This Week in Global Development
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Dive into the week's most critical global development news with the This Week in Global Development podcast.
In each episode, hosts Adva Saldinger, David Ainsworth, and Rumbi Chakamba break down major headlines and invite leading experts for insightful analysis.
Get up-to-date on news regarding foreign aid, humanitarian crises, the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, finance, philanthropy, climate, food systems, global health, and stay informed on the latest trends and policy changes shaping global development.
Episodes are published every Friday and can also be watched on YouTube.
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In each episode, hosts Adva Saldinger, David Ainsworth, and Rumbi Chakamba break down major headlines and invite leading experts for insightful analysis.
Get up-to-date on news regarding foreign aid, humanitarian crises, the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, finance, philanthropy, climate, food systems, global health, and stay informed on the latest trends and policy changes shaping global development.
Episodes are published every Friday and can also be watched on YouTube.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel:
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Inside the corruption scandal that tarnished the UN
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May 07, 2026 |
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Reform or be defunded: The Trump administration’s demands for the UN
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The new world order of aid: Inside the Skoll World Forum
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Special edition: Visionomics - how eyeglasses drive economic growth
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Global Progress in the AI Era: The future of AI will be decided by small choices with big stakes
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Inside the World Bank Spring Meetings
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Special edition: Every crisis is political - redefining humanitarian response
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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A look at the United States' new foreign aid strategy
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Special edition: Breast cancer as a global development challenge
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Unpacking the UK's new aid strategy and the World Bank's approach to water
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Global Progress in the AI Era: Why investing in evidence is key to translating AI hype into impact
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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PEPFAR, Global Fund, and the future of HIV care
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Global Progress in the AI Era: How GiveDirectly is using AI to deliver cash faster
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Special edition: What will it take to reverse HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Latin America and Africa paths diverge amid global shocks
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Global Progress in the AI Era: What happens when AI labs and social enterprises build together?
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Inside CSW: What is at stake for gender equality?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Global Progress in the AI Era: Can a new effort scale AI for good to reach hundreds of millions?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Inside EIB’s critical meetings and USAID’s controversial shutdown
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Global Progress in the AI Era: How the global south can finance AI infrastructure on its own terms
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Key takeaways from the AI Impact Summit, and philanthropy under scrutiny
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Global Progress in the AI Era: Governing the AI moment
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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What did we learn at the African Union Summit and the Munich Security Conference?
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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What is the impact of aid cuts in Africa?
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The new power players
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Special edition: Elevating oral health on the global agenda
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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US amps up aid restrictions, and those left behind in era of self-interest
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Special edition: BCG on scaling global impact in an era of constraints
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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The latest from the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Inside the US foreign aid breakthrough and $2B commitment to the UN
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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What does 2026 hold for global development?
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Forget quiet quitting, the State Department appears to be quiet hiring
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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A look at Kenya’s new deals with the US, and the latest on food aid cuts
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Impact of HIV funding cuts, and the rise of digital public infrastructure
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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G20 politics, and the future of UNHCR
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Trump’s approach to global health, and the latest from COP30
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Special edition: Can AI safely support mental health?
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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On the ground at COP30: The latest on climate finance and deciphering the jargon
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Special edition: Innovation in Action - Scaling Climate Solutions from the Ground Up
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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The potential exodus of NGOs from the US, and the rise of authoritarianism
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Special episode: Pivotal Ventures on Funding the Future of Women’s Health
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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The impact of aid cuts: UN reform and the role of philanthropy
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Live from the World Bank annual meetings: The debates dominating Washington
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Special edition: A conversation with the Mines Advisory Group
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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A look ahead to the World Bank and IMF meetings
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Could taxes fix the global health funding crisis?
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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UNGA 80: Trump, climate, and the biggest headlines from the summit
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Live from UNGA80: What's at stake for global development
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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A look ahead to the high-level meetings of 80th United Nations General Assembly
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Africa Climate Summit, and a new legal test for the Trump administration
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Special episode: The US budget deadlock explained
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Special episode: Beyond malaria: Africa’s shift to integrated mosquito management
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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A new era at the African Development Bank, and Trump’s rescission package
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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A look at UN80, and how emerging donors are reshaping the aid landscape
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Trump’s plan for UNGA, and the impact of aid cuts on refugees in Malawi
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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State Department faces $20B spending deadline as fiscal year end looms
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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A look at the Trump administration's plan for DFC
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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The next steps after FfD4, and how UN programs are affected by aid cuts
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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US aid slashed: Inside the $8 billion cut to foreign assistance
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Special episode: Reimagining a more just and equitable global system
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Foreign aid at a crossroads: What's next for global development?
