Trump's USAID abolition plan: What does it mean for global development?
The Trump administration formally informed Congress of its proposal to abolish USAID, merging key aspects of its operations into the State Department. This plan involves the complete shutdown of the a...
4 Apr 202536min
Which programs were hit hardest by the Trump administration’s aid cuts?
This week, the Trump administration released a detailed inventory of 5,341 discontinued USAID programs, alongside the 898 projects that are still active. We dig into the ins and outs of the data to as...
28 Mar 202536min
Special episode: How research helps tackle climate-driven violence against women workers
In this special episode of This Week in Global Development, Devex dives deeper into how climate change is driving increased gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work and the cutting-ed...
26 Mar 202538min
Unpacking proposals to overhaul US foreign aid
This week we dig into the different proposals on how the Trump administration could reform foreign assistance. According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s post on the social media platform X, 1...
21 Mar 202527min
What does the latest federal ruling mean for US foreign assistance?
This week a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to pay USAID partners for billions of dollars in foreign aid work completed before Feb. 13. The ruling also stated that the president does no...
14 Mar 202533min
The battle for USAID's future, and shock cuts to UK foreign assistance
This week the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to not pay billions of dollars in foreign aid to USAID and State Department partners — lifting a temporary reprieve gra...
7 Mar 202523min
The latest on the dismantling of USAID
This week we closely followed the latest developments on the U.S. government’s attempt at dismantling USAID.We learned that the Trump administration has decided to cut 1,600 USAID personnel based in t...
27 Feb 202534min
In legal limbo: Inside the lawsuits against Trump's aid freeze
This week we were closely following the lawsuits filed against the Trump administration for freezing U.S. foreign assistance. One of the lawsuits targets Elon Musk, stating that the billionaire has de...
21 Feb 202534min
