For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it; UN Urges Financial Overhaul To Protect Nature

For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it; UN Urges Financial Overhaul To Protect Nature

  The United Nations has called for sweeping reforms in global financial systems, warning that current investment patterns are accelerating environmental destruction instead of supporting efforts to protect the planet. A new report, State of Finance for Nature 2026, highlights a stark imbalance in global spending, showing that for every dollar invested in protecting nature, […]

World News in Brief: UN chief condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine, Gaza crisis continues, protecting civilians in DR Congo

World News in Brief: UN chief condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine, Gaza crisis continues, protecting civilians in DR Congo

Secretary-General António Guterres said it marked a “further escalation” of the conflict. Authorities reported more than 80 civilian casualties, including a national non-governmental organization (NGO) worker and her two-month-old son in Kyiv. Other affected cities included Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rih and Kherson. Energy infrastructure was also hit, causing temporary power and water […]

Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh

Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh

Sunamganj is a district in the wetland ecosystem in northeast Bangladesh, which is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Floods arrive quickly and suddenly and can last for weeks. They disrupt life, displace families and cut off access to services. For the over 670,000 women of reproductive age living in the area, increasingly extreme weather events […]