The UN Information Center in Tehran (UNIC) reported on Saturday that Shamshad Akhtar, an Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), believes reinvigorating domestic demand will help revive growth and support sustainable development.
The full text of Akhtar’s OP-ED reads:
Economic and financial stability in Asia is critical as we embark on the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a universal and ambitious blueprint that expands the horizons of policymaking to implement the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals, reduce the region’s collective environmental footprint and secure the resources necessary to build the future we want.
