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Higher defence spending is pointless without climate aid, says UN chief

September 6, 2025

Fiona Harvey, The Guardian


Spending more on defence will be pointless unless western governments also tackle the climate crisis in poor countries, the UN’s departing chief of international development has warned.


Achim Steiner has recently finished his second term as the director of the UN Development Programme.
Achim Steiner has recently finished his second term as the director of the UN Development Programme.

Photograph: Igor Kovalenko/EPA


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