While my colleagues — and many of you working in global health — raced across New York last week during the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly, another race was heating up in Geneva.
The payments avert the prospect of the U.S. losing its vote in the U.N. General Assembly, but leave Washington with billions in back dues. The check is no longer in the mail. The Trump administration ...
Kirsty McNeill has laid out a vision for international aid that is based on “mutual interest” between the global north and south. The United Kingdom’s new development minister wants to change her job ...
This comes in the wake of a heated dispute between the organization and the United Kingdom-based Islamic Relief Worldwide — which ousted the American organization from its federation. Islamic R elief ...
Immigration hard-liner Andrew Veprek takes over leadership of the foreign assistance bureau at the U.S. State Department. Plus, closing out Food for Peace programs, and DFC’s accountability problem.
Veprek became the head of the State Department’s foreign assistance, humanitarian affairs and religious freedom bureau on Aug. 28, following the departure of Jeremy Lewin earlier this month. Andrew ...
Over the years, the foundation has increasingly relied on one major donor, the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation. But the funder tells Devex its support runs through 2026. The WHO Foundation, which was created ...
The number of development jobs available has fallen this year compared with last year, meaning out-of-work development professionals — many of whom have been in prolonged job searches since the ...
Public Citizen and Partners In Health found that the Trump administration is planning a 59% reduction in health spending in 18 countries by 2030 — about $2 billion. The Trump administration is ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Elliott Hulse to be the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. He now awaits a Senate hearing and will need to be confirmed before he gets the job. With ...
Can the WHO Foundation afford to keep itself running? The foundation was created to raise funds for the World Health Organization, including from the private sector, while serving as something of a ...
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, YouTube, or search “Devex” in your favorite podcast app. We recently reported that roughly $7.5 billion in international affairs funding is set to expire ...