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Special edition: In Doha, a fraying world tries to stitch itself back together

10 November 2025

Three decades after Copenhagen's landmark World Summit on Social Development, world leaders revisited the same questions on poverty, work, and inclusion. Here’s what we saw inside the halls of this summit's second iteration, this time taking place in Doha, Qatar.

What did the Global Environment Facility spend $6.4 billion on?

10 November 2025

Between 2021 and 2025, the multilateral facility approved 1,162 projects across five key areas.

US template for bilateral health deals bypasses WHO pandemic negotiations

7 November 2025

Experts are raising concern around a template for bilateral agreements between the U.S. and partner governments that includes pathogen sharing and agreements on automatic approval for American products.

In Doha, conflict tests the promise of social development

7 November 2025

At the Second World Summit on Social Development in Qatar, leaders wrestled with how war, fragility, and inequality threaten decades of progress.

Development consultancy trends for 2026

7 November 2025

As numerous factors shift the development job landscape, Devex looks at how these will play out for consultants in 2026.

After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid?

7 November 2025

For this special episode of our weekly podcast series, cohosts Raj Kumar and Robin Pomeroy sit down with experts to discuss the seismic financial shock wave that has hit the aid sector and explore the models needed to unlock private capital and sustain development progress.

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Smart policies, not more dependence, will boost Africa’s health financing

11 November 2025

Opinion: With the right strategies following aid cuts, Africa’s health financing can shift from crisis mode to a system of long-term, financial resilience that sees capital retained and reinvested within the continent.