This Week in Global Dev: #97: Previewing the World Health Assembly, & Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Next week, the global health community will convene in Geneva for the World Health Organization's annual decision-making summit, the World Health Assembly. We preview the pivotal discussions expected ...
15 Mai 202527min
This Week In Global Dev: Exclusive Interview: UNDP's Achim Steiner on the 'chronic erosion' of development
For this special episode of our weekly podcast series, we sit down with outgoing UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. He reflects on his two terms, navigating the agency through transitions and current d...
14 Mai 202540min
This Week in Global Dev: #96: Bill Gates’ big announcement, and Trump’s budget proposal
This week, we learned that billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates will commit most of his fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 2045. Before this date, the foundation will double its phi...
8 Mai 202528min
This Week in Global Dev: #95: How the first 100 days of Trump's presidency impacted global development?
This week marked the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency. From the cutting of foreign aid programs to the laying off of government staff, we reflect on the second Trump administration's impa...
1 Mai 202537min
Special episode: What’s at stake in the race for critical raw materials?
Special episode: What’s at stake in the race for critical raw materials? by Devex
29 Apr 202536min
The food paradox: Why those who feed us can't feed themselves with Roger Thurow
Summary Award-winning journalist Roger Thurow reveals how conventional farming practices are simultaneously depleting resources and failing millions of farmers worldwide. His investigation finds that ...
28 Apr 202529min
This Week in Global Dev: #94: Live from the World Bank meetings, an inside look at the targeting of MCC
With the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in full swing, we are recording live from the conference. From the United States’ approach to the institutions to how to create more...
24 Apr 202534min
This Week in Global Dev: #93: What can we expect from the World Bank Spring Meetings?
This week we published a story in which we spoke with 14 former and current World Central Kitchen staff members and contractors to find out what lay behind the deaths of seven of the nonprofit’s staff...
18 Apr 202540min
