year has been particularly affected by the COVID-19 global health pandemic, with devastating impacts on our ... <a title="GUEST POST: COVID-19 and Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/25/guest-post-covid-19-and-writing-a-greener-story-in-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about GUEST POST: COVID-19 and Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Op-Ed by Kaveh Zahedi and Van Nguyen “The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared the Secretary General at the opening of the first SDG Summit, a quadrennial event for the follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As leaders from Asia – Pacific took the floor, they highlighted country progress ... <a title="Op-Ed: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goals Progress in Asia – Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/op-ed-accelerating-sustainable-development-goals-progress-in-asia-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goals Progress in Asia – Pacific">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago. Gender parity has been achieved in primary education. Maternal mortality has been halved. ... <a title="Joint UN ESCAP-UN Women Op-Ed: Catalysing change for gender equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/joint-un-escap-un-women-op-ed-catalysing-change-for-gender-equality/" aria-label="Read more about Joint UN ESCAP-UN Women Op-Ed: Catalysing change for gender equality">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2019
OPINION by Ahmet ERGİN, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey Recent developments with regard to Operation Peace Spring in north-east Syria has garnered plenty of coverage both internationally and locally. I wish to impart my perspective for a more balanced understanding of what is really happening on the ground. Since the conflict began in Syria, ... <a title="OPINION: Operation Peace Spring and Beyond – Turkey’s Ambassador to New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/opinion-operation-peace-spring-and-beyond-turkeys-ambassador-to-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about OPINION: Operation Peace Spring and Beyond – Turkey’s Ambassador to New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
The Turkish Embassy in New Zealand issued Evening Report this unabridged United States of America-Republic of Turkey joint-statement detailing what both sides agreed to regarding Turkey’s military operations within the so-called security zone within Syrian territory near Turkey’s southern border. It is dated October 17, 2019. UNABRIDGED: JOINT TURKISH-US STATEMENT ON NORTHEAST SYRIA 1. The ... <a title="Turkish Embassy Issues US-Turkey Joint Statement on ‘Safe Zone’ military ops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/turkish-embassy-issues-us-turkey-joint-statement-on-safe-zone-military-ops/" aria-label="Read more about Turkish Embassy Issues US-Turkey Joint Statement on ‘Safe Zone’ military ops">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2019
Op-Ed by Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) In less than ten days world leaders will be gathering at the United Nations in New York for the Climate Action Summit. Their goal is simple; to increase ambition and accelerate action in the ... <a title="Op-Ed: Confronting the new climate reality in Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/22/op-ed-confronting-the-new-climate-reality-in-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Confronting the new climate reality in Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>
