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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Countries resolve to leverage innovation, promote digital inclusion for those furthest behind
Governments from across Asia and the Pacific agreed today to harness technological advancements and digital innovation for sustainable development, with special attention to the region’s most vulnerable countries and population …
United Nations Environment Programme
Not yet built for purpose: Global building sector emissions still high and rising
Energy demand and emissions from the building and construction sector represent over a fifth of global emissions. In …
United Nations Development Programme
Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP
Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarisation on a global scale. …
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 …
All #inequality Press Releases
1 March 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UN forum urges commitments be translated into concrete actions in Asia and the Pacific, ahead of global ‘Pact for the Future’
21 February 2024
United Nations Development Programme
Over 450 business leaders and government delegates commit to boost women’s roles in companies
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change impacts severely impede SDGs: ADB-UN report
16 February 2024
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
8 February 2024
United Nations Development Programme
New GEF funds scales up ambition to get ahead of the triple planetary crisis
17 January 2024
World Economic Forum
Top organisations unlock new investments to support world’s most vulnerable
8 January 2024
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum announces 2024 Crystal Award winners
18 December 2023
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP pledges to strengthen commitment to human rights, sustainable development
16 October 2023
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum opens with a resounding call to accelerate SDG action in South Asia
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Regional UN forum to spotlight future of Asian and Pacific cities
2 October 2023
5 September 2023
UN Climate Change
Why are green skills important for youth?
21 August 2023
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