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World Economic Forum Reskilling Revolution on track to reach over 850 million people

The World Economic Forum today announced major global commitments to invest in skills development for workers. The Reskilling Revolution initiative is on track to reach more than 850 million people …

4 Feb 2026

Investing in the future: World Investment Forum 2026 to be held in Doha

The State of Qatar and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today announced that the 9th World Investment Forum …

Demand for trade finance to rise amid supply chain realignment: report

Global demand for trade finance is expected to rise as companies diversify markets, deepen intra-regional trade, and reconfigure …

Harmful investments outpace nature protection by 30 to 1: UNEP

For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance …

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3 February 2026

Trade momentum slows as the Asia-Pacific region adjusts to shifting global conditions

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Trade momentum slows as the Asia-Pacific region adjusts to shifting global conditions

19 January 2026

Here’s the recipe for fixing the planet, according to a landmark new report from UNEP

9 January 2026

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)

East and South Asia maintain solid growth prospects despite heightened uncertainty: UN report

Sustaining transregional cooperation: Lessons from Asia and the Pacific and Latin America

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Sustaining transregional cooperation: Lessons from Asia and the Pacific and Latin America

15 December 2025

Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty: report

8 December 2025

AI risks spark new era of divergence as development gaps widen: UNDP report

28 November 2025

At COP30, the Philippines delivers a bankable business case for nature

9 November 2025

Cooling Cambodia: Passive cooling and NDC 3.0 pathways to heat resilience

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Cooling Cambodia: Passive cooling and NDC 3.0 pathways to heat resilience

Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies

31 October 2025

Mandala Capital secures Green Climate Fund approval to scale climate adaptation, transform food systems in South and Southeast Asia

29 October 2025

UN Food Systems Coordination Hub to spotlight food as security at COP30 and the World Social Summit

22 October 2025

Multilateralism and robust data vital to mobilising capital for Asia Pacific's sustainable finance gap

14 October 2025

Chief economists warn of weak growth as economic environment shifts

13 October 2025

ISF concludes with US$17.6 billion in green investment commitments

15 September 2025

What is climate transparency and why is it important?

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

What is climate transparency and why is it important?

Record military spending threatens global peace and development, UN warns

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