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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
16 January 2023
15 November 2022
15 March 2022
24 September 2021
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFAD calls on world leaders for small-scale farmers to receive decent wages
30 August 2021
Emancipate Indonesia
The tobacco industry reaps double benefits from children #SaveSmallHands
23 August 2021
5 July 2021
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Companies step up: Public-private partnerships for social good proliferate across Asia
25 June 2021
Impact Shakers
Twelve European startups win Impact Shakers Award
17 June 2021
22 April 2021
Jinko Solar Co.,Ltd.
Jinkosolar joins the United Nations Global Compact
9 March 2021
4 February 2021
2 February 2021
Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank provides US$25 million to help Philippines procure Covid-19 vaccines
15 December 2020
Maxeon Solar Technologies
Maxeon Solar Technologies joins the United Nations Global Compact
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