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UN Environment Programme
Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty: report
The most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken has found that investing in a stable climate, healthy nature and land, and a pollution-free planet can deliver trillions in …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Poorest nations will see sharp drop in crop yields, impacting human development: UNDP
A major new dataset released via the Human Climate Horizons (HCH) data platform by the United Nations Development …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
Amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling - with a strong focus on passive techniques …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food Waste Breakthrough launches to help cities halve food waste, cut methane emissions and reduce hunger
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners today launched a new initiative to halve food waste by 2030 …
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20 October 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
6 October 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environmental damage in Gaza harming human health, threatening long-term food, water security: UNEP
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Myanmar’s youth 'on hold' as education and employment crisis deepens
22 September 2025
World Economic Forum
Climate health risks put US$1.5 trillion in productivity at stake by 2050
25 August 2025
12 August 2025
3 August 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN report highlights urgent financing solutions to achieve the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific
18 July 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP and Republic of Korea launch global early recovery initiative for crisis-hit communities
15 July 2025
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
6 July 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Transformation to a healthy food system is blocked by three key barriers
25 May 2025
12 May 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Human development progress slows to 35-year low: UNDP report
27 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Bridging peace and development at Japan-UNDP dialogue
15 April 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The poor, vulnerable risk being overlooked in escalating trade tensions
8 April 2025
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