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Extreme heat costing poor women workers over US$57 billion in earnings a year

A major new report from HERA launched today at London Climate Action Week, reveals that extreme heat is emerging as one of the most underestimated threats to economic development worldwide, …

7 Jul 2026

UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity, new report shows

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature. While global wildlife …

Women leading sanitation management in India

Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental to human health and resilient communities. Yet these essential …

Military escalation threatens human, economic development gains across Iran: UNDP

A significant proportion of the population in the Islamic Republic of Iran could be pushed into poverty as …

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8 April 2026

Escalation in the Middle East reverses more than a year of economic growth in the Arab states: UNDP

17 March 2026

Guiding light: How solar power is providing a lifeline to blackout-prone Asian villages

11 March 2026

Women’s economic opportunity laws only half-enforced globally: study

9 January 2026

Migrant women at risk of violence and exploitation

8 December 2025

Shaping the futures of estates: Harnessing mechanisation to elevate and future-proof the plantation workforce

14 October 2025

World leaders place women’s empowerment, gender equality at the heart of multilateralism

6 October 2025

Myanmar’s youth 'on hold' as education and employment crisis deepens

22 September 2025

Climate health risks put US$1.5 trillion in productivity at stake by 2050

7 September 2025

Indonesia launches CRISP project to build climate-resilient, inclusive communities

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

Indonesia launches CRISP project to build climate-resilient, inclusive communities

25 August 2025

DENR integrates informal waste workers in solid waste management chain

3 August 2025

As fashion's environmental toll mounts, these small clothes makers embrace sustainability

18 July 2025

UNDP and Republic of Korea launch global early recovery initiative for crisis-hit communities

15 July 2025

UN flags low uptake of sustainable trade facilitation measures, support for vulnerable groups

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

UN flags low uptake of sustainable trade facilitation measures, support for vulnerable groups

20 June 2025

Enhancing policy coherence to bridge the sustainable finance gap in Asia and the Pacific

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

Enhancing policy coherence to bridge the sustainable finance gap in Asia and the Pacific

11 June 2025

Waterbom Bali celebrates significant sustainability milestones on journey to net zero 2033

30 May 2025

Navigating trade headwinds: Asia and the Pacific must reinforce trade resilience amid global uncertainty

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