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They lost their jobs in 2025. Here’s how they pivoted They lost their jobs in 2025. Here’s how they pivoted

A look at six former USAID workers, and how they've moved on.

10.03.2026 20:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Devex Invested: Gender-lens investing struggles amid political backlash Devex Invested: Gender-lens investing struggles amid political backlash

Some advocates are shifting from making an equity argument to emphasizing the economic case of gender-lens investing. Plus, how DFC is approaching the Iran war, and questioning the legality of MDBs investing in fossil fuels.

10.03.2026 19:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AI for agriculture: How a chat app is empowering smallholder farmers AI for agriculture: How a chat app is empowering smallholder farmers

Digital Green CTO Vineet Singh reveals how an AI-powered app is breaking digital barriers for smallholder farmers in India and Africa.

10.03.2026 18:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Africa CDC eyes debt swaps to plug health financing gaps Africa CDC eyes debt swaps to plug health financing gaps

There’s one area considered a largely untapped resource for health finance on the African continent: converting debt into health programs. Africa CDC has hired a special adviser to guide the agency on scaling these transactions for countries.

10.03.2026 16:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Can the business case save gender-lens investing from political backlash? Can the business case save gender-lens investing from political backlash?

Facing funding pressure and political scrutiny, gender-lens investors are doubling down on the “business case” to help protect a growing sector.

10.03.2026 15:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Devex Impact House: The Capital Summit In the heart of global power, finance, and policy, we’re bringing together ministers, CEOs, investors, philanthropists, MDB leaders, and innovators alongside the World Bank-International Monetary Fund...

Request an invite or register for on-demand content via the link below.

10.03.2026 13:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We will be hosting “Devex Impact House: The Capital Summit” on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, bringing together game-changing stakeholders, including ministers, philanthropists, and development finance leaders.

10.03.2026 13:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Devex Impact House is opening its doors once again!

As traditional donors retrench and new partners emerge, the global development landscape is in a period of profound transition. (thread 🧵)

10.03.2026 13:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Can a new effort scale ‘AI for good’ to reach hundreds of millions? Can a new effort scale ‘AI for good’ to reach hundreds of millions?

Kanika Bahl, the CEO of Evidence Action, talks about stepping down to lead the new AI Access Initiative, argues that “AI for good” risks promising pilots that never realize their potential.

10.03.2026 04:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wellcome's top grantees in fiscal year 2024-2025 Wellcome's top grantees in fiscal year 2024-2025

Wellcome awarded nearly £1.2 billion during FY24/25. Who got the most funding? Which global south organizations got the most of the pot? Devex crunched the numbers to find out.

10.03.2026 03:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Money Matters: The UN budget was shrinking well before Trump Money Matters: The UN budget was shrinking well before Trump

The latest data reveals a 1.9% real-term reduction in the total income of the U.N. in 2024 and a steeper 12.6% decline in 2023. Plus, which countries got the most ODA? And your in-depth report into the top foundations.

10.03.2026 02:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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US launches $4.5B platform inviting NGO support for bilateral health deals US launches $4.5B platform inviting NGO support for bilateral health deals

The State Department launched a funding platform that gives insight into how the Trump administration plans to engage entities around global health. INGOs, local NGOs, faith-based organizations, companies, universities, and government entities are eligible to apply.

10.03.2026 01:55 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Where did the top donors spend their bilateral ODA in 2024? Where did the top donors spend their bilateral ODA in 2024?

In 2024, ODA reached almost $160 billion. Most of which came from just five countries: the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan. How did they spend their money? Devex crunched the numbers to find out.

10.03.2026 01:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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WHO's Africa chief on why health system reform is a marathon WHO's Africa chief on why health system reform is a marathon

Dr. Mohamed Janabi, the new regional director of the World Health Organization's office for Africa, outlined his vision for advancing health sovereignty for countries across the continent.

10.03.2026 00:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The localization agenda localized labor. It forgot to localize capital The localization agenda localized labor. It forgot to localize capital

Opinion: True localization demands recognizing different finance vehicles, such as zakat and waqf, as legitimate development tools. Ignoring them is a technical failure that preserves power imbalances.

