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17 November 2025Civil society organizations say the International Finance Corporation needs to ramp up its transparency and accountability framework.
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How much aid goes to southern and Central Asia?
17 November 2025The southern and Central Asian region has received a total of $81.6 billion in official development assistance from 2019-2023. Who are the biggest donors? Which country and sector received the most aid? Devex crunched the numbers to find out.
The Oak Foundation’s top grantees in low- and middle-income countries
17 November 2025Our findings show that less than a fifth of the Oak Foundation's total grants in 2024 went to low- and middle-income countries.
NGOs say they’re under attack from Trump — and are ready to fight back
17 November 2025INGOs — and the whole nonprofit sector — have been targeted by a raft of vague but threatening pronouncements from the White House. It’s creating a culture of fear, which has driven some into silence, but pushed others into the beginnings of a fightback.
Millennium Challenge Corporation changes country selection criteria
17 November 2025The Millennium Challenge Corporation has made significant changes to its scorecard, paving the way for more countries to meet the requirements and qualify for funding.
Gavi and partners reached HPV vaccine goal, immunizing 86 million girls
17 November 2025The vaccine alliance reached its target of immunizing an estimated 86 million girls with the vaccine that prevents human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection which can lead to cervical cancer.
Scoop: Guarantee platform aims to unlock more finance for development banks
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Are we using the wrong language to describe foreign aid?
14 November 2025Jamie Drummond talks to Devex about "f…..n aid' and other phrases the development community needs to ditch — including 'development.'
COP30 reporters' notebook: Day 5
14 November 2025On the ground at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Devex reporters deliver the latest updates.
Exclusive: OSF will maintain US programming, go to court if needed
14 November 2025Despite U.S President Donald Trump’s plans targeting nonprofits and moves to investigate George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, its president, Binaifer Nowrojee, says it remains steadfast in its U.S. work.
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Africa can feed the world if the G20 frees it from debt
17 November 2025Opinion: Crushing debt in Africa is diverting resources from agriculture — the continent's greatest potential. The G20 summit is a test of whether the world will finally allow Africa to invest in its own future.