There was a time when world leaders and climate activists mostly spoke about climate change within the framework of mitigating its impacts by taking actions such as reducing fossil fuel consumption and the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses. Little was said about how to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change. Data is consistently showing us that climate change will most heavily affect the global south through extreme weather events, including heat waves, droughts, and flooding. Nevertheless, there is room for optimism. Devex Senior Reporter Stephanie Beasley sat down with Enock Chikava, who leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s agricultural development program, for the fifth episode of Devex’s Climate + podcast to find out about the initiatives the philanthropic organization is supporting to help the agricultural sector in the global south adapt to a changing climate. In addition to providing insights on the work being done already — such as the breedin

The Bridgetown Initiative, an ambitious set of proposals to overhaul how development finance works spearheaded by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, has been front and center of discussions about climate finance since its unveiling at last year’s United Nations Climate Conference, or COP 27. The initiative aims to address some of the inequalities that exist in the current financial architecture, such as the fact that high-income countries are able to borrow at much more favorable interest rates than lower-income countries, by calling for additional financial support to countries, help with debt restructurings, and more private capital for green projects in low- and middle-income countries. Pepukaye Bardouille, who herself comes from the climate-vulnerable Caribbean island nation of Dominica, is director of the Bridgetown Initiative unit of the Barbados government. She joined Raj Kumar on the Climate + podcast to discuss how to make development finance institutions fit for purpose a

The decision to establish a loss and damage fund to provide financial assistance to countries affected by climate disasters was hailed as one of the biggest achievements at last year’s climate conference, or COP. One year later, reaching an agreement on how that fund will be operationalized is widely seen as a benchmark for success at COP 28. While negotiators managed to agree on a draft framework for the fund earlier this month, multiple points of tension remain. Developing countries and civil society organizations were disappointed with the proposal to house the fund in the World Bank, at least for an interim period, rather than as an independent fund under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well as the decision to limit eligibility for funding to small island states and least developed countries rather than all vulnerable countries. Harjeet Singh has been campaigning on this issue for years, and as the head of global political strategy at Climate Action

The latest edition of This Week in Development takes both a ground-level and 30,000-foot view of localization and the latest issues in development, ranging from unpaid workers in Nigeria to a YouTube influencer-turned-do-gooder to a climate fund struggling to get up to speed. Sara Jerving’s exclusive story offers an object lesson on the importance of coordination and collaboration in large, sprawling development endeavors with multiple stakeholders. She reports on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative, which involved the Mastercard Foundation, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and several other players such as implementers, government agencies, and auditors. The result? Confusion about how workers in Nigeria — who were not given formal contracts when they were recruited — should be paid, leading to months’ worth of unpaid labor for some. “This highlights a bigger program in our development space and that is, it shows that process is more important than peop

Hakima El-Haite knows what it takes to host a U.N. climate conference. The former Moroccan environment minister served as vice president of COP21 — where the Paris Climate Agreement was signed — and then played a key role in bringing the next climate summit to her home country. Since then, a global pandemic, debt crisis, multiple wars and rising geopolitical tensions have narrowed the space for international cooperation. “We need to come back again and to build the trust, because today the trust is eroded. Many promises from the Paris Agreement were not kept,” El-Haite said in this first episode of Devex’s Climate + podcast. Climate + is supported by the World Bank. Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters.

Climate + is our new twice-weekly podcast, publishing in the lead up to, during, and after this year's UN climate conference in Dubai. . Join Devex senior reporter Michael Igoe as we speak with COP insiders and experts, campaigners, and contrarians to ask — can COP28 deliver? . Subscribe now to Climate Plus, wherever you get your podcasts.

Ten years ago, the U.S. Agency for International Development unveiled the largest project in its history, hoping it would revolutionize health supply chains around the world to such an extent that it would be the last such contract of its kind. Devex Senior Reporter Michael Igoe details how these hopes were dashed in an investigative report that was the subject of the latest edition of the This Week in Global Development podcast. Speaking to Devex Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar and Fatema Sumar of Harvard’s Center for International Development, Igoe pulls back the curtain on the $9.5 billion contract, which was led by U.S.-based behemoth Chemonics International. His report — done in conjunction with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism — chronicles the early failings of the supply chain project, including a low point when a dismal 7% of shipments arrived at their destinations on time, forcing multiple countries to scramble as they ran short of lifesaving health products ranging from HIV/

The future of PEPFAR, the flagship United States global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives over the past couple of decades, hangs in the balance due to an ongoing political stalemate and accusations that it funds abortion. This week we looked into what the uncertainty over its reauthorization means for organizations dependent on its funding. The growing mistrust between the global north and global south is evident in a report on the world’s preparedness for the next pandemic from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. We also followed a panel discussion at the European Union’s Global Gateway Forum, which found that a patchwork of local regulations are the main obstacle to the EU's promises to shift health manufacturing to African countries. Meanwhile, as the tragic conflict continues in Gaza, provide an update on the work and future of UNRWA, the agency which has emerged as the main source of aid to Palestinian civilians, sheltering more than 690,000 people w

This week we attended SOCAP23 in San Francisco — a conference bringing together investors, entrepreneurs, and social impact leaders to discuss how progress can be accelerated against the world’s toughest challenges through market-based solutions — and have some key takeaways for the global development community. In addition to taking a look at the International Finance Corporation’s push to invest in the creative industries and providing an update on OSF’s reorganization, we also released an exclusive story on the European Union’s “Global Gateway” project. Critics say the initiative is focused on Europe’s own interest in securing supplies of renewable energy and critical raw materials, as well as on preventing China from laying claim to the world’s digital infrastructure. To dig into these stories and others, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar sits down with Managing Editor Anna Gawel and Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger for the latest episode of the podcast series. Sign u

