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Blog Post
February 14, 2025
The Trump administration’s directives to freeze most of US foreign assistance and dismantle USAID have hit the international development ecosystem hard. For people working on issues related to gender equality and inclusion, the administration’s actions have hit even harder. Along with pausing aid an...
Blog Post
February 14, 2025
Recent discussions on climate finance have primarily focused on who should pay and how much, with less attention given to impact or effectiveness. But we’ve shown before that the effectiveness of climate finance can be questioned, and have urged a greater focus on quality, not just quantity. This is...
Blog Post
February 13, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as US secretary of health and human services comes at a critical moment for global health. To uphold and strengthen the US role in global health—and safeguard decades of progress while protecting Americans from emerging health threats—Secretary Kennedy should pri...
Blog Post
February 12, 2025
As climate change accelerates and weather variability grows, life in hazard-exposed areas will become progressively harder. States have two policy alternatives to in situ misery or distress migration: in situ adaptation, helping people remain where they are, or planned relocation from danger, where ...
Blog Post
February 11, 2025
Judgment day is approaching for sustainable development finance. It is now ten years after the agreement on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the launch of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, where leaders set out the vision of using billions of dollars in public finance to catalyze trillions ...
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