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 members of the Devex newsroom to share their expert 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.

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#162
September 17 · 38 min
The Gates Foundation's latest AI pledge, and a look ahead to UNGA 81
This week, we report on the Gates Foundation’s https://www.devex.com/news/as-ai-fears-mount-gates-hopes-to-make-it-a-force-for-good-in-global-south-113292, which includes a $1 billion pledge to make AI more inclusive. The funding aims to expand access...
September 15 · 32 min
Special edition: The real funding gap isn't money
In this special episode of the This Week in Global Development podcast, sponsored by Rippleworks, Devex Senior Editor for Special Coverage Catherine Cheney sits down with Doug Galen, CEO of Rippleworks, and Azeez Gupta, co-founder of Rocket Learning,...
#161
September 10 · 35 min
Bypassing the traditional aid system: The big bet to end starvation
This week, we discuss our https://www.devex.com/news/the-supersonic-rise-of-operation-end-starvation-113090 on Operation End Starvation, a new initiative aiming to remake the global malnutrition supply chain. With a focus on cost-effectiveness, the...
#160
September 3 · 26 min
The fight over $7.5B in expiring aid and a rejected State Department grant
We recently reported that roughly $7.5 billion in international affairs funding is https://www.devex.com/news/scoop-7-5b-in-us-funding-for-international-affairs-at-risk-of-expiring-113185 by the end of this month. In a letter, more than 100 U.S....
#159
August 27 · 30 min
The water sector’s funding challenge and Asia’s philanthropy push
At World Water Week in Stockholm, financing took center stage ahead of the U.N. Water Conference in Abu Dhabi this December. The annual gathering saw around 2,000 participants discuss water governance, security, and the rising pressures of a...
August 25 · 27 min
Special edition: Rethinking the housing crisis
What if housing finance could help solve today's biggest challenges? In this special episode, Habitat for Humanity’s Jacqueline Innocent reveals why housing is an upstream catalyst for health, education, and equality — and how inclusive finance can...
#158
August 20 · 28 min
Famine reporting goes dark in 3 crisis zones, and COP31’s critical test
Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen, three of the world’s most hunger-prone nations, were https://www.devex.com/news/famine-tracker-stops-monitoring-afghanistan-somalia-and-yemen-113081 — a U.S.-based data and monitoring system which tracks hunger levels...
#157
August 13 · 29 min
Inside the State Department’s historic pivot to faith-based organizations
In this episode of This Week in Global Development, Business Editor David Ainsworth sits down with Senior Reporters Michael Igoe and Sara Jerving to discuss the...
August 12 · 41 min
Special edition: Are jobs for youth development's silver bullet?
In this week’s special edition episode of the This Week in Global Development podcast, sponsored by the https://www.devex.com/organizations/international-youth-foundation-iyf-5143 and the...
#156
July 29 · 36 min
Tracking the real-world impacts of US foreign aid cuts
This week, we discuss https://www.theaidreport.us/, a project supported by a media grant from the https://www.devex.com/organizations/gates-foundation-44525 to track the real-world impacts of U.S. foreign aid cuts. Over the past couple of months,...
#155
July 22 · 30 min
The new era of US and European foreign assistance
This week we look back at the https://www.devex.com/news/the-state-department-and-aid-the-story-so-far-shorthand-112926 — a period defined by the dismantling of...
#154
July 16 · 32 min
Turning World Cup hype into impact, and governing AI for good
With the FIFA World Cup entering its final week, we explore how NGOs operating in participating nations https://www.devex.com/news/devex-newswire-g-o-a-l-how-the-fifa-world-cup-scores-for-development-112936 to advance their work. While tournament hype...
#153
July 9 · 33 min
Uncertainty over UNAIDS’ future and avoiding sexual abuse in Ebola response
With uncertainty lingering over its future, we discuss a https://www.devex.com/news/merger-hub-or-slimmer-secretariat-what-s-next-for-unaids-112840 — including further downsizing the secretariat, turning it into a U.N.-hosted hub, or merging it with...
#152
July 2 · 34 min
US aid leadership changes and a controversial UN merger
This week we discuss https://www.devex.com/news/state-department-s-foreign-aid-chief-heads-to-the-white-house-112830 from the https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-states-department-of-state-dos-23842’s foreign aid bureau to the White House. His...
July 1 · 1 hr 8 min
Special edition: Live from Hamburg: Can governments still invest in the future?
This special two-part edition of This Week in Global Development comes to you from the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, where leaders from across development, government, business and civil society gather to debate the big questions facing the...
June 30 · 30 min
Special edition: The blueprint for better lung cancer screening
In this special edition of the This Week in Global Development podcast, produced in partnership with the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Devex co-founder and Executive Vice President Alan Robbins sits down with three architects of Kentucky’s...
#151
June 25 · 29 min
Live from London Climate Action Week
As London Climate Action Week gets into full swing, we break down the key talking points from the conference so far. With the city in the midst of a scorching heat wave, the discussion of climate change feels even more urgent than usual. We explore...
#150
June 18 · 29 min
Fact-checking US aid claims as the State Department continues to hire
In our landmark 150th episode, we discuss a common theme in global development over the past 18 months: the state of U.S. foreign aid. We’re seeing the https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-states-department-of-state-dos-23842 steadily...
#149
June 11 · 30 min
Development banks pivot strategies as global volatility deepens
At this year’s annual meeting of the https://www.devex.com/organizations/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-ebrd-20085 in Riga, Latvia, discussions...
#148
June 4 · 29 min
The latest on the Ebola outbreak response
This week, we unpack https://www.devex.com/news/devex-checkup-who-is-funding-what-in-the-ebola-response-112624 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. With no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo species driving the spread, we...

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