Toward Sustainable Cocoa Industry: How can we support the progress?
As cocoa production increases, supporting the growth toward a sustainable cocoa industry becomes important for everyone, including consumers.... Read more
Multi-stakeholder Partnership and Voluntary Commitments
Benchmarking Sustainable Urban Mobility with A New Tool
The Global New Mobility Coalition launched the Urban Mobility Scorecard aims to help cities benchmark and accelerate progress on sustainable urban mobility.... Read more
Health-Environment Nexus: How to support our health and environment simultaneously
Integrated plans and policies are critical in managing the health-environment nexus in Asia and the Pacific.... Read more
Press Freedom is Human Rights
Journalists carry the responsibility to distribute accurate and honest information to the public. Therefore, protecting press freedom remains an important work that needs participation from all stakeholders.... Read more
Modern Sea Slavery in Indonesia and Beyond
Sea slavery still exists today. As thousands of migrant workers in ASEAN countries are still under the shackles of forced labor, employing a multi-stakeholder approach is essential to eradicate slavery.... Read more
Halting Biodiversity Loss with the Global Biodiversity Framework
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to implement actions and transform our relationship with biodiversity by 2030.... Read more
Strengthening Legal Protection for Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia
Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia need robust legal protection to achieve a safe, healthy, and decent life.... Read more
Access to Quality Books to Improve Quality Education
Books have a critical role in children’s early literacy development. Therefore, supporting quality education worldwide requires increasing access to quality books for all children.... Read more
Accelerating Gender-Responsive Financial Instruments in Indonesia
Achieving gender equality is still a work in progress in Indonesia. Recently, Innovative Financing Lab under UNDP launched four reports exploring topics surrounding gender-responsive financial instruments for crisis resiliency. ... Read more
Envisioning a Net Zero ASEAN with SEADS 2023
Asian Development Bank’s Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) 2023 examined how the ASEAN region can harness innovative and cost-effective measures to support decarbonization and revitalize economies. ... Read more