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Following the success of the November show in Osaka, Smart Energy Week will come to the prestigious Tokyo Big Sight on February 19–21, 2025, inviting professionals to visit and witness …
Climate Finance Asia
Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released
The Secretariat of the Facility-level Just Transition Working Group (F-JTWG), which is led by Climate Finance Asia, announces …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN conference calls for renewed, bold efforts to make gender equality commitments a reality in Asia and the Pacific
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review opened today, bringing together over 1,200 delegates from governments, civil …
IFC’s projects delivered significant impact across Asia Pacific in the last fiscal year, addressing pressing development challenges including …
All Asia Pacific Press Releases
18 November 2024
12 November 2024
Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
Partnership for resilient Asean seas renewed at East Asian Seas Congress 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Sustainable transport needed to overcome ‘last mile’ in development in Asia and the Pacific
1 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
28 October 2024
Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia
Global climate and health leaders convene in Vietnam to tackle equity, sustainability and climate resilience
27 October 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum calls for enhanced role of cities in national climate action, localising the SDGs
18 October 2024
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee
Integrated ecological efforts assist green development in China's western region
14 October 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific, new UN report reveals
7 October 2024
13 September 2024
8 September 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific governments commit to collaborate on innovative solutions to bridge digital divide, drive sustainability
1 September 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
A regional agreement aims to save a tropical paradise in trouble
30 August 2024
11 August 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN ministerial conference to promote Asia and the Pacific as hub of digital innovation
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP, ADB renew partnership to accelerate sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific by 2030
6 August 2024
International Labour Organization
More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress
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