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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Digitalisation can reduce persistent inequality in Asia and the Pacific
Digitalisation can be a powerful tool to help reduce persistent economic inequality in Asia and the Pacific—but to harness its potential, governments need to narrow “digital gaps,” including gaps in …
New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveal limited progress in achieving gender equality in …
UN Development Programme
Ballooning debt service payments in poorest countries reach alarming levels, UNDP warns
UN Development Programme calls for an immediate fiscal lifeline for developing countries and urgent overhaul of the borrowing …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific region to chart bold path for migration governance
The second Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in Asia and …
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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
24 August 2024
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
G20 recommendations: advancing a nature-positive economy and just transition
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Indonesia sets path for climate-friendly cooling with National Cooling Action Plan
25 July 2024
24 June 2024
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
80 per cent globally want stronger climate action by governments: UNDP survey
1 April 2024
15 March 2024
Institute of Sustainability and Technology
Hong Kong hosts One Earth Summit to set Asia on mission for climate change impact
11 March 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Investing in women crucial to bridge gender gap in political leadership in Asia and the Pacific
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