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Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities

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

Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities

Access to adequate housing is a foundation of resilient cities. Safe and affordable homes provide stability, allow residents to access essential services, and enhance the capacity for communities to withstand …

25 Mar 2026

Asia-Pacific leaders meet to fast-track action on water, energy, cities and development partnerships

The window to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is narrowing and regional progress must speed up. …

Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025: UNEP report

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report today, highlighting progress made last year on key …

How climate change is threatening human rights

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

How climate change is threatening human rights

With rising effects of climate change across the globe, the world has started recognising that climate change is …

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Migrant women at risk of violence and exploitation

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Without development action, global displacement crises will deepen

15 December 2025

Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty: report

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Poorest nations will see sharp drop in crop yields, impacting human development: UNDP

15 November 2025

Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars

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Environmental damage in Gaza harming human health, threatening long-term food, water security: UNEP

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

25 August 2025

Groundbreaking budget tagging tool to strengthen public spending on the welfare of children in the Philippines

12 August 2025

Global hunger declines, but rises in western Asia, Africa: UN report

3 August 2025

UN report highlights urgent financing solutions to achieve the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

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

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

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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

6 July 2025

Transformation to a healthy food system is blocked by three key barriers

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