Public debt across the Middle East and North Africa — or MENA — region is soaring. While debt vulnerability is a global phenomenon, recent data shows four MENA economies — Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan — are among the emerging markets most vulnerable to a debt crisis. In a special podcast episode, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar is joined by Niranjan Sarangi, a senior economic affairs officer in the shared economic prosperity cluster at the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, and Sarah Saadoun, a senior researcher working on poverty and inequality at Human Rights Watch, for an in-depth discussion on the politics of economic reform in the MENA region. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, they discuss what’s behind the current debt situation, how it’s affecting ordinary people’s lives, the impact of IFI programs on the expansion of social protection systems, and the region’s

In the latest episode of Devex’s podcast, we reflect on the World Bank annual meetings that took place in Marrakech, Morocco last week, and what reforms need to be made if the institution is to drive meaningful transformation in global development. We discuss our exclusive story on the United States’ decision to freeze the delivery of thousands of metric tons of wheat to hungry Yemenis in order to pressure Houthi rebels to ensure the neediest get fed. We also dig into a study by AidWatch, which found that more than 22% of official development assistance declared by European Union countries last year was not real aid spent abroad, with spending going to hosting foreign students and Ukrainian refugees. We also reported that the pharmaceutical industry is unhappy with the latest pandemic treaty draft due to the inclusion of intellectual property waivers in the text. Meanwhile, access advocates say the language around equity and intellectual property remains vague and weak on enforcemen

This week Devex reporters traveled to Marrakech, Morocco, to report on the highly anticipated World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings. Ajay Banga, the World Bank’s new president, used the gathering as an opportunity to https://www.devex.com/news/banga-vows-to-improve-world-bank-before-asking-for-a-capital-increase-106366 for the institution, which includes reforming the bank so that it can lend more efficiently and making it more impact-focused so that it will be in a better shape to request a capital increase. While Banga called for increased collaboration between multilateral development banks and vowed to increase the financial institution’s https://www.devex.com/news/banga-s-world-bank-reform-plan-to-raise-125b-in-new-lending-106322, civil society groups have been calling for it to release https://www.devex.com/news/civil-society-groups-want-free-money-not-more-world-bank-imf-lending-106360 to countries already struggling with debt repayments. For the latest epi

Even though the U.S. government avoided a shutdown this week, serious concerns remain over whether lawmakers will be able to hammer out a federal budget for fiscal 2024 within the next 45 days, leaving the future funding of several development programs up in the air. This week we also had an exclusive story on the $1.5 billion Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative, which was temporarily halted amid an audit due to several issues, including the failure to pay workers in Nigeria for months worth of work and missing contracts and receipts. The three-year program, launched by the Mastercard Foundation and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in 2021, is the largest public health partnership between a global philanthropic organization and an African institution and has employed more than 22,000 people. Ahead of the World Bank annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, next week, we reported that the institution’s president, Ajay Banga, hopes to make available up to $125 billion

In 2018, Sally Hayden received a Facebook message from an unknown sender, a man claiming to be writing from inside a Libyan detention camp. The conditions faced by him and his fellow detainees were horrendous, and his desperate message came from a phone shared in secret among hundreds being held. “If you have time, I will tell you all the story,” he wrote. The message kicked off a sprawling investigation that led Sally to interview hundreds of refugees and migrants who found themselves victims of the EU’s newly muscular efforts to patrol the Mediterranean Sea. The result of that investigation was "My Fourth Time We Drowned," named one of the New Yorker’s best books of 2022. For more information on upcoming episodes and to sign up for our mailing list, visit the Devex Book Club here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html

Can you imagine a world where everyone belongs? For David Sengeh, Sierra Leone's Minister of Education and Chief Innovation Officer, the answer is "yes." And by the time you finish his book, "Radical Inclusion: Seven Steps to Help You Create a More Just Workplace, Home, and World,” you'll likely agree. For more information on upcoming episodes and to sign up for our mailing list, visit the Devex Book Club here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html

The developing world has undergone tremendous change in the last 30 years, mostly for the better. But some countries have missed the boat. Why? In "Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Other Lose," economist Stefan Dercon explores the answer to that question. For more information on upcoming episodes and to sign up for our mailing list, visit the Devex Book Club here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html

How can America regain its position as a global leader? According to Dan Runde, author of "The American Imperative" and a a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic International Studies, the answer lies in the strategic use of soft power. For more information on upcoming episodes and to sign up for our mailing list, visit the Devex Book Club here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html

In this week's episode, Raj talks with Fatema Sumar, executive director at Harvard University's Center for International Development, to discuss her book, "The Development Diplomat: Working Across Borders, Boardrooms, and Bureaucracies to End Poverty." For more information on upcoming episodes and to sign up for our mailing list, visit the Devex Book Club here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html

For our first episode, Raj sits down with Gaia Vince—award-winning science journalist, author, broadcaster, and speaker—to talk about her book, https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGKE-gucggHMVy6x5B5aSC_T2MnSWV7WF5teKt0qpNJVXCUeCjqaIZo4AQcOi8dFca-2tia6SM= For more information on upcoming episodes and to sign up for our mailing list, visit the Devex Book Club here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html

It seems like every day there’s an exciting new book coming out on global challenges like poverty and climate change. Are you fascinated by books like these, especially the ones that challenge preconceived notions and present bold new ideas? Join Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar as he brings you conversations with authors on the most important issues facing our world. For more information on upcoming episodes and to sign up for our mailing list, visit the Devex Book Club here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.html

Following the release of “White Savior,” a new HBO documentary series following https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/25/white-savior-complex-documentary-tv-show-hbo-renee-bach, a white missionary who tasked herself with managing a clinic in Uganda with no medical training, we reflect on the idea of of white savior complex and its implications for the global development sector. As well as discussing how to make localization initiatives more effective, we also delve into a Devex article that examines how the https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-states-agency-for-international-development-usaid-45096 can reach its https://www.devex.com/news/how-should-usaid-fund-differently-to-hit-its-localization-targets-106261 of giving 25% of eligible funds to local partners by 2025. For this episode of the podcast, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar is joined by global strategy and development leader Nasra Ismail to dig into these stories and how they are intertwined w

