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    UNDP's Achim Steiner on the 'chronic erosion' of development

    For this special episode of our podcast series, Devex Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger sits down with UNDP chief Achim Steiner to discuss the impact of the Trump administration's cuts to UNDP.

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    When Achim Steiner took on the role of United Nations Development Programme administrator in June 2017, the agency was in transition, and as he prepares to depart after two terms, it is once again facing a period of change and disruption.

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      Adva Saldinger is a Senior Reporter at Devex where she covers development finance, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development and authors the weekly Devex Invested newsletter bringing the latest news on the role of business and finance in addressing global challenges. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.

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