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Haribon Foundation
Local communities lead biodiversity protection in Aklan watershed
As the world marks the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, local conservation groups are highlighting how communities are helping protect ecosystems that sustain both people and wildlife.
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
UNHCR and UNDP launch new partnership to advance inclusion, solutions for people forced to flee
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a new four-year partnership to …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Development gains in reverse: High debt servicing bears disproportionate impacts on women
Rising debt servicing is estimated to cause 55 million lost jobs for women and a 17 per cent …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific’s economic outlook under pressure from rising tensions and prices: report
The ongoing Middle East conflict is adding fresh pressure to the economic outlook of Asia and the Pacific, …
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26 April 2026
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Acute food insecurity, malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen: report
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific governments endorse landmark Baku-Bangkok Declaration on advancing societies for all ages
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Middle East military escalation could cost Asia-Pacific up to US$299 billion: UNDP
21 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN policy forum opens in Bangkok with call for more inclusive societies across Asia and the Pacific
12 April 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Military escalation threatens human, economic development gains across Iran: UNDP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment
8 April 2026
25 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities
17 March 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Guiding light: How solar power is providing a lifeline to blackout-prone Asian villages
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Satellite imagery guides faster recovery in crisis zones
11 March 2026
the World Bank Group
Women’s economic opportunity laws only half-enforced globally: study
24 February 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific leaders meet to fast-track action on water, energy, cities and development partnerships
22 January 2026
World Economic Forum
New report calls for stronger transparency to unlock investment in women’s health
19 January 2026
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
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