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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
Globally, developing countries need an estimated US$4 trillion to fund their development agenda.
Singapore, 26 November: Leading decision makers at the Cities: Possibilities 2025 - Singapore forum underscored the urgent need …
Indonesia International Sustainability Forum
Indonesia International Sustainability Forum 2025: Indonesia emerges as a regional gravity centre for green investment
As sustainability takes centre stage on the global agenda, Indonesia is asserting itself as a new regional hub …
World Economic Forum
Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2025 to foster collaboration on shared challenges
World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings are taking place from 22 to 26 September in New York.
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30 August 2025
29 July 2025
Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia
Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector
2 July 2025
12 May 2025
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Digitalisation can reduce persistent inequality in Asia and the Pacific
25 March 2025
3 March 2025
UN Development Programme
Ballooning debt service payments in poorest countries reach alarming levels, UNDP warns
10 February 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific region to chart bold path for migration governance
7 January 2025
14 December 2024
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum urges 'whole-of-society' in data to leave no one behind
2 December 2024
21 November 2024
Climate Finance Asia
Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released
28 October 2024
27 October 2024
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
24 September 2024
14 September 2024
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact
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