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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What is climate transparency and why is it important?
Climate transparency focuses on charting how well countries are living up to their pledges to counter climate change.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Record military spending threatens global peace and development, UN warns
Following a decade-long military build-up, global military spending hit a record high in 2024, soaring by more than …
Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA)
Private sector urged to turn net-zero pledges into action at PH Net Zero Conference 2025
The Philippines stands at a critical economic and climate crossroads, facing an urgent need for sustainable solutions. With …
The Philippines will require new and clear strategies to mobilise private sector investment to meet the multi-billion-dollar cost …
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB lowers economic growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific
1 July 2025
30 June 2025
20 June 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
What can we see about climate change in macroeconomic data?
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
26 May 2025
12 May 2025
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Digitalisation can reduce persistent inequality in Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Human development progress slows to 35-year low: UNDP report
15 April 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The poor, vulnerable risk being overlooked in escalating trade tensions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries: UN trade body
8 April 2025
15 March 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Global trade in 2025: Resilience under pressure
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Financing for development: Reforming global systems to drive progress
10 March 2025
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