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Special episode: How blockchain is powering crisis-to-cash infrastructure
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Did Sevilla save multilateralism — or just survive the heat?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Special episode: Can health survive the development finance revolution?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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FfD4 kicks off as aid budgets shrink and U.S. steps back
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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How cuts to Gavi reflect US disengagement from development
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Bonn climate talk updates, and how aid cuts are affecting US farmers
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode 100: What happened in global development over the past 2 years?
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Trump budget targets US aid, plus what we heard at AfDB meetings
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Key takeaways from WHA78, and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s fallout
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May 29, 2025 |
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Special Episode: Leadership, small business, economic growth in a changing landscape
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May 27, 2025 |
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Live from WHA78: A look at the Pandemic Agreement
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May 22, 2025 |
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Previewing the World Health Assembly, and Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
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May 15, 2025 |
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Bill Gates’ big announcement, and Trump’s budget proposal
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May 14, 2025 |
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Exclusive Interview: UNDP's Achim Steiner on the 'chronic erosion' of development
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May 14, 2025 |
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How the first 100 days of Trump's presidency impacted global development?
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May 01, 2025 |
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Special episode: What’s at stake in the race for critical raw materials?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Live from the World Bank meetings, an inside look at the targeting of MCC
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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What can we expect from the World Bank Spring Meetings?
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Special episode: 5 billion people lack access to surgery. Here’s what needs to change
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Confusion deepens over USAID cuts as data errors and reversals pile up
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Trump's USAID abolition plan: What does it mean for global development?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Which programs were hit hardest by the Trump administration’s aid cuts?
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Special episode: How research helps tackle climate-driven violence against women workers
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Unpacking proposals to overhaul US foreign aid
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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What does the latest federal ruling mean for US foreign assistance?
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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The battle for USAID's future, and shock cuts to UK foreign assistance
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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The latest on the dismantling of USAID
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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In legal limbo: Inside the lawsuits against Trump's aid freeze
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Fighting back: Can lawsuits save US foreign aid?
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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US foreign aid goes dark: USAID’s final hours
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Davos Dispatch: Finland’s development minister on the impact of far-right parties on aid
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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The fallout from the US foreign aid freeze
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Davos Dispatch: Gavi CEO outlines 'leap Into 6.0' strategy, putting countries first
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Special episode: Creating a more inclusive world for people with intellectual disabilities
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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What does Trump's first week in office mean for global development?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Davos Dispatch: ‘People may die’ if US cuts foreign aid, says UNAIDS chief
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Davos Dispatch: IOM chief talks about the realities of migration and deportation
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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What are the key global development trends to watch in 2025?
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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How Samantha Power performed a delicate balancing act as USAID chief
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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What will the Trump presidency mean for the United Nations?
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Jimmy Carter’s legacy on global health
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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What were trends that shaped global development in 2024?
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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A new World Bank initiative, and an infrastructure project in Africa
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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What do Trump's cabinet picks mean for U.S. foreign aid?
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Did COP29 deliver?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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The latest from COP29, and key takeaways from the G20 summit
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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What role can the private sector play at the ‘finance COP’?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Leaders push for climate adaptation funding in the face of escalating risks
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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How agricultural innovation and science can help tackle climate change
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Paving the way: How Africa50 is driving infrastructure development forward
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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What are we watching at COP29?
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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What does Trump’s election mean for global development?
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Reflections on Devex World, from politics to sales pitches
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: How multilateral development banks can better address climate change
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Live from Devex World: Scaling up climate finance
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: The World Bank's new gender strategy
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: Reforming the international financial system and the IDA replenishment
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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A look ahead to the World Bank annual meetings
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Sudan's forgotten crisis, and how EU foreign aid helps big business
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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A look at the foreign aid cuts across Europe
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Devex @ UNGA 79: MDBs want to cooperate more closely. What progress have they made?
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Devex @ UNGA 79: Why ‘boots on the ground’ are key to food aid, according to José Andrés
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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What's happened so far at the 79th United Nations General Assembly?
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Devex @ UNGA 79: What it would take to move the needle on locally led development
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Devex @ UNGA 79: How a quantum leap is needed to bring energy to 300 million Africans
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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What can we expect from UNGA 79 and the Summit of the Future?