Last week saw the annual gathering of heads of state, thought leaders, civil society members, development professionals, and other industry personalities in New York City for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In addition to our very own https://pages.devex.com/devex-at-unga-78.html that happened on the sidelines of the main event, we reported on the most important news affecting the drive to reach the Sustainable Development Goals as well as the United States push to reduce the U.N.’s role in the reform of the https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-us-balked-at-advancing-un-500b-development-stimulus-106238. For this special episode of the podcast, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar sits down with our resident U.N. expert Colum Lynch to discuss what we learned at UNGA 78, including the most surprising moments and the key outcomes from the summit. You can also check out https://www.devex.com/news/unga-special-edition-gloom-shrouds-a-divided-world-1062

868329 In this special sponsored episode of This Week in Global Development, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar sits down with Natalie Samarasinghe, head of global advocacy at https://www.devex.com/organizations/open-society-foundations-osf-45109, and Richard Gowan, U.N. Director at https://www.devex.com/organizations/international-crisis-group-45661, to discuss to what’s likely to come out of this year’s https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-nations-un-41567 General Assembly, the trust deficit facing the multilateral system, and whether this global gathering is even fit for purpose anymore. They also delve into the results of Open Society Foundations’ new poll on global public opinion towards human rights and democracy. This episode of This Week in Global Development is sponsored by Open Society Foundations.

With the high-level general debate of the 78th session of the https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-nations-un-41567 General Assembly taking place next week, leaders from around the world will be gathering in New York City to talk through some of the biggest issues facing societies around the world, including how we can best meet the Sustainable Development Goals and tackle the climate crisis. For this week we have a special episode of the podcast, in which Devex Managing Editor Anna Gawel sits down with our Global Reporter Colum Lynch. From whether Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit will overshadow other global issues to increasing poverty rates around the world, they discuss the key talking points ahead of the summit. https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters to Devex Newswire and our other newsletters. You can also register to attend in person or online https://pages.devex.com/devex-at-unga-78.html, our very own summit taking place on the sidelines of the m

This week The END Fund announced https://www.devex.com/news/tsitsi-masiyiwa-brings-local-approach-to-end-fund-as-new-board-chair-106109, with the aim of ushering in more African voices into discussions about increasing funding for neglected tropical diseases. During our conversation, we explored the role played by boards in influencing the work of philanthropic organizations. In the United Kingdom, we reported that https://www.devex.com/news/uk-s-crackdown-on-refugee-rights-could-release-over-2-6b-in-oda-106142could be diverted back to aid programs overseas after the U.K. tightened its laws on refugees, which means it can no longer claim spending on asylum seekers as official development assistance. To dig into these stories and others, I sat down with Anera President and CEO Sean Carroll, as well as Devex Managing Editor Anna Gawel, for the latest episode of the This Week in Global Development podcast. https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters to the Devex Newswire and our other

This week Devex Climate Correspondent William Worley sat down with Meike van Ginneken, the Netherlands’ special envoy for water, who argued that we should be https://www.devex.com/news/dutch-water-envoy-eyes-fossil-fuel-subsidies-to-fund-climate-adaptation-106080to help overcome issues related to water shortages in the face of climate change rather than subsidizing fossil fuels. In addition to looking back at our Devex Pro event with https://www.devex.com/news/usaid-should-use-the-localization-tools-it-has-says-former-official-106101 and digging into the agency’s localization targets, we also discussed an opinion piece written by former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Treasury Department Nancy Lee, who outlines why https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-country-owned-strategies-are-essential-for-global-progress-105925 will be key to achieving development goals. To find out more about these stories, make sure to check out the latest episode of the podcast, where I sit down with La

For the latest episode of the podcast, I am joined by global strategy and development leader Nasra Ismail and Devex Business Editor David Ainsworth to discuss the top stories in global development, including insights intohttps://www.devex.com/news/morale-has-hit-rock-bottom-at-osf-amid-reorganization-staff-say-106056. This week we learned thathttps://www.devex.com/news/why-have-usaid-s-nextgen-contracts-been-so-badly-delayed-105970, which collectively are worth $16.8 billion over 10 years, are being delayed. We discuss the possible reasoning behind this, as well as its potential impact. We are also joined by Devex Climate Correspondent Will Worley live from Stockholm, who provided an update on the World Water Week conference happening in the Swedish capital. https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters.

This week we brokehttps://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-us-allies-block-major-un-development-declaration-106006 on the United States, the United Kingdom, and a handful of allied powers blocking an agreement on a draft declaration that advocates the need to accelerate progress on a set of critical development goals, throwing a spanner into high-level negotiations ahead of the United Nations General Assembly taking place next month. In the United Kingdom, an inquiry has been told that development assistance rules are denying “vulnerable” https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-us-allies-block-major-un-development-declaration-106006, or SIDS, the help they need to combat the climate emergency as they are classified as “too rich” to receive funding. The U.K. government also received strong criticism for its aid being used to fund thehttps://www.devex.com/news/uk-faces-criticism-for-funding-soccer-in-china-amid-aid-cuts-106031, even as spending reductions are predicted to lead to thousands of

This week Devex reported that the https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-states-agency-for-international-development-usaid-45096 saw a record-breaking obligation to local contractors in 2022, https://www.devex.com/news/how-usaid-funding-for-local-contractors-increased-by-169-8-in-2022-105966. While this is promising, it will be vital to ensure that initiatives are not tokenistic and that localization efforts are indeed meeting the needs of the communities they are aiming to serve rather than ticking development boxes. In the United Kingdom, the https://www.devex.com/organizations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office-fcdo-158082 https://www.devex.com/news/thousands-will-die-from-ongoing-aid-cuts-uk-government-admits-106008 that thousands of people “in acute humanitarian need” will die unnecessarily from hunger, poor health care, and during pregnancy because of ongoing aid cuts. At the World Bank, Ajay Banga received some backlash from employees as he announced that while he wo

