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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
What can we see about climate change in macroeconomic data?
Year by year researchers improve and deepen our understanding of economic activity. The primary example, and probably the most commonly used, is the detailed data and analysis available on gross …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Safer streets, stronger futures: Making road safety everyone’s business
As you get off work at 5 pm, the thought of navigating traffic in a bustling city like …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Major gains in civil registration in Asia and the Pacific, but millions still left behind: UN
The number of unregistered children under five has dropped by 62 per cent in Asia and the Pacific, …
Climate Finance Asia
Climate Finance Asia calls for policy and financial reforms to accelerate coal phase-out in Asia
Asia has a unique opportunity to lead the coal phase-out by advancing policies, guarantees, transition finance, and aligned …
All Cities Press Releases
12 June 2025
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
IFC and QBE Insurance team up to drive building resilience in Asia Pacific
5 June 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat
26 May 2025
25 May 2025
12 May 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Human development progress slows to 35-year low: UNDP report
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Here’s how buildings contribute to climate change – and what can be done about it
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific countries endorse bold steps for greener, resilient cities at UN assembly
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
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