A U.S.-based global health NGO was denied entry to a U.N. side event on the future of U.S. global health aid. It put a sharp edge on the Trump administration's plan to work with governments and the private sector — but not NGOs.
Anthony Banbury, head of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, told an audience at UNGA80 that the United States’ decision to cut funding to foreign assistance is a “black swan” event and it is not clear how well the system will function in future.
A large part of the funding for research and development between 2007 and 2023 was spent on neglected and emerging infectious diseases affecting low- and middle-income countries. A new report finds the vast majority of those investments went to institutions in high-income countries.
Leaders put debt relief and adaptation finance at the center of Africa’s climate agenda, but delivery will be the real test as civil society pushes for accountability.
U.S. President Donald Trump brought the heat in his speech at the 80th session of United Nations General Assembly. Plus, we go behind the scenes and into the concept notes of the U.S.-led conversation on reforming the international migration system.
Opinion: $89 billion in illicit financial flows leave Africa annually — more than all aid and investment combined — explaining why decades of assistance have failed to lift countries out of poverty. It's time to tackle the money flowing out before pumping more in.
