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The Women, Peace and Security Act recognized that conflicts last less, nations are stronger, and democracies are more stable when women are involved in peace efforts.
However, the Trump administration has failed to produce the mandated implementation report. (thread 🧵)
#WPSAct #women #peace
However, the Trump administration has failed to produce the mandated implementation report. (thread 🧵)
#WPSAct #women #peace
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
On the ground at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Devex reporters deliver the latest updates.
COP30 reporters' notebook: Day 1
COP30 reporters' notebook: Day 1
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November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
On the ground at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Devex reporters deliver the latest updates.
A deep dive into what the Global Environment Facility spent $6.4 billion on. Plus, how much aid goes to central Africa, and what’s happened to BD jobs in 2025.
Money Matters: Crunching the numbers for a key climate funder
Money Matters: Crunching the numbers for a key climate funder
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November 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A deep dive into what the Global Environment Facility spent $6.4 billion on. Plus, how much aid goes to central Africa, and what’s happened to BD jobs in 2025.
As climate shocks mount, leaders say financial reform must finally unite climate action and development goals.
The global finance rethink behind the green transition
The global finance rethink behind the green transition
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November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
As climate shocks mount, leaders say financial reform must finally unite climate action and development goals.
Law firms in Canada and the United Kingdom tell Devex they've seen increased interest from U.S. entities in setting up international arms as the U.S. environment looks increasingly unstable.
US nonprofits seek refuge abroad
US nonprofits seek refuge abroad
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November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Law firms in Canada and the United Kingdom tell Devex they've seen increased interest from U.S. entities in setting up international arms as the U.S. environment looks increasingly unstable.
Blood:Water’s eight-year, trust-based grants pair flexible funding with organizational strengthening for African-led health groups — showing how funders can scale impact through long-term, locally led partnerships.
Why a funder chose to move to 8-year grants
Why a funder chose to move to 8-year grants
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November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Blood:Water’s eight-year, trust-based grants pair flexible funding with organizational strengthening for African-led health groups — showing how funders can scale impact through long-term, locally led partnerships.
As COP30 opens in Belém, Brazil, negotiators face mounting pressure to move from pledges to plans — on finance, adaptation, and a just transition that works for the global south.
Special edition: Road maps, resilience, and reform — what to watch at COP30 in Belém
Special edition: Road maps, resilience, and reform — what to watch at COP30 in Belém
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November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
As COP30 opens in Belém, Brazil, negotiators face mounting pressure to move from pledges to plans — on finance, adaptation, and a just transition that works for the global south.
Built on a World Bank concept from 2009, the new fund channels sovereign and private investments into protecting tropical forests while promising financial returns. Who were the minds behind the idea?
The untold origins of COP30’s flagship multibillion-dollar forest facility
The untold origins of COP30’s flagship multibillion-dollar forest facility
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November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Built on a World Bank concept from 2009, the new fund channels sovereign and private investments into protecting tropical forests while promising financial returns. Who were the minds behind the idea?
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact said focus has not stayed on helping the world's poorest people.
Watchdog warns UK aid risks ‘strategic drift’ away from the neediest
Watchdog warns UK aid risks ‘strategic drift’ away from the neediest
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November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact said focus has not stayed on helping the world's poorest people.
Masana wa Afrika, an African-led grantmaker, is providing long-term, unrestricted funding to community-based organizations across Africa — trusting local leaders to determine priorities and create sustainable change.
This grantmaker offers a model for long-term, African-led philanthropy
This grantmaker offers a model for long-term, African-led philanthropy
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November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Masana wa Afrika, an African-led grantmaker, is providing long-term, unrestricted funding to community-based organizations across Africa — trusting local leaders to determine priorities and create sustainable change.
Are world summits too focused on commitments and declarations?
Devex Newswire: The curious mix of spectacle and substance that is COP
Devex Newswire: The curious mix of spectacle and substance that is COP
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November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Are world summits too focused on commitments and declarations?
Between 2021 and 2025, the multilateral facility approved 1,162 projects across five key areas.
What did the Global Environment Facility spend $6.4 billion on?
What did the Global Environment Facility spend $6.4 billion on?
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November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Between 2021 and 2025, the multilateral facility approved 1,162 projects across five key areas.
Three decades after Copenhagen's landmark World Summit on Social Development, world leaders revisited the same questions on poverty, work, and inclusion. Here’s what we saw inside the halls of this summit's second iteration, this time taking place in Doha, Qatar.
Special edition: In Doha, a fraying world tries to stitch itself back together
Special edition: In Doha, a fraying world tries to stitch itself back together
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November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Three decades after Copenhagen's landmark World Summit on Social Development, world leaders revisited the same questions on poverty, work, and inclusion. Here’s what we saw inside the halls of this summit's second iteration, this time taking place in Doha, Qatar.
