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5 December 2024

Fair Finance Asia reveals critical gaps in gender considerations of the Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism pilot in Indonesia’s Cirebon 1

20 November 2024

UN conference calls for renewed, bold efforts to make gender equality commitments a reality in Asia and the Pacific

18 November 2024

UN ministerial conference to advance gender equality in Asia and the Pacific

28 October 2024

Global climate and health leaders convene in Vietnam to tackle equity, sustainability and climate resilience

27 October 2024

1.1 billion people live in multidimensional poverty, nearly half live in conflict settings

18 October 2024

Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils: Collective action to tackle global crises

14 October 2024

IOM and UN Women scale-up efforts to advance women's rights in migration policies and humanitarian responses

Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific, new UN report reveals

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific, new UN report reveals

22 September 2024

UN report urges immediate global action to close critical gender gaps

14 September 2024

Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact

Global labour income share declines putting upward pressure on inequality

New toolkit to help strengthen responsible business conduct in Thailand’s automotive supply chain

8 September 2024

Accelerating progress on gender equality key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Asia-Pacific governments commit to collaborate on innovative solutions to bridge digital divide, drive sustainability

1 September 2024

Ensuring everyone counts: working together to include stateless and displaced persons in civil registration systems

24 August 2024

G20 recommendations: advancing a nature-positive economy and just transition

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

G20 recommendations: advancing a nature-positive economy and just transition

Asean leaders call for increased investment in care economy to empower women, boost inclusive growth

Healthy diets remain unaffordable for a third of the world’s population

17 August 2024

More countries affirm support for ending the gender pay gap by 2030

25 July 2024

As global crises join forces, world must adopt forward-looking approach to protect human and planetary health

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