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This Week in Global Dev: #167: The latest in the UN secretary-general race
This week, we take a look at the latest in the U.N. secretary-general race. In the latest informal straw poll to gauge support for the next U.N. secretary-general, Costa Rican dipl…
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1 h 04
Theory of Change: #19: How to talk about failure
What happens when an organization built on maximum cost-effectiveness discovers that one of its flagship programs isn't delivering the results it promised? For Evidence Action, the…
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36 min
Special edition: How deep partnership with Haitian communities redefines possibility
Haiti has spent years dominating international headlines almost exclusively through the lens of political crisis and humanitarian emergency. But behind the headlines lies a resilie…
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23 min
This Week in Global Dev: #166: Live from Bangkok: An update from the World Bank and IMF annual meetings
This week we are coming to you live from Devex Impact House, our summit on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF annual meetings. We unpack the bank’s push for “small AI” in deve…
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58 min
Theory of Change: #18: The lessons and warnings of PEPFAR
The recent history of U.S. foreign aid has been dominated by budget cuts, institutional dismantling, and massive workforce reductions. Against this backdrop, the U.S. President’s E…
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This Week in Global Dev: Live from Berlin: Key takeaways from the World Health Summit
This week, the Devex team is on the ground in Berlin for the World Health Summit. We explore how this year’s event stands apart from previous iterations and what makes it distinct…
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30 min
Special edition: Why Are Money and Systems Failing Disability?
In this special edition of the This Week in Global Development podcast, produced in partnership with the Global Disability Fund, Devex co-founder and Executive Vice President Alan…
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35 min
Special Episode: Can the Global Summit for Eye Health Make Vision Impossible to Ignore?
More than 90% of global vision loss is preventable or treatable with low-cost interventions such as cataract surgery or prescription glasses. Yet 1.1 billion people worldwide curre…
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Theory of Change: #17: Zipline's global drone delivery vision
The California-based drone delivery company Zipline made waves last year when it secured a $150 million pay-for-performance grant from the U.S. State Department to scale up its ope…
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29 min
This Week in Global Dev: #165: Building resilient systems in development finance and global health
This week we are at Building Bridges, a conference aiming to bring different stakeholders together to build investable solutions to global challenges. We discuss the key topics at…
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27 min
AI in practice: Bridging the implementation gap
Across the global development landscape, artificial intelligence promises to redefine how health, education, and social protection services are delivered. However, moving past smal…
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34 min
Special edition: Reimagining financing for development and growth
The fundamental question of how development and growth are financed is undergoing a profound transformation. Over the course of a series of original essays and op-eds, The Next Fro…
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35 min
#164: This Week in Global Dev: Inside the US global health overhaul and Buffett's philanthropic strategy
The United States is set to implement one of the biggest overhauls of its global health assistance in decades. The new strategy will reshape how billions of dollars flow to 35 coun…
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29 min
Special Episode: The Power to Decide: Reclaiming Sovereignty in a Digital Era
In this special edition episode of This Week in Global Development, sponsored by Public Digital, Devex's Alan Robbins sits down with Public Digital's Lauren Kahn and Mike Bracken C…
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56 min
Theory of Change: #16: Live from UNGA with Buddy Shah
In a live episode of the Theory of Change podcast, Buddy Shah, CEO of the Clinton Health Access Initiative and chair of the Anthropic Long Term Benefit Trust, shared an inside look…
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31 min
Global Progress in the AI era: As Anthropic urges caution on AI, its ‘beneficial deployments’ work grows
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei made headlines recently by calling for slowing the development of increasingly powerful AI models to give safety measures time to catch up…
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This Week in Global Dev: #163: Live from UNGA: Navigating the new era of multilateralism
This week we are closely tracking the conversations at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and what they mean for the global development sector. From U.S. Presi…
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Theory of Change: #15: Live from UNGA with David Beasley
In a live episode of the Theory of Change podcast recorded at the Devex Impact House in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, David Beasley, the former…
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This Week in Global Dev: #162: The Gates Foundation's latest AI pledge, and a look ahead to UNGA 81
This week, we report on the Gates Foundation’s 2026 Goalkeepers Report, which includes a $1 billion pledge to make AI more inclusive. The funding aims to expand access across healt…
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Theory of Change: #14: Is the global humanitarian system collapsing?
In an interview on Devex's Theory of Change podcast, Alight CEO Jocelyn Wyatt warned that the traditional humanitarian business model is facing structural failure. Following the co…