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🌡️ In 2024, cities like New Delhi, Bangkok and Manila recorded all-time high temperatures, turning urban areas into heat traps. Extreme heat is now a daily challenge, disrupting routines and straining city infrastructure. As climates grow hotter, urban transport systems must adapt. Climate shelters offer a practical solution, blending into city infrastructure to provide relief from extreme weather. 🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gooiyO #ClimateAction

🌟 Breaking barriers for women entrepreneurs with disabilities! Our new report, "Toward Inclusive Access: Navigating Gender and Disability Barriers in Entrepreneurship Support and Financing", highlights the unique challenges they face and offers solutions to improve access to support, financing and opportunities. 🌏 Together, we can create an inclusive ecosystem for all entrepreneurs. 📖 Read more: https://buff.ly/3BBXzzu #WomenWithDisabilities #Accessibility #EconomicInclusion

🌟 Calling all passionate young change-makers in Asia and the Pacific! Apply NOW to join the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) Youth Forum 2025! From February 19-21, 2025, we will gather young voices from across the region to advance inclusive, science-based solutions to advance the 2030 Agenda. Together, we'll ensure that no young person is left behind in our journey towards a sustainable future. 🗓️ Deadline: 25 December (12 Midnight, Thailand time) 🔗 Apply here: https://buff.ly/3ZVLrmd #APFSD #SDGs #Youth2030 #YouthLead #2030Agenda #Opportunities4Youth

🌾 Did you know 70% of agricultural workers in some #AsiaPacific countries are women? Yet, they often lack access to tools, data & resources that could transform their livelihoods. 🚀 Space applications are changing the game: 🔹 Real-time weather updates. 🔹 Crop monitoring from #satellites. 🔹 Data to combat #ClimateChange. 💡 Empowering women with this tech boosts food security & #GenderEquality. Learn more about inclusive solutions: https://buff.ly/3ZGM4Pi #SustainableAgriculture

❇️ On this International Day of Human Solidarity, we must remember the important role #SocialProtection plays in our ever-changing world. Learn more about the challenges facing social development in #AsiaPacific, while exploring innovative policy recommendations driven by #StrategicForesight in our report. 🔎 Read it here: https://buff.ly/4eiiN3A #StrategicForesight #LeaveNoOneBehind #SolidarityDay

What happens when disasters don’t come one at a time❓ In today’s world, #ClimateChange is intensifying risks & disasters often strike together. So, how can we prepare? 🤔 Harkunti Rahayu from the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System shares: 💡 Why multi-hazard preparedness is essential. 💡 How technology can help us stay ahead. 🌊 It’s time to rethink disaster readiness and build a safer, more resilient future. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4dkrHwa UNESCO Ocean

Ambassador For a Day, Thailand’s biggest creative contest for gender equality, is back for its 5th year – and the theme for 2025 is ‘Innovation for Tomorrow: Youth Voices for a Gender-Equal Future’! 🌟 Are you ready to spark impactful ideas and make a difference? This is your chance to advocate for change through the world of diplomacy and “job shadow” Ambassadors and UN women leaders on International Women’s Day. 📌 4 Simple Steps to apply: 🔹 Try out the AFAD2025 Instagram AR filter on @uninthailand. 🔹 Record a video answering one question (up to 90 seconds long)—show us your insights, creativity, and ideas. 🔹 Post your video on your public Instagram account with the hashtags: #AmbassadorForADayTH #IWD2025 #เยาวชนบนเส้นทางนักการทูต in the caption. 🔹 Register for the activity on the official website through the provided link buff.ly/4gE6VcR 🙋🏻♀️ Who can apply? 🔹 Young people between the ages of 16 to 25, with a specific outreach to the LGBTIQ+ community, young persons with disabilities and other youth groups, can compete from across the country. 🗓️‼️ Apply by 12 January 2025 [23:59 Bangkok time] #IWD2025

📊 The Regional Consultation on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific concluded TODAY! 🤝 Ahead of the Fourth International High-Level Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), which will be held in June, 2025, United Nations ESCAP hosted a regional consultation with its member states and stakeholders. Our priority: translating today’s regional priorities from #AsiaPacific into actionable inputs for the 2025 FfD conference. ESCAP will continue to support Asia and the Pacific as we progress toward a fair, sustainable global financial system. 📸 More photos: https://buff.ly/4aHbjVY 🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gBgN77 #FinanceForDevelopment #SDGs #FfD4 #Fin4Dev

Women in #AsiaPacific are stuck in cycles of unpaid care & poverty. #SocialProtection is the key to: ✅ Enabling education & jobs. ✅ Supporting unpaid caregivers. ✅ Building resilience to crises. 🚀 It’s time to break the cycle! Read more: https://buff.ly/4fl47jU #CareForCarework #CareWork #UnpaidCare