A World Bank-backed insurance and savings program is scaling in Somalia, offering pastoralists a financial buffer against intensifying drought while testing a model for climate resilience as aid declines. devex.com/news/in-drought-hi…
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that his country is still the largest provider of aid “by far” — but do the numbers support this claim? devex.com/news/is-the-us-sti…
When budgets are tight, how do we do more with less?
At WHA79, global health leaders shared how the sector can navigate current financial pressures to keep life-saving programs on track.
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We spoke with:
- Mitchell Warren, Executive Director of @HIVpxresearch
- @fnoluga, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Medical Services at @MOH_Kenya
- Dr. Naveen Rao, Senior Vice President of the Health Initiative at The @RockefellerFdn
What happens when communities become the architects of their own growth?
Nadia Abdalla and M.K. Richardson of @CorpsAfrica argue that "communities already know what they need" and call for a vital shift toward local giving ecosystems.
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Can crisis banking become a model? Plus, HIV numbers are moving in the wrong direction, and U.S. lawmakers make the case for foreign aid. devex.com/news/devex-newswir…
Can global goals succeed when "empowerment and resourcing have not kept pace with responsibility?"
@UCLG_Saiz & @AminaJMohammed argue that local delivery must anchor the multilateral system.
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Opinion: The Trump administration's choice to lead PEPFAR is unusual compared to recent PEPFAR leaders. What does this signal for the institution? devex.com/news/what-johnny-f…
Families have lost food assistance, small businesses have lost customers, and residents say economic opportunities are disappearing in communities already strained by a decade of conflict. devex.com/news/in-cameroon-a…
From off-grid solutions to nuclear power, AfDB energy chief Kevin Kariuki explains what it will take to expand electricity access across the continent. devex.com/news/mission-300-a…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is evolving into a de facto crisis financier, potentially developing a playbook to help keep economies alive in war and fragility. devex.com/news/ebrd-s-road-m…
The foundation sees it as a way to expand access to lifesaving medical products. It's supporting both national regulators and the African Medicines Agency. devex.com/news/the-gates-fou…
For the latest episode of our podcast series, Senior Editor Rumbi Chakamba sits down with Managing Editor Anna Gawel and reporter Jesse Chase-Lubitz to discuss the week’s top global development stories. devex.com/news/development-b…