While we usually expect the summer months to be slower than usual, it has certainly not been the case over the past week. In https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-uk-to-be-stopped-from-spending-aid-budget-on-arriving-refugees-105973, we found out that the https://www.devex.com/organizations/organisation-for-economic-co-operation-and-development-oecd-29872 will most likely declare that the United Kingdom cannot legally spend its overseas development assistance on domestic refugee costs because of a new law cracking down on arrivals. In 2022 the country spent £3.7 billion — 29% of its ODA budget — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149594/Statistics-on-International-Development-Provisional-UK-Aid-Spend-2022.pdf, exploiting OECD rules that allow the allocation of refugees’ hotel and other bills as ODA for 12 months. On the other side of the pond, the United States’ https://www.devex.com/news/bipartisan-foreign-affairs-budge

This week we’re closely following the conversations that took place at the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda, which brought together thousands of people from diverse fields to help elevate women’s voices and accelerate the drive toward achieving gender equality. We also delve into whether hosting conferences and headquartering development organizations in the global south is an effective tool to drive the localization agenda, and we touch on the https://www.devex.com/organizations/world-health-organization-who-30562’s postponement of its plan to require staff to rotate to different duty stations every several years. To dig into these topics and get the latest on our coverage of Women Deliver, for episode nine of the This Week in Global Development podcast series I talk to Devex Senior Reporter Sara Jerving and Larry Cooley, president emeritus and senior adviser at Management Systems International. https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters to the Devex Newswire and our oth

This year is seeing the proliferation of AI technology in our lives, which is having a big effect on the way many of us carry out our daily tasks in the workplace. From improving disaster response to helping address environmental challenges, the new technology has a huge potential to have a https://www.devex.com/news/how-could-ai-be-used-to-improve-development-105843. During our conversation, we discuss the risks and opportunities that lie in adopting AI. Following thehttps://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-inside-millennium-challenge-corp-s-fight-to-unionize-105860 to bring back staff to their offices, we also delve into the topic of remote work and the potential direction the sector may head in, especially when taking into account that humanitarian missions are often in distant places far away from an organization’s headquarters. For episode eight of the This Week in Global Development podcast series, I sat down with Anera President and CEO Sean C. Carroll, as well as Devex Managing

Last week, the https://www.devex.com/organizations/world-health-organization-who-30562 released its long-awaited updated guidance on the https://www.devex.com/news/who-releases-updated-malnutrition-treatment-guidelines-105817 in children, which aims to reduce child mortality through starvation by widening access to treatment worldwide. For this episode, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar is joined by Matthias Berninger, the senior vice president for public affairs and sustainability at Bayer, as well as Devex Senior Reporter Teresa Welsh to discuss the recommendations. They also dig into how Russia’s war in Ukraine is negatively affecting food supplies in low- and middle-income countries and discuss https://www.devex.com/news/china-absolutely-obsessed-with-cutting-spending-at-un-105825 to the https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-nations-un-41567. Don’t forget to follow https://pages.devex.com/food-secured, our series that explores innovative ideas for a more sust

https://www.devex.com/news/how-high-interest-rates-threaten-reversal-on-financial-inclusion-gains-105784 in financial inclusion over the past decade, with investors backing off riskier investments especially in inclusive fintech, as reported by Devex’s Shabtai Gold this week. While some regions have achieved robust progress — such as India, where nearly 80% of adults now have a bank account — others are lagging behind. Over half the population of sub-Saharan Africa, or about 530 million people, are still unbanked. Meanwhile French President Emmanuel Macron’s global financing summit, which aimed to address rising debt burdens and high interest rates, wrapped up at the end of last week https://www.devex.com/news/frustration-and-tentative-progress-at-macron-finance-summit-105789, as covered by Devex Brussels Correspondent Vince Chadwick. The summit ended with a number of strong interventions from leaders in Africa and Latin America who challenged Western governments on inequitable global

While usually during the summer period news is expected to slow down, it was certainly not the case for the first couple of days of June. As the unexpected https://www.devex.com/news/abortion-politics-cast-shadow-over-pepfar-reauthorization-105627continues and we mark the beginning of a https://www.devex.com/news/ajay-banga-faces-great-expectations-as-he-takes-helm-of-world-bank-105621, the start of the month has most definitely been eventful. From discussing what to expect from Banga’s presidency to a deep dive into a two-month investigation concerning the https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-africa-cdc-head-s-bizarre-entanglement-with-clinton-initiative-105403, we review the week’s top stories in the latest episode of This Week in Global Development. For this episode, Devex president and editor-in-chief, Raj Kumar, is joined by Devex managing editor Anna Gawel, as well as George Ingram, senior fellow at the The Brookings Institution. Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other ne

This week https://www.devex.com/organizations/united-states-agency-for-international-development-usaid-45096 released its https://www.devex.com/news/usaid-s-localization-push-has-a-long-way-to-go-agency-s-report-says-105716. Despite the progress made, not least due to the success of the https://www.devex.com/organizations/u-s-president-s-emergency-plan-for-aids-relief-pepfar-48995, or PEPFAR, the agency is yet to come close to reaching its target of spending 25% of funding on local organizations by 2025. From the U.K. government reclaiming https://www.devex.com/news/how-the-uk-swipes-back-tens-of-millions-in-aid-cash-every-month-in-tax-105726 via taxes to India’s https://www.devex.com/news/is-india-s-renewable-energy-push-a-threat-to-food-security-105693 threatening the country’s food security, the past week has been filled with controversies that have the potential to hinder the drive toward meaningful change. Tune in to the latest episode of This Week in Development to hear our t

