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alaysia’s climate change bill was in the spotlight at the Unlocking capital for sustainability summit hosted at Securities Commission today; Minister Nik Nazmi calls for ASEAN framework to boost credibility …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
ESCAP, FDI Center launch pledge to advance gender equality in foreign direct investment
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and FDI Center recently launched …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP welcomes Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) Initiative
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is pleased to announce the integration of the Finance Against Slavery and …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Fund for Coral Reefs approves more than US$25 million in additional funding for resilience action
In the face of increasing threats to coral ecosystems and the recent announcement of a fourth global coral …
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15 July 2024
9 July 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum catalyses collective action to make feminist finance a reality for Asia and the Pacific
1 July 2024
24 June 2024
18 June 2024
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN secretary-general and global leaders mark 60 years of UNCTAD, urging for an equitable economy
15 May 2024
4 May 2024
United Nations Development Programme
Bhutan, the Tiger Conservation Coalition commit to catalysing US$1 billion for tigers
United Nations Development Programme
New report reveals how country-led financing strategies are making finance work for people, planet
12 April 2024
8 April 2024
1 April 2024
12 March 2024
8 February 2024
United Nations Development Programme
New GEF funds scales up ambition to get ahead of the triple planetary crisis
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