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Two of the world's largest economies are converging on the same foundations for sustainability reporting, but they are getting there by very different routes.
Businesses, governments, and civil society organisations across Asia-Pacific must work more closely together to address escalating water risks, …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific ministers adopt new roadmap to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution together
Governments across Asia and the Pacific today agreed a new regional agenda to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
AI helping modernise trade across Asia and the Pacific, though adoption gaps remain
Artificial intelligence is reshaping trade processes across Asia and the Pacific. However, despite growing interest, most economies have …
All #international cooperation Press Releases
11 July 2026
United Nations Environment Programme
From promises to progress: why the Bonn conference must push the needle on climate change
17 June 2026
City Developments Limited (CDL)
CDL leads the launch of the Saving Glaciers and Oceans Alliance at the World Cities Summit 2026
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW2026 opens with global leaders pledging action to secure a resilient, sustainable water future
19 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Subregions as the backbone of Asia-Pacific cooperation
5 May 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New regional partnerships to drive joint environmental action in Central Asia
26 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific governments endorse landmark Baku-Bangkok Declaration on advancing societies for all ages
17 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts
24 February 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific leaders meet to fast-track action on water, energy, cities and development partnerships
16 February 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025: UNEP report
4 February 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What are the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans?
22 January 2026
World Economic Forum
Global cooperation showing resilience in the face of geopolitical headwinds
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean Power Grid: Accelerating the region’s energy transition
19 January 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Here’s the recipe for fixing the planet, according to a landmark new report from UNEP
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
9 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Sustaining transregional cooperation: Lessons from Asia and the Pacific and Latin America
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