Empowering women with #innovation !👏

Meet Nourin Haque Ridi, winner of United Nations ESCAP's Catalyzing Women's Entrepreneurship award & CEO of Dark Kak.

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#WomenInTech #FFF2024

Amidst a tech revolution, countries in special situations are embracing digital transformation. 💻🌎

As traditional manufacturing gives way to automation, digital technologies are redefining the services sector. 📈💚

More highlights in our 2024 report✨: buff.ly/3QjZj4O

How can we create financing strategies that drive a sustainable economy? 🌱

Find out how United Nations ESCAP is supporting countries to align national priorities & SDGs with Integrated National Financing Frameworks #INFF .

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🤝 UN DESA INFF Facility

Strategic policies and regional cooperation are crucial for driving digital transformation and enhancing productivity in countries in special situations. Together, we can unlock their full potential of digitalization 💫👉 buff.ly/3QjZj4O

#CS80 #Digital4SDGs

🏝️ Can you imagine a world without islands?

That's the challenge of a new United Nations #SIDSStories campaign to shine a spotlight on what islands offer🌎

With the #ClimateCrisis & debt threatening island life as we know it, we need to #ActNow !

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#SIDS4

Addressing digital trade barriers requires a comprehensive approach that emphasizes legal and technical interoperability, regional initiatives and policy alignment are keys for countries in special situations to thrive in the digital age. #CS80

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Closing the digital gap through infrastructure investment and digital literacy is vital for #LDCs , #LLDCs & #SIDS to harness the full potential of the digital economy and create a more inclusive future. 🌐📚 #CS80

Find more good practices in our report: buff.ly/3QjZj4O

🔥 Asia hit hardest by #ClimateChange and extreme weather!

⚠️ To save lives and prevent crises, stronger #EarlyWarningsForAll systems are vital.

Learn more details about climate crisis here 👉 buff.ly/49VcXlP

World Meteorological Organization United Nations ESCAP #EW4All

The clock is ticking... There are just 2 days left to apply to join the #Beijing30 CSO Steering Committee for #AsiaPacific ! 👩 UN Women AsiaPacific

✍️ Apply by midnight 12 May: buff.ly/3Uyix7P

🌟 What a day of action, learning, and inspiration at the Regional Forum on Women’s Entrepreneurship, supported by ESCAP and the Government of Canada Canada!

Let's champion #womenentrepreneurs and create inclusive environments! More:buff.ly/3URhelW 💼💪 #SDG5

Digitalization is revolutionizing the services sector, boosting tradability thereby opening up incredible growth prospects, especially for smaller economies. It's unlocking productivity gains and job opportunities! 🌟💼 #CS80 #Digital4SDGs

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🔥 Unveiling the stark #climate crisis: Asia's scorching heatwaves, devastating storms and escalating climate impacts exposed in our new report 👉 buff.ly/3UDncqn

Time to act for a #sustainable future in #AsiaPacific !

🤝 World Meteorological Organization & United Nations ESCAP

#EW4All #EarlyWarningsForAll

⭕ Globally, women are underrepresented in #STEM .

However, UNICEF Kazakhstan UniSat Nanosatellite program in #Kazakhstan , #Kyrgyzstan and #Uzbekistan is breaking the gender bias in #DigitalTransformation . #CS80

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Unlocking finance for #GenderEquality 💰✊ #FeministFinanceForum concluded with a transformative workshop.

The participants left #FFF2024 with a new understanding of innovative ways to use finance as a tool for creating a more equitable world.

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'How can we dismantle the foundations of patriarchy and gender inequality across our nations?' - a crucial question posed by Hon. Minister of #Fiji Lynda Tabuya at the Regional Forum on Women's Entrepreneurship today.

#genderequality #SDG5 #CatalyzingWomensEntrepreneurship

🌟Reflecting on another empowering #FeministFinanceForum , we're charting the course ahead.
💡'While challenges still remain, the opportunity of #InvestInWomen is crystal clear.' – Armida Alisjahbana ESCAP Executive Secretary.

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🎉Congrats to BillionCarbon for winning the USD 5000 seed grant from our Catalyzing Women’s Entrepreneurship programme at the #FeministFinanceForum !

Their groundbreaking #climatetech solution and visionary approach towards #sustainability impressed us all.👏🌱 Accelerating Asia

An inspiring lunch with some of the women CEOs driving digital innovation and empowerment in our region - innovators and change-makers; their leadership, solutions and bold actions are breaking down barriers and catalyzing women's full inclusion in the digital revolution!

Day 2 of the #FeministFinanceForum is underway! This morning, we're talking about the #CareEconomy , and how feminist finance can address systemic issues around gendered care work.

#FFF2024 #EmpoweringWomen

📝 The Equity Lens Toolkit equips investors in #AsiaPacific to uncover how unsconscious #gender bias plays out and can be countered within #investment processes, increasing access to capital for #WomenLed businesses.

Join #FeministFinanceForum with Value for Women and partners!