Asia Pacific Region

Virtual expert group meeting on safe and seamless transport connectivity along the Asian Highway network during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

25 June 2020
13:00 - 17:00 hrs.,  ESCAP: UTC +7
Meetings
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As the backbone of logistics network within the supply chain, road transport plays crucial role during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The flexibility of road freight vehicles allows for quick adaptability within the logistics network in response to the urgent needs of general population and production clusters on both national and international level.

High-level meeting on regional cooperation for trade and transport connectivity in the age of pandemics in Asia and the Pacific

02 December 2020
15:00 - 17:00 hrs.,  
Meetings

With trade and transport connectivity becoming a central consideration in the COVID-19 pandemic response as well as building back better, a high level regional meeting explored how trade and transport facilitation measures can be implemented more effectively during and in the aftermath of the unprecedented crisis to improve the countries’ resilience.

Seamless trade and transport connectivity in Asia and the Pacific: regional cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic


20 November 2020

This report has been prepared in line with the ESCAP framework on socio-economic response to COVID-19 and as part of the activities of the UNDA project “Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: contactless, seamless and collaborative UN solutions”.

The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused severe strain in international trade worldwide and in Asia and the Pacific, highlighting the need for more resilient and efficient cross-border transport and trade connectivity, including via greater regional cooperation in legal and technical and operational efforts.

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COVID-19 and its impact on shipping and port sector in Asia and the Pacific


30 September 2020

The policy brief focuses on the impact of the pandemic on the shipping and port industry and the policy responses on COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific. 

The COVID-19 Pandemic calls for a multi-sectoral response in Asia and the Pacific to protect people and enhance resilience, support economic recovery and restore supply chains and support SMEs. Shipping and ports are a major part of such a response. For most countries in Asia and the Pacific, shipping represents a doorway to global economy. In many cases, especially in SIDS, shipping is a lifeline linking local communities to the regional and global markets and sustaining local social and economic development.

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Monitoring the Transport Policy Response to COVID-19 along the Regional Transport Network in Asia and the Pacific

While the international movement of people and, to some extent, of freight transport has enabled the COVID-19 spread, the role of transport connectivity in dealing with the crisis and post-crisis recovery is more critical than its role in the initial spread of the pandemic. Regional cooperation on transport connectivity helps to provide effective response in the course of a pandemic and in the subsequent recovery efforts rooted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building resilience to future pandemics and crises.

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