Never before have development gains in Asia and the Pacific been at such risk of being swept away by overlapping and intensifying crises. The Tenth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) opened today in Bangkok with a resounding call...
During the UN Water Conference, held at UN Headquarters between 22-24 March, Two countries joined the Convention, against the backdrop of a growing global water crisis, in which climate change, pollution, and rising demand are posing challenges for developing...
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MANILA, Philippines—Unless efforts are intensified, the United Nations (UN) said the Asia-Pacific region will miss 90 percent of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
This,...
The Agenda sets out a series of action-oriented game changing commitments, from making smarter food choices to re-evaluating water as a powerful economic driver, and part of the Earth’s cultural heritage.
Water-secure future for all
The conference, and its 2,000 participants,...
In a joint press encounter with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, Mr. Guterres appealed for EU leaders to help the world “get back on track” towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a time when progress in so many...
The UN Water Conference, which opened on Wednesday, is taking place as this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged.
The three-day event - co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Tajikistan - falls at the halfway...
UNCTAD training inspires a nationwide project across key Peruvian ports, boosting progress towards sustainability, gender equality and economic development.
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The UN 2023 Water Conference takes place 22-24 March in New York and is the most important United Nations-hosted event on water supply, sanitation and hygiene in some 50 years. WHO is engaged in a variety of different aspects for the event,...
The United Nations has lauded countries in the Asia-Pacific region for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to sustainable development despite facing unprecedented recent challenges such as intensifying climate change, health crises and geopolitical conflicts.
The Asia and the Pacific Sustainable...
