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United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
The governments of Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam have come together to launch a US$379 million initiative to combat pollution from the use of pesticides and plastics …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Investing in women crucial to bridge gender gap in political leadership in Asia and the Pacific
In a democratically decisive year, in which 1.3 billion women will have the right to vote in more …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
New UN report: Along with gender, where people live key factor in determining levels of poverty, inequality in APAC
Progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains uneven and inadequate across various segments of the population …
Sustainable water fountains in 25 rural Malaysian communities provide clean, safe water, reducing waterborne illnesses.
All #healthcare Press Releases
19 November 2023
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
21 August 2023
30 July 2023
United Nations Development Programme
Less than 1 percent of women, girls live in countries with high women’s empowerment, high gender parity
13 July 2023
United Nations Development Programme
25 countries halved multidimensional poverty within 15 years, but 1.1 billion remain poor
28 March 2023
10 January 2023
Singapore Business Federation
New guidelines to improve indoor air quality in Singapore
20 December 2022
4 November 2022
Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance
Asia Pacific cities gear up for more effective smoke-free implementation
6 October 2022
14 September 2022
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia
26 July 2022
5 July 2022
International Association for Agriculture Sustainability
'Functional foods can strengthen body’s immune system against diseases'
28 April 2022
15 March 2022
7 February 2022
21 January 2022
Sunway Centre for Planetary Health
Establishment of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University, Malaysia
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