After 2025's 'seismic' shock, what's next for development and aid
Radio Davos7 Marras 2025

After 2025's 'seismic' shock, what's next for development and aid

Governments in the global North have slashed aid budgets at a time when humanitarian needs have reached record levels, forcing a rethink on global aid and development.

In this podcast, co-hosted by humanitarian news agency Devex, we look at where things may go from here and what new models of cooperation might offer hope.

Hosts:

Robin Pomeroy, Radio Davos, World Economic Forum

Raj Kumar, This Week in Global Development, Devex

Guests:

Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Julienne Oyler, CEO, Inkomoko

Links:

Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative: https://initiatives.weforum.org/humanitarian-and-resilience-investing-initiative

Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: www.schwabfound.org - look out for forthcoming report, Social Enterprise in Africa.

UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/

Inkomoko: https://www.inkomoko.com/

Devex: https://www.devex.com/

Related podcasts:

This Week in Global Development: https://www.devex.com/news/this-week-in-global-development-106893

Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: https://wef.ch/4oOOsys

We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: http://wef.ch/4puuU3m

What you might get wrong about progress - Lessons for leaders: Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/steven-pinker-harvard-humanity-doing-better/

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