Press Releases / Asia Pacific
Temasek Foundation
From AI-optimised garment design to passive cooling in cities, eight startups shortlisted for The Liveability Challenge 2025
In its eighth year, Asia’s largest sustainability innovation challenge received over 1,200 submissions from more than 100 countries. Selected innovations are set to win S$2.4 million at Ecosperity Week.
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Climate-smart trade facilitation: From efficiency to climate solutions
A new project sets out to cut carbon emissions from cross-border trade while enhancing efficiency, sustainability, economic and …
Imagine H2O Asia
Announcing Imagine H2O Asia’s 6th cohort of water entrepreneurs
The Singapore-based market access accelerator will support eight startups that are building groundbreaking solutions for Asia Pacific’s most …
New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveal limited progress in achieving gender equality in …
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12 March 2025
3 March 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Forum calls for targeted, evidence-based solutions to speed up sustainable development progress
24 February 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Community-driven innovations closing SDG data gaps in Asia and the Pacific
16 February 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Small island nations: How oceans offer solutions to climate change
10 February 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific region to chart bold path for migration governance
4 February 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Foreign investments: Diverging trends amid global challenges
24 January 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Innovative financing plan helps Vietnamese wind farm get off the ground
20 January 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Youth for energy transition: The power of the next generation in shaping a sustainable energy future
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
14 January 2025
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic resilience in East and South Asia supports global growth amid challenges: UN flagship economic report
7 January 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific policymakers call for urgent action to bridge financing gaps for sustainable development
6 January 2025
Wilmar International
Wilmar reaffirms sustainability leadership with continued inclusion in DJSI
14 December 2024
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum urges 'whole-of-society' in data to leave no one behind
11 December 2024
Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
Shipping poised to play a vital role in APAC cross-border CCUS initiatives
25 November 2024
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21 November 2024
Climate Finance Asia
Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released
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