Helen Murphy

Helen Murphy

Helen is an award-winning journalist and Senior Editor at Devex, where she edits coverage on global development in the Americas. Based in Colombia, she previously covered war, politics, financial markets, and general news for Reuters, where she headed the bureau, and for Bloomberg in Colombia and Argentina, where she witnessed the financial meltdown. She started her career in London as a reporter for Euromoney Publications before moving to Hong Kong to work for a daily newspaper.

Latest Articles

Devex Newswire: UN races on AI as budgets shrink and risks mount

Devex Newswire: UN races on AI as budgets shrink and risks mount

1 day ago // Devex Newswire

Leaders at U.N. agencies stress that enthusiasm for AI tools usage has to be matched with guardrails, noting that although experimentation with AI is widespread within the U.N. system, results are mixed. Plus, where are the U.K.’s aid allocations?

Devex Newswire: US loses Gavi board seat as funding stalls

Devex Newswire: US loses Gavi board seat as funding stalls

5 days ago // Devex Newswire

A Gavi spokesperson confirms that “as the United States government has not yet pledged to Gavi it is currently not on the Gavi Board.” Plus, the latest from Davos, and will U.S. President Donald Trump actually spend foreign aid money?

Devex Newswire: From USAID layoffs to the campaign trail

Devex Newswire: From USAID layoffs to the campaign trail

7 days ago // Devex Newswire

Following the dismantling of USAID, thousands of development professionals were left jobless. In response, some former USAID insiders have decided to run for office. Plus, the U.N. moves more workers out of the U.S.

Devex Pro Insider: Power on display in Davos, but does dialogue wield any of it?

Devex Pro Insider: Power on display in Davos, but does dialogue wield any of it?

10 days ago // Devex Pro Insider

What to expect at this week's World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, one health leader announces her bid for U.S. Congress, while another criticizes the state of Nigeria’s health system.

Devex Newswire: US tests UN aid overhaul with $2B humanitarian pledge

Devex Newswire: US tests UN aid overhaul with $2B humanitarian pledge

13 days ago // Devex Newswire

Inside the United States and United Nations plan to remake funding for humanitarian crises; unexpected global health wins in the new U.S. foreign aid bill; and one U.S. food aid program finds a new post-USAID home.

Devex Newswire: Can a weakened US CDC continue its global health work?

Devex Newswire: Can a weakened US CDC continue its global health work?

14 days ago // Devex Newswire

The U.S. CDC's global health work hangs in the balance. Plus, what 2026 has in store for food systems.

Devex Newswire: As aid dries up, Thailand now lets refugees work legally

Devex Newswire: As aid dries up, Thailand now lets refugees work legally

19 days ago // Devex Newswire

How U.S. aid cuts have reshaped refugee life in Thailand; inside the U.S.-Somalia food aid dispute; and global health leadership changes to look out for.

Devex Newswire: A classroom door opens — then slams shut for Nepal’s girls

Devex Newswire: A classroom door opens — then slams shut for Nepal’s girls

21 days ago // Devex Newswire

After U.S. foreign aid cuts terminated a lifeline for girls’ education in rural Nepal last year, some of the affected girls now face a bleak future of child marriage. Plus, the climate-development calendar to save for 2026, and how migration shaped development policy.

Devex Newswire: MrBeast takes on global aid — and the sector takes note

Devex Newswire: MrBeast takes on global aid — and the sector takes note

about 1 month ago // Devex Newswire

Has philanthropy entered its influencer-led era? Plus, a rundown of U.S. aid spending — and why it’s not great news.

Devex Newswire: Big NGOs talk how they’re thinking about hiring in 2026

Devex Newswire: Big NGOs talk how they’re thinking about hiring in 2026

about 1 month ago // Devex Newswire

How to navigate the global development job market in 2026; where the Soros Economic Development Fund is investing next; and what happened to the Ford Foundation’s BUILD program.