Press Releases
The United Nations Forum on Forests commenced its twentieth session today, as speakers spotlighted the connection between healthy forests and a sustainable future, the increasing threats to this important global …
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Copper supply crunch threatens energy and digital transitions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warns a looming copper shortfall could stall the world’s shift to clean energy …
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
From protecting the environment to empowering bottom-up innovation and improving livelihoods, efforts are underway to connect the dots …
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Digitalisation can reduce persistent inequality in Asia and the Pacific
Digitalisation can be a powerful tool to help reduce persistent economic inequality in Asia and the Pacific—but to …
All Press Releases
12 May 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Human development progress slows to 35-year low: UNDP report
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Here’s how buildings contribute to climate change – and what can be done about it
7 May 2025
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific countries endorse bold steps for greener, resilient cities at UN assembly
29 April 2025
27 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
'Engines of opportunity, centres of vulnerability': The growing challenges of Asia Pacific's cities
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Bridging peace and development at Japan-UNDP dialogue
24 April 2025
19 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake: UNDP
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What is the international agreement to protect the high seas and why is it important?
Paling popular
-
![Bill Gates and Singapore PM Lawrence Wong]()
Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat
Gates Foundation sets up Singapore office; fronts US$100 million philanthropic effort for regional health initiatives
It will be the foundation’s first office in Southeast Asia. Speaking at the annual Ecosperity conference in Singapore, … -
![ACEN's SLTEC coal plant]()
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
Verra launches world’s first transition credits methodology
The new rules enable the issuance of carbon credits from retiring coal plants and replacing them with renewables. … -
![Solar panels on a commercial building in Penang, Malaysia2]()
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Malaysia and Singapore attracted bulk of US$2.4 billion green investment hike in Southeast Asia in 2024
Across the region, private investments in green projects saw a substantial 43-per-cent increase year on year, led by … -
![Flooding in Orchard in Singapore in 2010]()
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Private equity eyes up to US$1.3 trillion climate adaptation market by 2030
While the public sector is expected to account for the bulk of adaptation funding, a new study by … -
![Liveability Challenge 2025 group picture]()
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
Innovations in passive cooling and hydrogen storage win The Liveability Challenge 2025
Startups from Singapore and Canada claimed the top prizes in a record-breaking year for entries at the global … -
![Lotus_Silk_Fibre]()
Berita / Pembuatan
Bangladesh begins sustainable luxury fashion journey with lotus ‘silk’
Recently, Bangladesh successfully developed lotus silk – a biodegradable luxury fabric – using lotus stems, merging ancient tradition …
