Recapping the Munich Security Conference, and US-UN clash over UNRWA
Last weekend we attended the Munich Security Conference, a summit which is not as solely centered around security as its name suggests. We look back at the highlights and lowlights of the conference, ...
22 Feb 202432min
Special Episode: Ensuring a just energy transition in Africa
During the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, more than 110 countries committed to triple renewable energy capacity worldwide by 2030. Africa, in particular, is a key source of cr...
16 Feb 202442min
What community leaders think of USAID's localization plans
Recently, the U.S. Agency for International Development published 14 "good practices" to define what a locally led program looks like as part of its push for half its projects to be locally led by 203...
15 Feb 202432min
The development finance issues to watch, and reforming the World Bank
This week we published an article on the development finance issues to watch in 2024. From fresh climate finance targets to the role that private capital mobilization can play in overcoming global dev...
9 Feb 202442min
UNRWA engulfed in controversy, and USAID’s localization efforts
As we approach the U.S. presidential election in November, we take a look at how the Biden administration set out to change the U.S. government’s foreign aid system. With less than a year left in his ...
2 Feb 202428min
Davos Dispatch: Facing a climate breakdown, leaders 'act while we learn'
2023 was the hottest year on record. So it’s no surprise that the climate emergency was a big focus of last week’s World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.Devex’s Raj Kumar sat down ...
26 Jan 202425min
Preparing for future pandemics, and a landmark moment in global health
A new report reveals serious gaps in the clinical pipeline for diseases with pandemic potential, and limited investments in their research and development over the years. While research and developmen...
25 Jan 202439min
Davos Dispatch: Financing tech solutions in Africa
There are a growing number of social entrepreneurs using technology to address a range of development challenges in Africa, from agriculture healthcare to education. But many of them say that financin...
23 Jan 202425min
