Rebecca L. Root
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ADB gets moving on its $40B commitment to food systems
about 19 hours ago // Food Systems
At the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum, conversations centered around how ADB should spend the remainder of a splashy $40 billion commitment to transforming food systems that it made last year.
The new reality for global development consultants
2 days ago // Career
After 2025’s aid cuts, consultants face a reshaped market. Devex explores what this means for careers in the sector.
Asia is fighting malnutrition by turbocharging fortified rice production
9 days ago // Food Systems
Enriched with vital vitamins and minerals, fortified rice is rapidly becoming accessible across Asia and the Pacific with the help of the World Food Programme.
Afghans ‘desperate’ as aid cuts bring mass hunger crisis
22 days ago // Food Systems
As the snow cuts off highland communities in Afghanistan, aid workers say many won’t be alive once it melts.
What it’s like to be a grant writer right now
30 days ago // Career Trends
With fewer resources available, Devex asks those whose job it is to secure funding how the work currently feels.
Taiwan positions itself as new regional international NGO hub
about 1 month ago // NGOs
Alert to the threat of a potential Chinese invasion, Taiwan deploys NGO collaboration as a defense tool.
‘We continue to follow his light:’ World mourns health giant William Foege
about 2 months ago // Obituary
A pioneer behind smallpox eradication and leader of numerous global health bodies, Dr. William H. Foege's passing has triggered an outpouring of admiration.
Celebrated soil scientist and food security activist Pedro Sánchez dies
about 2 months ago // Obituary
The food security and agricultural science communities mourn the passing of a “giant in the field,” Pedro Sánchez, who transformed farming across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
From camps to crops: US aid cuts reshape refugee life in Thailand
2 months ago // Migration and Displacement
After decades of confinement to border camps, a small number of Burmese refugees are now working legally in Thailand. The Aid Report examines how U.S. aid cuts helped trigger the policy shift — and whether labor can supplement aid without exposing refugees to greater risk.
Impacted by the USAID job cuts in 2025? Check out these resources
3 months ago // Career
As development jobseekers figure out their next move following sector-wide layoffs, these are the sources of support that remain available and are helping them through these challenging times.