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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts
The United Nations has endorsed a new global statistical framework for disaster-related statistics to help countries better understand and reduce growing disaster risks.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations launches Energy Transition for Green Growth and Prosperity initiative to accelerate just, country-led transitions in Southeast Asia
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has launched the Energy Transition …
In a country where millions are newly entering the formal financial system, inclusion must be measured not by …
British International Investment
British International Investment exceeds US$1 billion climate commitment in India
British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announced that it has …
All #financing Press Releases
4 February 2026
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Investing in the future: World Investment Forum 2026 to be held in Doha
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Demand for trade finance to rise amid supply chain realignment: report
3 February 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Harmful investments outpace nature protection by 30 to 1: UNEP
22 January 2026
World Economic Forum
New report calls for stronger transparency to unlock investment in women’s health
19 January 2026
5 January 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
US$52.8 million in new GEF support to boost UNEP-led environmental initiatives worldwide
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
New funds to unlock millions for frontline environmental action
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Without development action, global displacement crises will deepen
4 January 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Ethiopia advances youth-led food systems transformation through new science-policy-society interface workshop
15 December 2025
UN Environment Programme
Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty: report
4 December 2025
3 December 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asian and Pacific governments explore how to close the US$4 trillion development financing gap
28 November 2025
Philippine House of Representatives
At COP30, the Philippines delivers a bankable business case for nature
21 November 2025
15 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World’s first impact bond on weather, climate data opens for contributions
9 November 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
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