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris this week, which aims to strike a new post-World War II pact between high-income nations and those most at risk from climate change and crippling debt. However, with key players not attending, including U.K.https://www.devex.com/news/no-show-sunak-criticized-for-skipping-macron-s-financing-summit-105746, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, serious doubts remain over whether the decisions made during the summit will translate into meaningful action. There are also major disagreements between French organizers and participants over https://www.devex.com/news/scoop-macron-summit-docs-show-limited-vision-for-development-banks-105715, including multilateral development banks. For this special episode, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar talks to Brussels correspondent Vince Chadwick, connecting from the French capital, to get an insider perspective on th

Seven years ago, the United Nations' World Humanitarian Summit proposed the "humanitarian-development nexus" to improve collaboration between the two ends of the aid sector. Although it was initially a good idea to enhance efficiency and reduce costs, this framework has struggled to deliver amidst the increasing number of humanitarian disasters and prolonged crises. Recently, Devex's Teresa Welsh discussed the https://www.devex.com/news/is-the-humanitarian-development-nexus-still-working-105179 This week, another global development topic made headlines when USAID Administrator Samantha Power informed the U.S. Congress that the agency would find it difficult to achieve its localization targets, https://www.devex.com/news/usaid-localization-goals-could-be-hard-to-reach-power-says-105426. To make sense of these and other significant news stories of the week, tune in to This Week in Global Development. This weekly podcast analyzes the major headlines in global development and invites

The https://www.devex.com/organizations/world-bank-group-38382 and https://www.devex.com/organizations/international-monetary-fund-imf-44300’s Spring Meetings have come to an end this weekend. A great sense of change was anticipated for this year’s event, as Devex https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POj7pKAiMfBjV6XVtzLqvdFl7hDRkh_cIAJk751bHLEsdmSK84GPZKGp6DIUTHby_ktmPXCjXcDTzwM1S4pAekfZEqImHmz_-L7EvS_3vXYi_b4EMxeeSrzFjSgeK9yaKvucDEvsw8dyjV0kwEmKW49VnNyUC7HO_1GSPcE-NBpZ2lHTOWQCCXoTUxHkoLq-6VBiDr2m_jHJxjfUWUXskpxJbwVKn9P3BwLHHqASjVeWax5H6FXIcfktAzo5E-k55EXGdquJl7GlRvYMv3jof86NwZ9LN37bFetK6SuxfzUI2/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGLCc832WCFtokdstUmmKEfUXw4DJCO2m5TetDhEshAXRfM4aNr-g5FipjSebSCzzw2XWelC2Y=. But what do we make of the talks now that they are over? That’s the question we asked our guests in the first episode of “This Week in Global Development,” a weekly podcast where we break down the big headlines in global development and bring in top experts to help us do it. For this episode, D

Davos 2023 has wrapped, and Devex was there to experience it all. In this installment of Davos Dispatch, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar compared notes with reporter Vince Chadwick on what the conference means for development, the private sector and how the two can, and must, work together. And despite their differing Davos experiences—Raj moderated a number of WEF panels while Vince joined a frozen press scrum waiting in vain for Greta Thunberg—they both agree that the conference is quite unlike anything else.

In the final episode of COPcast, chef, food advocate and filmmaker Oliver English sits down with Kate Warren to discuss how regenerative agriculture and support for small scale farmers can help transform the global food system.

Rémy Rioux is chief executive officer of the French Development Agency, or AFD. But before that, in 2015, he worked as chief negotiator on the finance track of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate. Since then the United Nations Conference of the Parties has grown into a behemoth, with COP 27 in Egypt attracting 40,000 people. Devex sat down with Rioux on the sidelines of COP 27 to hear his thoughts on how the summit has changed since 2015 — and if it’s become an opportunity for greenwashing. In this wide-ranging interview, Rioux also discussed the prospects of the AFD providing loss and damage financing and supporting nuclear energy programs through its aid program, and whether human rights in Egypt were helped or hindered by the summit.

At the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the calls for the restructuring of multilateral development banks are echoing through the halls, with the hopes that with reforms, finance will flow more readily to lower-income countries to allow them to green their economies and help their populations adapt to the changing world. In the 12th episode of the COPcast, Devex sat down with Phyllis Cuttino, the new president and CEO of the Climate Reality Project, who emphasized one reform in particular: A switch up in leadership at the World Bank. "Davis Malpass ... has a past where he has denied climate science and I think that makes him unsuitable to lead the World Bank at this time," she said, adding that the bank also needs to commit to only financing fossil fuel projects in the "most extraordinary of circumstances."

The private sector has a key role to play in investing in climate change adaptation – and yet, currently, only 1.6% of all adaptation funding comes from private investment. Matthias Berninger is the Head of Sustainability and Public Affairs at Bayer, but he’s seen many sides of the food and agriculture space over the course of his career: in the public sector, he was a vice minister in Germany’s Green Party; and in the private sector, he previously worked on health and nutrition strategy at Mars. In this episode of COPcast, Berninger tells Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar what three critical words the 5,000-word Glasgow Declaration left out, plus three things every company should be doing in order to achieve net zero by 2050.

In the twelfth episode of COPcast, Devex sat down with Solomon Quaynor, vice-president for private sector, infrastructure and industrialization at the African Development Bank to discuss the continent’s climate financing needs.

Extreme weather devastated Sierra Leone’s capital city of Freetown in 2017 when torrential rains led to landslides that killed over 1,000 people. Now the city’s population is grappling with temperature increases and population swells due to people migrating from rural areas as erratic rainfall makes subsistence farming less sustainable. Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is working to help her city adapt in areas such as building heat-resistant market shelters and building a cable car to cut down on emissions and pollution. She sat down with Devex on the sidelines of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm-el- Sheikh, Egypt, to talk about the need for cities to have greater ownership on climate action. Aki-Sawyerr is ​​vice chair of C40 Cities, an organization of 96 cities focused on reducing emissions and helping their populations adapt to climate change.

