Press Releases / #poverty
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum underscores need for collaborative action to ensure crisis resilient urban futures
The Eighth Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-8) opened today with a resounding call for local and national governments to increase political will and commitment as well as engage with stakeholders at …
United Nations Development Programme
25 countries halved multidimensional poverty within 15 years, but 1.1 billion remain poor
The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) with estimates for 110 countries was released today …
Asian Development Bank
ADB: Philippine economy to post robust growth in 2023, 2024 despite inflation pressures
Philippine economic growth is expected to moderate this year from 2022’s forecast-beating outturn but will remain on a …
All #poverty Press Releases
19 December 2022
International Finance Corporation
IFC, Singapore’s Agrocorp partner to improve food security in Bangladesh
6 December 2022
International Association for Agricultural Sustainability
Agriculture and Halal literacy to the surface: Helping agriculture grow to new heights
10 October 2022
14 September 2022
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia
24 September 2021
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFAD calls on world leaders for small-scale farmers to receive decent wages
16 June 2021
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Sri Lanka and IFAD partner to reduce poverty and increase food and nutrition security in the face of climate change
18 March 2021
18 November 2020
Fairtrade
More dough for cocoa farmers
18 September 2020
Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia
Building back fairer? Social enterprises show the way
18 August 2020
Asian Development Bank
Report launch: Tackling the Covid-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific
30 June 2020
26 June 2020
13 May 2020
18 September 2019
27 November 2018
Blue Planet Environmental Solution Pte Ltd
SBI-backed Neev Fund invests in Blue Planet to advance sustainable development in Asia
31 January 2018
Most popular
-
![A coal-fired power station owned by Ayala Corporation in South Luzon]()
News / Policy & Finance
Two Philippine coal plants selected for early phase-out under Singapore central bank’s test of new ‘transition credits’
Using the novel class of carbon credits, the bank aims to retire one of the facilities a decade … -
![COP28 opening]()
News / Policy & Finance
Jubilation for COP28 loss and damage deal but World Bank’s role as interim funder still a concern
The multilateral bank's business model of providing loans rather than grants, as well as its exclusion of human … -
![TNB LSS at Sepang]()
News / Energy
Malaysia’s energy transition: Catalyst projects to accelerate nation’s shift to renewables
EB Studio Renewable energy solutions have the potential to reduce Malaysia’s reliance on fossil fuels. New projects under Malaysia’s National … -
![EPR_Act_Pollution_Philippines]()
News / Waste Management
A year after EPR implementation, plastics still end up in landfills, creeks in Philippines’ major islands
The prevalence of a "sachet economy" is stretching waste management capabilities in the country. Lawmakers are suggesting an … -
![Ravi Menon at COP28]()
News / Policy & Finance
Price carbon at US$100 now and many transition financing mechanisms won’t be needed: Singapore central bank chief
Ravi Menon says that an appropriate carbon price will render blended finance and carbon credits to lower the … -
![Climeworks Iceland plant]()
News / Carbon & Climate
Explainer: Can new guidelines for carbon removal emerge from COP28 to boost its credibility?
It remains to be seen if an agreement can be reached, and if safeguards are strong enough, but …
