Xiaerbati Daositeke hails from China. She completed her UN Volunteer assignment as Programme Communication Assistant with the UN Women China Office in March 2024. The passion for gender equality and women’s empowerment especially those from underserved communities stirred Xiaerbati to serve with Women-led Rural Community Renewable Energy Transition and Governance Project.

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New York, May 28 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its fourth cohort of 13 ocean innovators at a virtual side event during the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States. These innovators offer fresh thinking and novel approaches to a healthier, more resilient ocean, and will benefit vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal Least Dev

In response to the release of the conclusions (pdf) to the G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers’ meeting, business climate action non-profit We Mean Business Coalition welcomes the “clear assertion” that the phase out of fossil fuels and scaling up of clean energy will be included in G7 Nationally Determined Contributions.