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19 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Filling the first and last-mile gap: Asean's electric bus push
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
14 January 2026
9 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Why local leadership will shape Asia-Pacific’s urban future
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
East and South Asia maintain solid growth prospects despite heightened uncertainty: UN report
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Sustaining transregional cooperation: Lessons from Asia and the Pacific and Latin America
5 January 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
US$52.8 million in new GEF support to boost UNEP-led environmental initiatives worldwide
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
New funds to unlock millions for frontline environmental action
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Without development action, global displacement crises will deepen
4 January 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Ethiopia advances youth-led food systems transformation through new science-policy-society interface workshop
15 December 2025
UN Environment Programme
Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty: report
UN Environment Programme
Seventh UN Environment Assembly commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
8 December 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
AI risks spark new era of divergence as development gaps widen: UNDP report
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Indigenous and local action brings back nature: UN recognises three World Restoration Flagships
4 December 2025
3 December 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asian and Pacific governments explore how to close the US$4 trillion development financing gap
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