Press Releases
27 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
'Engines of opportunity, centres of vulnerability': The growing challenges of Asia Pacific's cities
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Bridging peace and development at Japan-UNDP dialogue
24 April 2025
19 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake: UNDP
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What is the international agreement to protect the high seas and why is it important?
Food and Agriculture Organization
Boost for the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
16 April 2025
15 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Investing in making complex ideas accessible: Bridging the gap in sustainable finance data
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Overcoming the past: Cambodia's push for universal civil registration
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The poor, vulnerable risk being overlooked in escalating trade tensions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries: UN trade body
9 April 2025
8 April 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Why 2025 could be the year of the electric vehicle in developing countries
1 April 2025
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