United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Executive Secretary: @UN_Armida.
Bangkok, Thailand
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🎙️ Season 4 of #RegionOfSolutions is here!
From the #FutureOfCare and #Youth empowerment to #Waste and #Transport, this season explores real solutions driving progress across Asia and the Pacific.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/n7DrDmr
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Glacier melt does not stop at borders.
Shared data, early warning systems and coordinated action can help communities across #AsiaPacific prepare for rising risks.
Discover more: buff.ly/wT7ao1j
#ClimateAction #ClimateChange
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Climate-resilient agriculture, better water management and early warnings can help protect food and livelihoods 🌾
As #ElNiño brings drought and heat to #AsiaPacific, these solutions can help communities prepare and adapt.
🔗 buff.ly/YjblIFG
#ClimateAction
@AP
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🌎 Already turning an idea into a solution? Let us know about it!
#GenerationHope Goals 2027 is looking for teams aged 14–24 with solutions advancing SDGs 4, 10, 12, 15 or 17 across #AsiaPacific.
👉 Learn more and apply now: bit.ly/Gen-Hope-Goals-2027
#ActNow
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How can cities act sooner when disasters strike?
Our #UrbanAct webinar explored people-centred early warning systems that turn risk knowledge and forecasts into action. Watch here: buff.ly/LVMxvSS
@_BMUKN @iki_germany, @giz_gmbh, @uclgaspac, @TU_Dortmund, @uni_stuttgart
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United Nations ESCAP retweeted
The Executive Summit on Sri Lanka’s Third Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2027 was successfully held on 8 September 2026.
Organized by the Sustainable Development Council with support from UNESCAP 🇱🇰🌏
#VNR2027 #SDGs #SriLanka #SustainableDevelopment #2030Agenda #UNESCAP
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United Nations ESCAP retweeted
Poverty is more than a lack of income. Our solutions must reflect that.
At #UNGA81, I called for a renewed commitment beyond 2030, using evidence and integrated policies to tackle multiple deprivations and ensure everyone can live with dignity.
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#ClimateAction is about building solutions which strengthen communities, reduce inequalities and build economies.
Across more than 100 countries, the UN’s #ClimatePromise is helping make that transition real.
Forward, together: unescap.org/kp/2026/2026-rev…
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💬 This #SignLanguageDay watch the first part of our myth-busting series about sign languages.
📲 Learn more about @UNESCAP’s work on disability inclusion here: buff.ly/q2szVXi
#InclusionWorks #MakeTheRightReal
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Reasons to follow or unfollow us? 👀
We talk solutions. We share evidence. We connect people and countries. And we’re always looking at how ideas can turn into action for sustainable development across #AsiaPacific.
We know what we’d choose. 😉
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Graduation from the least developed country category is a major step forward. But what helps countries protect those gains?
@unescap reviewed eight of the graduated countries, showing no automatic trade or financing cliff.
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#LDCGraduation
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How do countries know if the #SDGs are working?
Voluntary reviews help governments see what works, spot gaps and turn evidence into action.
🔗 Check the SDG Gateway: buff.ly/f7pcFNv
📚️ Padang City Report: buff.ly/VkE4Zoi
#2030Agenda
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Where would you rather go? 🌏
A cleaner future starts before waste is created. Choose reusable products, avoid unnecessary packaging and use what you already have.
This #WorldCleanupDay, let’s prevent waste at the source.
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Climate ambition is rising across #AsiaPacific.
Now the priority is turning commitments into action through finance, capacity, technology and regional cooperation.
Explore what the latest regional climate report finds: buff.ly/hVhyjDE
#ClimateAction
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United Nations ESCAP retweeted
Equal pay requires practical action. Pay transparency, fair workplace policies & investment in care can help close gender pay gaps.
On #EqualPayDay, let us commit to removing barriers that undervalue women’s work & make equal pay for work of equal value a reality.
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Ready for an equal pay challenge? 🧩
Solve the crossword and share your answers in the replies.
One fact to start: across #AsiaPacific, women earn an estimated 43.9 cents for every $1 earned by men.
#EqualPayDay #GenderEquality
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It’s #EqualPay Day!
🧩 Solve our crossword and share your answers in the comments.
Here’s one fact to start: across #AsiaPacific, women earn an estimated 43.9 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Explore the evidence: buff.ly/pYwnUyM
#GenderEquality #SDG5
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Wildlife does not follow borders. 🐆
Protecting Amur leopards requires countries to share knowledge and coordinate action across borders.
Read how: buff.ly/Eno7Dbz
#Biodiversity #NEASPEC
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United Nations ESCAP retweeted
Lasting peace is built when women have an equal voice in shaping our societies.
At the Asia Women Leaders International Summit, I called for greater representation, economic opportunity and leadership for women to build a more inclusive and resilient Asia and the Pacific. #AWLF
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