Meeting development challenges with trusted data
World Statistics Day reminds us that to ensure social and economic growth, support for data-backed policymaking is needed.
In India, simultaneously fighting tuberculosis and COVID-19 could save millions of lives
COVID-19 and tuberculosis are both respiratory illnesses that can be addressed with similar strategies and resources.
Using urban mobility and big data to track the pandemic
An analysis of data from popular transit applications indicates that there is a relationship between increased mobility and COVID-19 cases, but more information is needed to make a definitive link.
Rethinking work-from-home after COVID-19
The implications of working from home on costs, productivity, and work-life balance are just now being understood by workers and companies around the world. Will this new awareness transcend the pandemic?
再思考：新冠疫情过后居家办公
世界各地的职员和公司现在才逐渐明白居家办公对成本、生产力以及工作—生活的平衡意味着什么。这种新的认识能否跨越疫情期？
Countries in Central and West Asia must avoid a COVID-19 race to the bottom
Governments in Central and West Asia must commit to reforms and get them right, or face a downward spiral. The costs of the crisis are already obvious in rising deficits and debt. There is no room for complacency.
What we urgently need besides a vaccine
With millions of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide and hundreds of thousands of deaths, the search for solutions to end the impacts of COVID-19 is overpowering. Finding a safe and effective vaccine is one crucial answer to the crisis. But there is more to it.
Our most popular COVID-19 blogs in Q3 2020
Our top 10 blogs for the third quarter show how Asia and the Pacific is rising to the COVID-19 challenge
Flood risk and public health: An unlikely partnership in the fight against COVID-19
It is time to establish partnerships and expand to a whole-of-society approach to cope with the disasters and crises that are increasingly threatening developing countries.
重启经济：为推出新冠疫苗作准备
为尽快摆脱新冠肺炎疫情对健康和经济造成的影响，各国应现在开始规划推出新冠疫苗的工作。