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11 November 2024
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN Trade and Development drives integrated finance, investment and trade solutions to climate change
1 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
Global Reporting Initiative
COP16: Transparency crucial to move from ambition to action
28 October 2024
27 October 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C lost
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum calls for enhanced role of cities in national climate action, localising the SDGs
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
1.1 billion people live in multidimensional poverty, nearly half live in conflict settings
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP launches new guidance for countries to finance ambitious biodiversity goals
18 October 2024
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee
Integrated ecological efforts assist green development in China's western region
United Nations Environment Programme
To counter climate change, Colombian cities weave nature back into their urban fabric
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Southeast Asia: Foreign investments resilient despite global economic uncertainties
14 October 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
US$8 trillion opportunity in sustainable cooling solutions for developing economies
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific, new UN report reveals
8 October 2024
UN Global Compact Network Singapore
UN Global Compact Network Singapore announces revamped Carbon Emissions Recording Tool
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean, ESCAP launch regional investment plan to boost sustainable FDI
7 October 2024
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