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The use of debt swaps, which is on the rise, can unlock long-term development funding and reduce debt burdens in lower- and middle-income countries.
U.S. aid cuts and withdrawal from WHO are a terrible blow for global health, but also an opportunity for the European Union to step up as a superpower: Together, EU member states spend nearly twice as much as America on ODA.
Investors have become a driving force in global health, seeing it as the next big asset class, while global south nations are pushing back against donor-driven models.
By acting with a renewed sense of "purpose, pace, priority, and precision," the UN80 reforms can advance shared development goals.
As the U.S. State Department reorganization unfolds, the future of U.S. foreign assistance and development hangs in the balance.
The work to-date to get financing from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage to countries most vulnerable to climate change is a clear indicator of global solidarity toward climate action.
We are all for international development reform, as long as Western donors are not the only ones at the table.
From inter-agency collaboration to public-private partnerships, from effective development finance institution involvement to stronger feedback loops — here’s how to accelerate food system transformation.
As threats to global development assistance mount, now is the time to elevate grassroot innovations that promise transformative change.
The chair of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee responds to an open letter from the DAC CSO Reference Group, clarifying DAC's mandate and role in international development cooperation.
The announcement that key United Nations offices will be moved to Nairobi marks an encouraging step toward localizing the global body.