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Waiting to act on El Niño could roughly double the cost of protecting vulnerable households, UNDP warns

New UNDP report released at COP31 shows how early action and financing reduce insecurities and why delaying climate action carries wider cost.

11 Nov 2026

RSPO RT2026 addresses Indonesia fires, single export gate and smallholder inclusion

RSPO Members urged to speak up for the sustainable palm oil sector based on hard data, facts, and …

New US$78 million initiative to restore land, improve livelihoods across Great Green Wall countries

A new US$78 million programme aims to restore 270,000 hectares of degraded land and improve the livelihoods of …

UNDP launches global investment, jobs initiatives to boost growth in developing countries

Two new initiatives will help countries attract investment, grow businesses and create more and better-paid jobs, backed by …

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17 August 2026

What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks

11 August 2026

Certified Sustainable Palm Oil market share signals potential for 40%

7 July 2026

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

5 May 2026

UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity, new report shows

12 April 2026

Women leading sanitation management in India

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

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

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