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
Fighting back: Can lawsuits save US foreign aid?
This week we were closely tracking the legal battles surrounding USAID's closure, with lawsuits filed by both former contractors and NGO partners as the fallout from the agency's shutdown continues to...
14 Feb 202531min
US foreign aid goes dark: USAID’s final hours
This week our entire newsroom has been on the story of how the Trump administration has dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development. The administrative leave of much of USAID's workforce,...
7 Feb 202525min
Davos Dispatch: Finland’s development minister on the impact of far-right parties on aid
Ville Tavio, Finland’s minister for foreign trade and development and a member of the right-wing Finns Party, which he described as "somewhat like a Finland First party,” addressed misconceptions abou...
6 Feb 202521min
The fallout from the US foreign aid freeze
Widespread confusion and uncertainty continue to ripple through the development sector following the U.S. government’s stop-work order on foreign aid programs. The directive has already resulted in ma...
31 Jan 202534min
Davos Dispatch: Gavi CEO outlines 'leap Into 6.0' strategy, putting countries first
Sania Nishtar, the CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, sees the organization’s new five-year strategy, dubbed “Gavi 6.0,” as an opportunity for a reset. She provided Devex with an exclusive preview.Sig...
27 Jan 202526min
Special episode: Creating a more inclusive world for people with intellectual disabilities
Special Olympics' Chief of Global Youth & Education, Jackie Jodl, joins Raj Kumar for a podcast episode looking at how sports and education can drive societal change, the state of social inclusion for...
24 Jan 202540min
What does Trump's first week in office mean for global development?
In his first week in office, U.S. President Donald Trump has implemented several executive orders, including a 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance funding. The executive order states that the “fo...
23 Jan 202528min