PEPFAR doesn’t have to choose between open-ended aid or abrupt exit. Mozambique shows a practical, country-led transition path built on stronger data systems, government capacity, and community-based delivery.
Opinion: Transition by design, not drawdown — lessons from Mozambique
Opinion: Transition by design, not drawdown — lessons from Mozambique
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November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
PEPFAR doesn’t have to choose between open-ended aid or abrupt exit. Mozambique shows a practical, country-led transition path built on stronger data systems, government capacity, and community-based delivery.
COP30 begins in Belém amid growing climate disasters and a $1 trillion funding gap. Brazil leads as host, while many countries, including the U.S., lag on commitments.
Devex Pro Insider: Good COP, bad COP?
Devex Pro Insider: Good COP, bad COP?
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
COP30 begins in Belém amid growing climate disasters and a $1 trillion funding gap. Brazil leads as host, while many countries, including the U.S., lag on commitments.
United Way is one of the world's largest nonprofits, but it is focused on ways that it can help bring about small-scale change, says its CEO.
How United Way is transferring power to a local level
How United Way is transferring power to a local level
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November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
United Way is one of the world's largest nonprofits, but it is focused on ways that it can help bring about small-scale change, says its CEO.
In Belém, leaders face a test: can the world protect forests, feed people and fund climate action at the same time — and prove it with concrete commitments?
Food and climate at COP30: 5 things to watch in Belém
Food and climate at COP30: 5 things to watch in Belém
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November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
In Belém, leaders face a test: can the world protect forests, feed people and fund climate action at the same time — and prove it with concrete commitments?
The director general of Norway's development agency offers some reasons that the country's public wants to spend money on international development.
Citizens of the world's most generous donor favor its aid expenditures
Citizens of the world's most generous donor favor its aid expenditures
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November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The director general of Norway's development agency offers some reasons that the country's public wants to spend money on international development.
A list of 10 lesser-known development organizations that may not always make headlines, but are doing significant work.
Other development employers to watch in 2025
Other development employers to watch in 2025
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A list of 10 lesser-known development organizations that may not always make headlines, but are doing significant work.
In a recent digital event, former World Bank senior HR specialist Roberto Amorosino shared practical advice for navigating one of the toughest job markets the development sector has faced.
Standing out when applying to the World Bank and other multilaterals
Standing out when applying to the World Bank and other multilaterals
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November 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In a recent digital event, former World Bank senior HR specialist Roberto Amorosino shared practical advice for navigating one of the toughest job markets the development sector has faced.
As fragile and conflict-affected countries face mounting climate threats, experts warn that limited finance is undermining both resilience and peace.
The world’s most fragile states get less than 10% of climate finance
The world’s most fragile states get less than 10% of climate finance
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November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As fragile and conflict-affected countries face mounting climate threats, experts warn that limited finance is undermining both resilience and peace.
With aid flows declining, Africa50 is helping African governments tap pension funds, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds to finance infrastructure — and experimenting with tools like asset recycling to stretch limited capital further.
Inside Africa50’s push to unlock African capital for infrastructure
Inside Africa50’s push to unlock African capital for infrastructure
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November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
With aid flows declining, Africa50 is helping African governments tap pension funds, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds to finance infrastructure — and experimenting with tools like asset recycling to stretch limited capital further.
As negotiators arrive in Belém, the test is no longer setting new goals but delivering on old ones — from financing forests to closing NDC gaps and defining how adaptation progress is measured.
COP30 opens in Amazon amid pressure on forests, finance, adaptation
COP30 opens in Amazon amid pressure on forests, finance, adaptation
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November 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
As negotiators arrive in Belém, the test is no longer setting new goals but delivering on old ones — from financing forests to closing NDC gaps and defining how adaptation progress is measured.
Experts are raising concern around a template for bilateral agreements between the U.S. and partner governments that includes pathogen sharing and agreements on automatic approval for American products.
US template for bilateral health deals bypasses WHO pandemic negotiations
US template for bilateral health deals bypasses WHO pandemic negotiations
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November 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Experts are raising concern around a template for bilateral agreements between the U.S. and partner governments that includes pathogen sharing and agreements on automatic approval for American products.
At the Second World Summit on Social Development in Qatar, leaders wrestled with how war, fragility, and inequality threaten decades of progress.
In Doha, conflict tests the promise of social development
In Doha, conflict tests the promise of social development
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November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
At the Second World Summit on Social Development in Qatar, leaders wrestled with how war, fragility, and inequality threaten decades of progress.