Press Releases / #UN
6 July 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Transformation to a healthy food system is blocked by three key barriers
UN Environment Programme
Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation with US$120 million for new projects
20 June 2025
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
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Major gains in civil registration in Asia and the Pacific, but millions still left behind: UN
5 June 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat
2 June 2025
Hamburg Sustainability Conference
Bridging global divides: Hamburg Sustainability Conference forges new alliances for a sustainable future
30 May 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Navigating trade headwinds: Asia and the Pacific must reinforce trade resilience amid global uncertainty
25 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
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
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Here’s how buildings contribute to climate change – and what can be done about it
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific countries endorse bold steps for greener, resilient cities at UN assembly
27 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
'Engines of opportunity, centres of vulnerability': The growing challenges of Asia Pacific's cities
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Bridging peace and development at Japan-UNDP dialogue
19 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake: UNDP
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