09.03.2026 23:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A UNICEF jobs guide: The roles it hired for in 2025 and what it paid A UNICEF jobs guide: The roles it hired for in 2025 and what it paid

Devex looks at how recruitment priorities shifted at UNICEF last year and what this meant for career opportunities with the agency.

09.03.2026 22:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Inside the shrinking income of the United Nations Inside the shrinking income of the United Nations

The latest figures indicate a continued downward trend that predates the historic overhaul of U.S. aid.

09.03.2026 21:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Does the development world need to worry about critical minerals? Does the development world need to worry about critical minerals?

As demand for lithium, cobalt, and copper surges, mineral-rich countries are rewriting the rules on who controls the resources driving the clean energy transition. So, what are they?

09.03.2026 19:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Special edition: Drawing the battle lines on women, girls, and gender at the UN Special edition: Drawing the battle lines on women, girls, and gender at the UN

Here’s what to watch at the world’s largest gathering on gender equality.

09.03.2026 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Devex Newswire: Philanthropy is not about to come to the rescue Devex Newswire: Philanthropy is not about to come to the rescue

Though philanthropy is increasing, that rise is nowhere near sufficient to offset the deep cuts to bilateral foreign aid made by foreign aid donors. Plus, the Trump administration’s battle at the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.

09.03.2026 13:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Development finance trends to watch in 2026 From private capital mobilization, pressure on MDBs and DFIs, a geographic shift in focus and local currency solutions to greater self-interest. Here's what to expect.

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09.03.2026 13:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We don’t need to reinvent the wheel to close the development finance gap.

At a recent Devex event, @undp.org assistant secretary-general Marcos Neto emphasized that unlocking private capital requires deploying "old-fashioned" guarantees at a larger scale.

#UNDP #developmentfinance

09.03.2026 13:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Devex Pro Insider: What happened to aid jobs in 2025? Devex Pro Insider: What happened to aid jobs in 2025?

We present two in-depth special reports on philanthropic funding and global development recruitment trends in 2025. Plus, new candidates for the United Nations’ top job, and the “culture of fear” at a Nairobi NGO.

09.03.2026 10:49 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The post-Axel era at the World Bank The post-Axel era at the World Bank

Axel van Trotsenburg has retired from the bank's second-highest role after nearly four decades. What does his departure mean for the multilateral lender, and what kind of legacy does he leave behind?

07.03.2026 08:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Can philanthropy fill the aid gap? 5 reality checks Can philanthropy fill the aid gap? 5 reality checks

Philanthropy is growing as aid budgets shrink, but it cannot replace bilateral funding. A Devex Pro Funding briefing explains where foundation money goes and how organizations can realistically access it.

07.03.2026 07:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The top global development employers in Sudan The top global development employers in Sudan

This article highlights the development organizations that recruited the most staff in 2025 amid the ongoing civil war in Sudan.

07.03.2026 05:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Devex Career Hub: Should you volunteer while job hunting? Devex Career Hub: Should you volunteer while job hunting?

This week: What experts and job seekers say about volunteering while on the hunt; insights from our latest report on 2025 hiring trends; fearures new job leads; and much more.

07.03.2026 04:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Special edition: At the EIB forum, rhetoric is global, but funding stays local Special edition: At the EIB forum, rhetoric is global, but funding stays local

Development leaders framed Europe as a defender of climate action and multilateralism in an increasingly fragmented development landscape.

07.03.2026 02:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Should the defense spending ramp-up also tackle climate change? Should the defense spending ramp-up also tackle climate change?

As defense leaders prioritize tanks and ammunition, front-line nations warn that ignoring climate change as a risk multiplier is a costly strategic failure.

07.03.2026 01:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Devex Newswire: NGOs brace for a long fight with Trump administration Devex Newswire: NGOs brace for a long fight with Trump administration

Experts urge U.S. NGOs to invest more in coalition-building, investigations, and other “proactive ways of pushing back.” Plus, inside USAID’s messy closeout process and Sudan’s volunteer-run emergency groups.

06.03.2026 23:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0