Asia and the Pacific

a elephant that is standing in the grass

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Why Asia-Pacific must accelerate action against climate change, poverty and hunger

The Asia-Pacific region is faltering on decades of progress in reducing poverty and hunger. Increasingly, severe climate-related hazards are threatening food security and triggering human displacement on an unprecedented scale.

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Empowering communities through the tradition of Jamu

A blog by a young social entrepreneur, Intan Rahmaningtyas, Co-Founder of Lestari Jamuku, who is an alumna of Youth Co:Lab co-led by UNDP and Citi Foundation.

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Mongolia's sustainable future depends on a swift green transition

While the costs of green energy transition can be significant in the short run, they are nowhere close to the costs of delay or inaction.

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A UN Volunteer's commitment to Myanmar's most vulnerable

Moe Moe Aye Soe is one of 30 UN Volunteers working across 14 townships of Myanmar to support vulnerable communities through UNDP’s Enabling Community Recovery and Resilience (ENCORE) project.

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ADB and UNDP renew partnership to accelerate sustainable development in Asia-Pacific region

The collaboration will focus on points of acceleration to drive the Sustainable Development Goals during this last decade of action by aligning the needs of communities with national and local policy, services and investment choices.

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Isolation to inclusion

Meet Delgerma from Mongolia with down syndrome whose life changed after she found a job through inclusive employment initiatives supported by UNDP and EU as part of efforts to break barriers to employment for persons with disabilities.

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Recognizing LGBTIQ+ equality champions: UNDP and ILGA World launch the International Pride Awards

New global initiative seeks to celebrate the heroes driving positive change, tell their stories and inspire more people to advocate for equality.

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Climate Change threatens to worsen poverty, hunger in Asia-Pacific, and stall progress on SDGs warns new report

Global collective climate action is not progressing fast enough to reduce carbon emissions or build the capacity of communities to adapt to impacts of changing weather patterns, says a new report.

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UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific delivers country and regional programmes in 36 countries through 25 UNDP Country Offices and the Bangkok Regional Hub to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.