The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings will bring finance ministers, central bankers and development leaders to Bangkok from 12–18 October. Finance leaders will confront a question with particular force for Asia, and consequences far beyond it: how can countries protect their economies from the energy shock while financing a more secure and resilient future?

Below is a media release on the final day of Pre-COP from Australia’s President of Negotiations, working with Tuvalu and Fiji, and Türkiye ahead of COP31. 8 October 2026

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) offers people opportunities to volunteer across the three pillars of the United Nations: development, peace and security, and human rights.

More than 10 years after the Paris Agreement, countries have achieved a step change in their climate planning. The strongest evidence of progress is not only in the ambition of targets countries set but also in the more inclusive processes, stronger technical foundations and more effective governance systems that underpin them.