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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
New joint UN report calls for urgent action to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies to prevent risks to all SDGs
The latest UN Global Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – was launched today, and reveals concerning data that threatens to undermine …
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 …
With conflicts reaching their highest levels in nearly 80 years, the world cannot afford more turmoil. In too …
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26 May 2024
29 April 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Countries resolve to leverage innovation, promote digital inclusion for those furthest behind
18 March 2024
United Nations Development Programme
Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP
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
17 January 2024
World Economic Forum
Top organisations unlock new investments to support world’s most vulnerable
18 December 2023
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP pledges to strengthen commitment to human rights, sustainable development
19 November 2023
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
19 September 2023
United Nations Development Programme
UN Digital event mobilises global leadership, US$400 million to support digital public infrastructure
15 August 2023
UN Development Programme
Ten countries to bag UNDP's 2023 Equator Prize
30 July 2023
United Nations Development Programme
Less than 1 percent of women, girls live in countries with high women’s empowerment, high gender parity
24 July 2023
13 July 2023
United Nations Development Programme
25 countries halved multidimensional poverty within 15 years, but 1.1 billion remain poor
17 May 2023
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