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Millions of children are at risk following a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, compounding an already dire humanitarian situation.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Investing in making complex ideas accessible: Bridging the gap in sustainable finance data
Bridging the gap in sustainable finance cannot be done solely by the public sector. The private sector must …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Overcoming the past: Cambodia’s push for universal civil registration
During the Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia’s civil registration and identification system was completely destroyed.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains
Women in Nepal, who are the backbone of the agriculture sector, are faced with an escalating challenge: the …
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15 April 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The poor, vulnerable risk being overlooked in escalating trade tensions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries: UN trade body
9 April 2025
8 April 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Why 2025 could be the year of the electric vehicle in developing countries
1 April 2025
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Climate-smart trade facilitation: From efficiency to climate solutions
28 March 2025
25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
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Singapore university fossil fuel divestment group slows down as groups report waning interest in climate activism
Students for a Fossil Free Future is rethinking its approach after struggling to recruit new members and sustain … -
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China plans to build the world’s largest dam – but what does this mean for India and Bangladesh downstream?
There are worries the construction of a hydropower dam across the transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet will … -
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Ways to improve Malaysia’s ecological fiscal transfers
Increasing allocations, making the EFT scheme more permanent and giving states more freedom on how they can spend … -
News / Policy & Finance
China releases its first green sovereign bonds in London
Experts say the bonds will attract international investment in China’s green transition, bringing private funding and boosting international … -
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Power plays: China’s changing energy financing in Africa
Loans to Africa have been driven by China’s policy banks in support for coal and hydropower, but a …