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Aid cuts across Europe, and China’s big investment pledge in Africa
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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A look at MCC, and burnout in global development
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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The uneven localization landscape, and an investigation at USAID
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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What's happening at the DNC, and women's leadership in development
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Special episode: Putting the 'human' back in humanitarianism
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Public health emergency in Africa, and staffing crises at NGOs
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Kamala Harris’ approach to foreign policy, and challenges to localization
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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The role of INGOs in localization, and the future of PEPFAR
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Humanitarian cowboys, untied aid, and the future of Dutch aid
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Trump’s approach to foreign aid and the UK's new development minister
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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What do the elections across Europe mean for global development?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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A look at WHO Foundation's work, and Gavi’s new replenishment target
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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What a Trump presidency would mean for U.S. foreign aid
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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A look at the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and addressing malnutrition
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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U.S. lawmakers spar over foreign aid, and debt relief for small island states
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Health Assembly: WHO's progress in addressing sexual misconduct cases
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May 31, 2024 |
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An update from the 77th World Health Assembly
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May 30, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Health Assembly: Strengthening Africa's health security
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May 28, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Health Assembly: Can the pandemic treaty deliver on equity?
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May 27, 2024 |
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A historic visit to Washington, D.C., and the reauthorization of the farm bill
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May 23, 2024 |
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Melinda French Gates’ next chapter, and a new platform to increase aid transparency
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May 17, 2024 |
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What we expect from the EU elections, and allegations against the Africa CDC
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May 10, 2024 |
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A new Africa Club, Europe's development agenda, and USAID's struggles
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May 02, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: What's at stake in the World Bank's IDA replenishment?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The value of cash transfers, and USAID's budget boost
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: UNDP's Achim Steiner on outcomes from the G20 meetings
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: Spring meetings takeaways
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: The skinny on World Bank plans to harness private capital
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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How can the World Bank be a better partner in global development?
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Devex @ World Bank-IMF: Unpacking World Bank reforms: Progress and path forward
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Israel's attempt to dismantle UNRWA, and USAID's localization spending
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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USAID's spending plan and reforming the Inter-American Development Bank
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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A new localization legislation, and the 'severe' risk to UK aid
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Is it business as usual as USAID issues its latest $5 billion contract?
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Devex @ SXSW: These doctors turned entrepreneurs are using tech to transform health
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Devex @ SXSW: Technology's role in the future of food systems
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Devex @ SXSW: How 3 organizations are leveraging technology for a more equitable future
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Devex @ SXSW: How Emerson Collective prioritizes causes and partners
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Innovation at SXSW and food as a weapon of war
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Devex @ SXSW: Comfort Ero on the world's conflicts, and the trends driving them
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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A look at USAID’s spending, and the Africa CDC’s wishlist
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Leaked trade agreements, and the development organizations to watch
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Recapping the Munich Security Conference, and US-UN clash over UNRWA
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Special Episode: Ensuring a just energy transition in Africa
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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What community leaders think of USAID's localization plans
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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The development finance issues to watch, and reforming the World Bank
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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UNRWA engulfed in controversy, and USAID’s localization efforts
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Davos Dispatch: Facing a climate breakdown, leaders 'act while we learn'
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Preparing for future pandemics, and a landmark moment in global health
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Davos Dispatch: Financing tech solutions in Africa
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Davos Dispatch: What's next for the Green Climate Fund?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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An update from the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Davos Dispatch: Making 'billions to trillions' a reality
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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The insider perspective on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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What to expect from development in 2024
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Key takeaways from COP 28, and USAID's localization announcement
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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An update from COP 28 and renewable energy in the developing world
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Looking ahead to COP 28
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Views from the ground — from unpaid workers to YouTube influencers
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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The hiccups in USAID's largest-ever project, and the nuances of migration
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Uncertainty over PEPFAR's future and controversy around UNRWA
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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An update on the EU's Global Gateway project, and OSF's reorganization
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Special episode: Debt crisis in the MENA region
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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What comes after the World Bank summit, and EU countries overreport aid
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Key takeaways from the World Bank Annual Meetings
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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The US government avoids a shutdown, and the World Bank's big plan
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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How the white savior complex impacts global development
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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What did we learn at the 78th UN General Assembly?
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Special episode: Rebuilding trust in the UN system
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Key issues to watch at the 78th UN General Assembly
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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The END Fund's new board chair, and the UK's potential ODA increase
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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USAID's staffing shortages, and country-owned strategies in development
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Open Society Foundations' reorganization, and World Water Week
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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U.S. and allies block key UN agreement and Germany's aid cuts
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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USAID’s record breaking localization push and the impact of UK aid cuts
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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The UK's refugee bill and a call to fight HIV and AIDS
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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The latest from Women Deliver, WHO rotation, and BRAC localization
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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AI adoption's risk and rewards, and a US aid agency returns to office
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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WHO's updated malnutrition guidance and China's plan to cut UN funding
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Financial inclusion takes a hit amid rising debt and high interest rates
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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An insider look at Macron's global financing summit
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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USAID's localization update and controversy over UK aid
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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The unexpected struggle to reauthorize PEPFAR and a new World Bank era
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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The future of localization and the humanitarian-development nexus
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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What to make of this year’s World Bank Spring Meetings
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Apr 17, 2023 |