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Opinion: Reweaving humanity’s ‘single garment of destiny’

By Jeroo Billimoria, Martin Palmer, Francois Bonnici

Faith actors and social entrepreneurs have a catalytic role to play in asserting higher human values and novel solutions in the design of a better future following COVID-19. Sector professionals explain how.

In Beirut, humanitarian responders confront layers of disaster

Following the deadly explosion in Beirut last week, aid workers jump to respond in a context complicated by preexisting economic instability, rising levels of food insecurity, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion: Is reproductive health 'essential' in a pandemic?

The COVID-19 crisis makes an unintended pregnancy even more dangerous for a woman and her child, showing that reproductive health and family planning must be considered essential health needs during a pandemic, writes Melanie Lopez, health director at World Vision U.S.

Opinion: The US abdicates and the world prevaricates — the perils of a rudderless recovery

Reflecting on three decades at the Treasury Department, Karen Mathiasen writes that the U.S. administration’s gross mismanagement of the COVID-19 response and failure to play a constructive role on the global stage threaten to deepen and prolong the pain.

Will Chinese philanthropy for R&D continue to grow after COVID-19?

A large bulk of Chinese philanthropy has traditionally gone to education and poverty alleviation. But those involved in the sector find there's been an increase in donations to research and development efforts during COVID-19.

'It's not about spamming communities': How to leverage messaging apps

A growing number of NGOs are building chatbots to meet needs from a distance during COVID-19. Devex catches up with several organizations that already utilize messaging platforms to gather emerging best practices.

To meet needs from a distance, NGOs turn to chatbots

Nonprofits that invested in chatbots before the pandemic are finding messaging at the center of what they do. Those without programs in place are now working to catch up.

Q&A: The road to greening the COVID recovery

COVID-19 provides an opportunity to build back in a way that simultaneously tackles climate change. Global Green Growth Institute's Frank Rijsberman explains how countries can begin to implement a green COVID recovery and the challenges they face in doing so.

As NGOs negotiate access, dual crises unfold in Venezuela

The COVID-19 pandemic is taxing Venezuela's collapsed health infrastructure, while humanitarian aid remains hampered by the country's political stalemate.

Q&A: OECD DAC chair on ODA, COVID-19, and safeguarding policy

Devex speaks with the Development Assistance Committee's Susanna Moorehead for her take on the latest trends in development assistance, COVID-19, and DAC's year-old safeguarding policy.

Opinion: COVID-19 fears delay treatment, making children more vulnerable

To avoid an increase in child malaria deaths in Sierra Leone, health actors must adapt while addressing fears that make some parents reluctant to take their children to the hospital, says Dr. Carola Buscemi, a pediatrician at MSF.

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