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Global climate and health leaders convene in Vietnam to tackle equity, sustainability and climate resilience

More than 300 healthcare leaders, policymakers, and environmental advocates from across Asia and all over the globe will gather at the International Scientific Conference on Climate Change and Health and …

28 Oct 2024

1.1 billion people live in multidimensional poverty, nearly half live in conflict settings

A staggering 455 million of the world’s poor live in countries exposed to violent conflict, hindering and even …

UNDP launches new guidance for countries to finance ambitious biodiversity goals

Countries aiming to strengthen protections for biodiversity should identify and phase out subsidies that are harmful to nature, …

UNDP, IBM launch new tools to forecast energy access and model energy equity

UNDP and IBM developed two new interactive models for UNDP’s Data Futures Exchange’s GeoHub: the AI model Electricity …

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14 September 2024

Groundbreaking international guidelines empower businesses to accelerate SDG achievement

11 August 2024

UNDP, ADB renew partnership to accelerate sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific by 2030

6 August 2024

UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge

21 July 2024

New joint UN report calls for urgent action to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies to prevent risks to all SDGs

15 July 2024

UNDP welcomes Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) Initiative

Global Fund for Coral Reefs approves more than US$25 million in additional funding for resilience action

9 July 2024

Making buildings greener is crucial to countering climate change

Human rights as a tool for crisis prevention and early warning

24 June 2024

80 per cent globally want stronger climate action by governments: UNDP survey

10 June 2024

US$135-million UNDP, GEF initiative will support small island developing states tackle drivers of environmental degradation

3 June 2024

Asean, UNDP launch marine conservation project

4 May 2024

Bhutan, the Tiger Conservation Coalition commit to catalysing US$1 billion for tigers

New report reveals how country-led financing strategies are making finance work for people, planet

25 March 2024

Korea, UNDP and Extreme Tech Challenge launch tech startup competition to drive SDG 16 solutions

G7 consensus reached on advancing AI for sustainable development

18 March 2024

Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP

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