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27 October 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean Investment Forum 2025 strengthens regional momentum for inclusive, sustainable foreign direct investment
22 October 2025
14 October 2025
6 October 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Myanmar’s youth 'on hold' as education and employment crisis deepens
1 October 2025
29 September 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
SMEs go green: United Nations ESCAP, Temasek Foundation launch programme linking sustainability with market opportunities
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean Inclusive Business Forum 2025 celebrates excellence, launches new framework to boost regional talent
26 September 2025
7 September 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Indonesia launches CRISP project to build climate-resilient, inclusive communities
2 September 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Catalysts for change: The rising impact of national human rights institutions
30 August 2025
25 August 2025
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Philippines hosts first regional policy dialogue on loss and damage for Southeast Asia
18 August 2025
Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Inclusive and sustainable: Celebrating 58 years of Asean
3 August 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN report highlights urgent financing solutions to achieve the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific
29 July 2025
Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia
Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB lowers economic growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific
28 July 2025
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