This year world leaders have gathered at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Summit, or COP 27, as people around the world grapple with a food security crisis. An estimated 828 million people are chronically food insecure, and 345 million people are at crisis levels or worse. They are in need of food assistance as conflict, climate shocks, and the threat of global recession drive hunger levels even higher. At COP 27, CGIAR co-hosted the first Food and Agriculture Pavilion aimed at putting the transformation of agrifood systems at the heart of the COP agenda. In this episode of COPcast, Devex’s Associate Editor Rumbi Chakamba sat down with Claudia Sadoff, executive director of the coalition, to discuss climate-smart solutions to the food crisis.

Pakistan's devastating flooding helped push loss and damage up the climate agenda. Devex sat down with Aisha Khan, head of the country's Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change to discuss why the disaster was so bad, the challenges it caused, and how future tragedies can be prevented.

The Bezos Earth Fund is Jeff Bezos's $10 billion commitment to fund scientists, activists, NGOs, and other actors that will drive climate and nature solutions. In this episode of COPcast, Devex’s President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar sat down with Andrew Steer, the fund’s CEO, to talk about the kind of projects he’s interested in and some misconceptions about the fund. This conversation was recorded as part of our Devex @ COP 27 event.

In the eighth episode of the COPcast, Devex Senior Reporter Sara Jerving sits down with Seed Global Health CEO Vanessa Kerry to discuss the health impacts of a changing climate, the need for a stronger health workforce, and the role health should play in the official agenda at these United Nations conferences.

In 2009 then President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, made headlines when he held a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the risk of global warming for small island states like the Maldives. Projections show that by 2100 the island could be submerged by rising sea levels. Since then Nasheed has been working to ensure that the demands of the most vulnerable countries are not ignored, as the ambassador for ambition at the Climate Vulnerable Forum. Last week CVF launched a Climate Prosperity Plan for Sri Lanka which aims to increase the country’s renewable energy production to 75% as well as modernize its electricity infrastructure. Nasheed said Climate Prosperity Plans are low carbon development strategies “with less extraction and more recycling but with the same economic outcomes of high GDP growth, high employment, low inflation and so on.”

The climate justice movement aims to put people at the center of climate change. And in the last few years, young people have mobilized around the issue, often led by young climate activists. At the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, youth climate activists came together to launch the first children and youth pavilion, which aims to provide a place for young people to engage, debate, and collaborate to make their voices heard. In the fifth episode of the COPcast, Devex sat down with Xiye Bastida, a Mexican and Indigenous activist, to talk about the new pavilion, climate justice, and including youth and Indigenous voices in the climate discourse.

Climate change affects everyone, but for many young people, it represents the risk of a stolen future. According to the World Bank, by the time many of the teenage climate activists of today are in their late 20s, climate change could force an additional 100 million people into extreme poverty. In the fourth episode of COPcast, Devex sat down with Jessica Bwali — a young climate activist from Zambia — to talk about her personal experiences with climate change and how she uses her platform to advocate for youth inclusion.

Around 80% of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is managed by smallholder farmers who provide up to 80% of the food supply in these regions. Extreme weather events fueled by climate change, such as droughts and flooding, are making their livelihoods unsustainable in some parts of the world, driving mass migration and fueling poverty and malnutrition. In the third episode of the COPcast, Devex sat down with Mark Suzman, chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to discuss the foundation's recently announced $1.4 billion investment in helping smallholder farmers adapt to climate change announced this week at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27, in Sharm-el- Sheikh, Egypt. Suzman said the investment “marks a significant shift” for the foundation.

Extreme weather is ravaging countries across the African continent, with historic droughts, floods, and cyclones creating endless loops of humanitarian disasters. The Horn of Africa is on the brink of famine, and Nigeria was hit with the worst floods in over a decade. In the lead-up to the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, in Sharm-el- Sheikh, Egypt, African nations came together to craft a unified position on what they want out of these discussions. This includes an increase in adaptation finance, funding for “loss and damage,” as well as support for “just transitions” to clean energy. In the second episode of the COPcast, Devex sat down with Faten Aggad, senior advisor on climate diplomacy and geopolitics at the African Climate Foundation to break down the continent’s demands, the nuances around getting loss and damage on the COP 27 agenda, the risks countries face if they lean on gas as a bridge fuel, the problems with insurance, and the need to move

As world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Devex Associate editor Rumbi Chakamba sits down with senior reporters Sara Jerving and William Worley to look back at the climate commitments made last year, take stock of where we currently stand, and highlight key expectations for Africa’s first COP.

In the final episode of UNGA Decoded, Michael Igoe sits down with Colum Lynch – who recently joined Devex as senior global correspondent, focusing on the UN’s health, humanitarian, and development work – to find out what he made of this year’s UNGA, how the global gathering has changed since he first started reporting on the UN, and about how his own views about the UN’s role in the world inform the way he does his reporting.

The world is in the midst of a learning crisis. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of kids in low- and middle-income countries were living in what the World Bank calls “learning poverty.” Now, in the wake of school closures and remote learning, that number could spike to 70% — with huge implications for the opportunities available to kids for the rest of their lives and for the global economy. Leaders and educators are still looking for a way out of this problem. The Transforming Education Summit during UNGA was supposed to be part of the solution, but reviews have been mixed. For years one organization that’s been stirring up a bit of controversy on the education front is New Globe — previously better known as Bridge International Academies. The company is known for offering for-profit education in a handful of countries, and is now shifting to work more directly with governments. Devex editor in chief Raj Kumar sat down with Shannon May, one of New Globe’s co-founde

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed stark inequalities in the global health architecture. As the virus spread, a handful of mostly wealthy countries proved to have the money, the private sector relationships, and the power to be first in line for vaccines, treatments and supplies — and global health institutions struggled to even the playing field. Health leaders on the African continent have taken that lesson to heart, and one institution at the forefront of a new vision for African health security is the Africa Centers for Disease Control. Raj Kumar, editor in chief of Devex, spoke to Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, second in command at Africa CDC, about how the continent’s quest for greater self-reliance is unfolding — and what a more regional approach to preparing for pandemics might look like.

