What do the elections across Europe mean for global development?
This week British voters head to the polls to elect the country’s new prime minister, with the Labour Party set to end 14 years of Conservative rule. While Keir Starmer’s government is not planning to...
5 Jul 202422min
A look at WHO Foundation's work, and Gavi’s new replenishment target
This week we look back at an article we wrote earlier this month on the WHO Foundation, which has funneled $24 million to the World Health Organization since its launch in 2020. We examine the foundat...
27 Jun 202435min
What a Trump presidency would mean for U.S. foreign aid
This week we take a look at Republicans’ approach to foreign policy if Donald Trump were to win in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections in November. From implementing cuts to changing the United S...
20 Jun 202435min
A look at the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and addressing malnutrition
This week we take a look at the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, where 578,000 have been displaced, mostly due to violence. We explore what is being done to address the hardships faced by the affected po...
14 Jun 202436min
U.S. lawmakers spar over foreign aid, and debt relief for small island states
This week we reported on a House foreign affairs subcommittee hearing in which Republicans tried to paint the U.S. government’s entire approach to foreign assistance as wasteful and counterproductive ...
6 Jun 202434min
Devex @ World Health Assembly: WHO's progress in addressing sexual misconduct cases
In 2020, media reports and an independent investigation revealed one of the largest sexual misconduct scandals in U.N. history, in which more than 50 women accused ebola aid workers — including World ...
31 Mai 202423min
An update from the 77th World Health Assembly
This week Devex’s editorial team was on the ground in Geneva, Switzerland, closely following the conversations taking place at the 77th World Health Assembly. As well as attending the summit itself, w...
30 Mai 202428min
Devex @ World Health Assembly: Strengthening Africa's health security
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health of populations across Africa were put at risk because of dysfunctional global health systems. For example, African nations were at the back of the queue for me...
28 Mai 202416min
