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1 September 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Ensuring everyone counts: working together to include stateless and displaced persons in civil registration systems
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
24 August 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Indonesia sets path for climate-friendly cooling with National Cooling Action Plan
17 August 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
As landscapes heal, Nepal’s most iconic animals stage a comeback
15 August 2024
6 August 2024
International Labour Organization
More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
UNDP Malaysia
UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge
9 July 2024
26 June 2024
Volvo Construction Equipment Asia
Indonesia’s new capital city Nusantara can pioneer sustainable and clean urban construction in Southeast Asia
24 June 2024
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
80 per cent globally want stronger climate action by governments: UNDP survey
18 June 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Low-cost sensors can improve air quality monitoring and people’s health
10 June 2024
United Nations Development Programme
US$135-million UNDP, GEF initiative will support small island developing states tackle drivers of environmental degradation
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Record-breaking World Environment Day spotlights land restoration, desertification and drought resilience
3 June 2024
19 May 2024
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