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America's refugee resettlement system has been battered by politics and bureaucracy. Nazanin Ash leads a new coalition of grassroots resettlement networks called Welcome.US, which is built on a simpler premise: that when asked to help those in need, most people will say "yes." Before joining Welcome.US, Ash served as Vice President of Global Policy and Advocacy at the International Rescue Committee, and held senior positions in the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.

Marinel Sumook Ubaldo has channeled the firsthand experience of climate-related disaster into a voice of youth advocacy. Working with the nonprofit Living Laudato Si' Philippines, Ubaldo is fighting for the rights of those with the most to lose from a warming planet. A Filipino climate activist, Ubaldo helped organize the first youth climate strike in her country in 2019 and continues to lobby governments worldwide on environmental issues.

The president of the Rockefeller Foundation says the World Bank and other financial institutions must do more to rise to the challenges of economic and climate crises that threaten to unwind global development gains. Michael Igoe sits down with Rajiv Shah to talk about this, and how the foundation’s historical ties to oil money have affected its present-day focus on climate transitions. Before becoming president of The Rockefeller Foundation, Raj Shah served as USAID administrator under President Obama, as Chief Scientist at USDA, and in a range of leadership roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

UNGA is back and so is the Clinton Global Initiative. Devex Editor in chief Raj Kumar talks with Chelsea Clinton about what the future holds for her family's signature convening — and what she wants to see happen in global health. Chelsea Clinton is vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she focuses on the Foundation’s global health programs. She is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Subscribe to our free, weekly newsletter, Devex CheckUp: devex.com/newsletters

Since José Andrés founded World Central Kitchen in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-winning chef has been challenging the traditional model of shipping in food aid from overseas in emergency situations. World Central Kitchen focuses on mobilizing grassroots networks of cooks and food producers, with the aim of creating a more sustainable local food system after and beyond a disaster. Reporter Teresa Welsh sits down with Andrés, who also runs restaurants in Washington, D.C. and around the country, to discuss World Central Kitchen’s model, how it challenges traditional humanitarian food aid, and what food means to people in their moments of greatest need.

As the global development community descends on New York City for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Devex Senior Reporter Michael Igoe sits down with our very own Editor-in-Chief, Raj Kumar, to discuss: what is UNGA, exactly? Raj Kumar is a Washington, D.C.-based social impact leader, journalist, and author specialized in global development. He is the President & Editor-in-Chief of Devex, and the author of The Business of Changing the World, an influential book about the future of global aid and philanthropy. For the latest development news, subscribe to the Devex newswire at devex.com/newsletters

Not only does 2022 mark the third year of a global pandemic, it also marks seven and a half years into the SDGs — the halfway point. This year, the World Economic Forum Annual meeting will convene in person for the first time in 2 years. This week-long event is an opportunity to reflect on crucial SDG goals and targets and to develop solutions to spring forward and achieve them in a post-pandemic era. Devex will be on the ground in Davos covering the conversations and getting the insider scoop directly from global leaders. Episode 1: An interview with Devex Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar and Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger

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Before the pandemic, 37% of schools didn’t have a decent toilet. What impact does that have on education? In this final episode of the series, Amruta and Rebecca speak to Ada Oko-Williams, senior WASH manager of sanitation at WaterAid and co-founder of the African Women Sanitation Professionals Network and Mohammad Zobair Hasan, chief of research, evaluation, and monitoring at the Development Organisation of the Rural Poor, about the intersection of WASH and education and what actions can be taken to push forward progress on both SDG 4 and 6.

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With COP 26 in full swing, Rebecca and Amruta explore how water, sanitation and hygiene are affected by climate change – and could also help provide a solution. Sanitation and Water for All's Catarina de Albuquerque, Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Bangladesh, and Aishwarya Pramod, accelerator and investment manager at the Toilet Board Coalition share their views about the intersection of WASH and climate and what actions can be taken to push forward progress in both Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action and SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation.

“Can you imagine labor and delivery without water?” That’s the reality for many women in rural Ethiopia, according to Migs Muldrow, founder and board chair of Village Health Partnerships. Without it, patients can’t use the toilet and health care workers can’t wash their hands after procedures, Nkwan Jacob Gobte, a WASH infection prevention and control nurse working with the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, said. In episode 2 of WASH Works, Rebecca and Amruta look at the intersection of WASH and health, and what actions can be taken to push forward progress on both SDG 3 on good health and well-being and SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation.

When it comes to poor access to water and decent sanitation, the repercussions are often disproportionately felt by women. For example, a lack of adequate facilities in schools might mean girls having to stay at home during their menstruation, impacting their ability to learn; collecting water instead of working can limit their opportunities to earn a living, and using a toilet without a lock can leave them open to gender-based violence. To kick off the WASH Works series, Rebecca speaks to Barbara Schreiner, executive director of the Water Integrity Network, and Jamila Mayanja, the CEO of Smart Girls Foundation Uganda, about the intersection of water, sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH, and gender equality and what actions can be taken to push forward progress on both Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 6.

Around the world, millions of people lack access to clean and safe drinking water, toilets, and handwashing facilities. In a new podcast from Devex, reporters Rebecca Root and Amruta Byatnal take a look at how a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH, services is impacting communities, and the small scale solutions that can help us better understand how to make progress on a larger scale.

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This year’s UN climate talks in Katowice have raised major questions about the influence of fossil fuel companies on global climate policy, the ability of negotiators to push forward an ambitious climate agenda and the fortitude of the Paris Agreement. Against a conflicting backdrop of alarming new climate science and pro-coal superpowers working against the tide of progress, the fate of the Paris Rulebook — the guiding document for implementing the Paris Agreement — hangs in the balance. From the heart of Polish coal country, Devex’s Michael Igoe, Andrew Green and Kate Midden explore major stories from the COP so far — and what this year’s negotiations mean for global development.

In this episode, editors Jessica Abrahams and Kate Midden explore the unique issues our sector faces — power imbalances between national and international staff, challenges with international background checks, barriers to effective safeguarding policies — and the biggest moments in #AidToo this year.

