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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 fall in women’s per capita income, according to a United Nations Development …
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, …
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Acute food insecurity, malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen: report
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain alarmingly high and deeply entrenched, with crises increasingly concentrated in a …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Military escalation threatens human, economic development gains across Iran: UNDP
A significant proportion of the population in the Islamic Republic of Iran could be pushed into poverty as …
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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
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
16 February 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025: UNEP report
19 January 2026
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
9 January 2026
5 January 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Without development action, global displacement crises will deepen
15 December 2025
UN Environment Programme
Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty: report
19 November 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Poorest nations will see sharp drop in crop yields, impacting human development: UNDP
15 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food Waste Breakthrough launches to help cities halve food waste, cut methane emissions and reduce hunger
20 October 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
6 October 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environmental damage in Gaza harming human health, threatening long-term food, water security: UNEP
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Myanmar’s youth 'on hold' as education and employment crisis deepens
22 September 2025
World Economic Forum
Climate health risks put US$1.5 trillion in productivity at stake by 2050
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