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This Week in Global Development

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Dive into the week's most critical global development news with the This Week in Global Development podcast. In each episode, hosts Adva Saldinger, David Ainsworth, and Rumbi Chakamba break down major headlines and invite leading experts for insightful analysis. Get up-to-date on news regarding foreign aid, humanitarian crises, the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, finance, philanthropy, clima... more

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In our final episode of 2025, we discuss a tumultuous year in U.S. foreign assistance. It has not always been clear who is calling the shots in the new world of U.S. development funding, but we break down who we believe are the key players in this mo... more

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The U.S. State Department has signed a bilateral agreement with Kenya, its first in its ongoing efforts to overhaul how it provides global health assistance. The United States said it will invest up to $1.6 billion over five years in the East African... more

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We dig into the details of a new report published by UNAIDS, which found that donor funding cuts to the HIV response could lead to an additional 3.9 million new infections over the next five years, even if treatment coverage is maintained. The report... more

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This week, we unpack the major storylines emerging from the G20 Summit — the first ever held on African soil — where South Africa used its presidency to spotlight debt, inequality, climate, and critical minerals, even as the United States chose not t... more

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Recent Guests

Nana Otuoyorte
Executive Director of Forward UK
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Episode: Forget quiet quitting, the State Department appears to be quiet hiring
Lisel Lifshitz Gudiño
Executive Director of Mujeres Aliadas focusing on midwifery in Mexico
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Episode: Impact of HIV funding cuts, and the rise of digital public infrastructure
Sabine Zink Bolonhini
Co-founder of SAS Brazil
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Episode: Trump’s approach to global health, and the latest from COP30
Adriana Mallet Toueg
Co-founder of SAS Brazil
SAS Brazil
Episode: Trump’s approach to global health, and the latest from COP30
Kate Warren
Guest host and reporter covering COP30 events
Episode: On the ground at COP30: The latest on climate finance and deciphering the jargon
Serah Joy Malaba
Co-Chief Executive Officer of Tiko, an Action for Women's Health awardee
Tiko
Episode: On the ground at COP30: The latest on climate finance and deciphering the jargon
Laurie Goodwin
Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications at CropLife International
CropLife International
Episode: Special episode: Innovation in Action - Scaling Climate Solutions from the Ground Up
Carla Haddad Mardini
Director of Private Fundraising and Partnerships
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Episode: After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid?
Julienne Oyler
Co-founder and CEO
Inkomoko
Episode: After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid?

Hosts

Adva Saldinger
Co-host of This Week in Global Development, providing expertise in development topics and finance.
David Ainsworth
Co-host of This Week in Global Development, specializing in global development analysis.
Rumbi Chakamba
Co-host of This Week in Global Development, focusing on pertinent global issues and insights into development.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 27 ratings
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    This group whether they know it or not is all about satans one world government.

    None of them are elected, they are self appointed “doers of good” because they inherited billions of dollars. Beware of anything they say

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Some express concerns about biases or perspectives that may not fully represent diverse viewpoints.
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Impact of HIV funding cuts, and the rise of digital public infrastructure
Q: How has that approach changed the way that women in your region can access reproductive and maternal health?
The approach emphasizes empowering women to take control of their health decisions, shifting the focus away from medical authority to individual expertise on their own bodies, thereby changing access to reproductive and maternal health.
Impact of HIV funding cuts, and the rise of digital public infrastructure
Q: So, when we talk about digital public infrastructure, what are we referring to?
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) refers to the foundational digital platforms and systems that facilitate efficient and equitable service delivery, similar to traditional public infrastructure like roads and power lines.
On the ground at COP30: The latest on climate finance and deciphering the jargon
Q: What do you think makes your model work?
We have a shared value around making the system stop failing adolescent girls.
On the ground at COP30: The latest on climate finance and deciphering the jargon
Q: What are the big agenda items for the food community here?
Food is at the core of discussions, especially concerning how to reduce hunger while also reducing emissions.
The Africa Climate Summit, and a new legal test for the Trump administration
Q: Does that mean that the sort of initial couple years of this initiative, they've actually been able to deploy the initial capital into these types of green industrialization projects?
Ayenat feels it's too early to tell definitively, but there seems to be more activity and investment trending positively.

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