UN calls for addressing inequality

Economic growth likely to slow in developing Asia-Pacific countries

Developing Asia-Pacific economies need to shift focus on social inclusion to address such issues as inequality and climate change, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, or UNESCAP.

"We cannot grow if we continue to have inequality. We need a paradigm shift. We can't just focus on economic growth at the cost of social inclusion," UNESCAP's Deputy Executive Secretary Hongjoo Hahm said in Hong Kong on April 4.