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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide marked the International Day of Zero Waste, which spotlighted solutions to the mounting environmental and social problems caused by the fashion and textile sector.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Why 2025 could be the year of the electric vehicle in developing countries
Speed down a highway outside of Beijing, China and chances are you’ll spot more cars without tailpipes than …
On 28 March 2025, Myanmar was struck by two powerful earthquakes, a 7.7 magnitude quake near Mandalay and …
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 …
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25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Emissions from building sector stopped rising for the first time since 2020: UN
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
3 March 2025
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
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
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New coalition aims to put artificial intelligence on a more sustainable path
16 February 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Small island nations: How oceans offer solutions to climate change
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How the pact to protect the ozone layer is helping counter climate change
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How the world can tackle the yawning gender gap in the sciences
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
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