The Trump administration's foreign aid review could have significant implications for the next round of foreign aid budget planning. In this episode, senior reporter Michael Igoe and Kate Midden discuss what we know, what we don't — and what the process means for U.S. aid.

Live from the International Conference on Family Planning in Kigali, reporter Sophie Edwards speaks to PSI's Karl Hofmann and IDEO.org's Jessa Blades about adolescents, human-centered design, and family planning.

What's in store for the future of global development education? Sponsored by Arizona State University. For more coverage on professional development, visit the Skills for Tomorrow site: dvx.cm/skills4tomorrow

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The European Commission and the European Investment Bank are both vying for control over the bloc's development financing. What's at the center of the debate — and what does it mean for European aid?

Asia correspondent Kelli Rogers and news editor Deborah Charles discuss the challenges for responding to Indonesia's recent earthquake and tsunami — and what it revealed about the country's disaster preparedness.

Human Capital Index. "Greening" investments. Civil society's role. Live from Indonesia, reporters Michael Igoe and Sophie Edwards delve into the biggest stories from the World Bank - IMF Annual Meetings.

The United States is getting a new development finance institution. In this episode, associate editor Adva Saldinger delves into what it took to get to this point, how the bank will function — and what it means for the future of U.S. foreign aid.

A focus on TB and NCDs. Trump’s foreign assistance review. Funding commitments. UN correspondent Amy Lieberman and engagement editor Kate Midden unpack the biggest stories from an eventful UN General Assembly.

Following a month of high-level meetings, commitments, and announcements about climate, West Coast correspondent Catherine Cheney debriefs what happened — and what it means for the future of climate action.

Some who have reported sexual abuse at the UN have described challenging bureaucratic hurdles, inconsistent processes, and deep emotional and professional stress resulting from their complaints. What are the proposed changes at the UN — and will they have an impact? UN Correspondent Amy Lieberman weighs in.

How can NGOs engage influencers? What's the key to a timeless slogan? In this episode, Devex engagement editor Kate Midden and communications guru Carine Umuhumuza discuss key lessons from Nike's #JustDoIt campaign.

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Experts say breast is best, even in emergency situations. Here's how humanitarian organizations are working to ensure mothers continue breastfeeding — even amidst crisis.

Youth. Integration. Prevention. Live from AIDS 2018, reporter Sophie Edwards and youth advocate Mercy Ngulube discuss the future of the HIV/AIDS response.

#22: Can foreign aid curb the Central American migrant crisis? by Devex

Associate Editor Adva Saldinger shares the biggest trends in impact investing on the heels of the Vatican Impact Investing Conference.

In this #GlobalDevWomen edition of Long Story Short, Angela Bruce-Raeburn and Kate Warren share how organizations can work towards creating a more diverse workforce — and what happens when this isn’t a priority.

On May 8, 2018, the World Health Assembly confirmed the Democratic Republic of Congo's ninth Ebola outbreak. How are organizations responding — and what's ahead?

#18: What the European Development Days mean for development — and women by Devex

It was the world's largest investment in a single disease. 15 years later, we discuss what PEPFAR has accomplished — and what's ahead in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

Ahead of the Venezuelan elections, we go inside the global response to the country's humanitarian crisis.

As the space for civil discourse closes around the world, what's in store for the Open Society Foundation — one of the world's largest philanthropies?

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From capital increase negotiations to the focus on women — reporters Michael Igoe and Sophie Edwards discuss the top stories coming out of the World Bank Spring Meetings. Interested in getting news + analysis from the meetings delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for the Devex Insider newsletter: bit.ly/DevexInsider

Live from Oxford, Camfed Africa Executive Director Angeline Murimirwa and Devex Senior Correspondent share their top takeaways from the Skoll World Forum — and tips for turning talk into action.

In this bonus edition of Long Story Short, Devex West Coast correspondent Catherine Cheney digs into what the Facebook data hijacking scandal may mean for organizations that have partnered with the social media giant on data for good initiatives. Read Catherine's full story here: https://bit.ly/2qatKhs

People donate everything after a disaster: Old clothes, medicine, teddy bears. How should NGOs manage donations when they're not what survivors need? More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-10

Foreign aid has long been a punching bag for U.K. tabloids. Now, U.K. development agencies are reticent to speak to reporters. Devex Correspondent Molly Anders explores what that means for democracy, culture, attitudes, and journalism. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-9 Molly's full series on the UK Media and Aid here: http://bit.ly/UKMediaSeries

Do: Know your audience, let individuals tell their stories, tap into the universality of the human experience. Don't: Reinforce the white savior narrative, romanticize poverty, oversimplify. Devex Associate Director of Communications Carine Umuhumuza shares her top tips for creating engagement-worthy content in the era of social media. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-8

Devex Correspondent Amy Lieberman talks to Women Deliver CEO Katja Iverson about the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women. Here's what it means for key issues such as family planning and the future of the #AidToo movement. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-7

A year into the Trump administration, we've seen budget cuts, job cancellations, and rumblings of a new U.S. International Development Finance Institution. What does the second year of the Trump administration have in store? More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-6

When the public becomes desensitized to humanitarian crises, it sends a ripple effect across the development industry — impacting funding, access, and aid worker security. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-5

Global development careers expert Kate Warren talks wage gaps, unconscious bias, and momming-while-dev'ing. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-4

Does the Oxfam scandal represent a moment of reckoning for the aid industry — and what change could come as a result? Devex Associate Editor Jessica Abrahams and U.K. Correspondent Molly Anders explore how the Oxfam sex abuse scandal could impact the aid industry. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-3

Can World Bank President Jim Yong Kim achieve his vision for private sector financing? What will it take — and what stands in his way? More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-2

Financing. Securitization. Humanitarian crises. Innovation. #AidToo. In the first episode of Long Story Short, Managing Editor Paul Harris and Engagement Editor Kate Wathen discuss the top development stories to watch in 2018. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-1