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Opinion: Current lung cancer screening policy leaves gaps around air pollution, exposure, and genetics. Two new trials in India are creating the localized evidence needed to build a screening policy tailored to a true at-risk profile.
How can lung cancer screening in India reflect risk beyond smoking?
How can lung cancer screening in India reflect risk beyond smoking?
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As shock after shock hurts global food systems, multilateral banks and smallholder farmers seek solutions, from funds to biofertilizers.
Deep dive: Food systems face a polycrisis. Can they come out stronger?
Deep dive: Food systems face a polycrisis. Can they come out stronger?
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In an email seen by Devex, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that Dr. Adham Ismail, regional director of program management, will serve as officer-in-charge of the Eastern Mediterranean region instead.
WHO official Hanan Balkhy takes leave as she runs for director-general
WHO official Hanan Balkhy takes leave as she runs for director-general
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A new World Bank report says AI could accelerate development across low- and middle-income countries, but gaps in infrastructure, data, digital skills and governance risk leaving many behind.
AI is a ‘lifeline’ for low-income countries, World Bank says
AI is a ‘lifeline’ for low-income countries, World Bank says
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Pressure mounts as multilateral development banks become more important than ever amid global challenges from conflict to climate change, all the while facing internal changes and questions over the future of development financing.
Deep dive: MDBs in the spotlight, juggling crisis and evolution
Deep dive: MDBs in the spotlight, juggling crisis and evolution
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The anticipated wealth coming from the initial public offerings of OpenAI and Anthropic could create a new generation of philanthropists. Here’s what experts say development organizations should do now to get their attention.
Major AI money could be coming. How can nonprofits prepare?
Major AI money could be coming. How can nonprofits prepare?
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Opinion: As countries face crippling import costs for fossil fuels, the long-term cost benefit of renewable energy is crucial in building resilience and energy sovereignty.
Energy crisis is a powerful case for renewables in developing economies
Energy crisis is a powerful case for renewables in developing economies
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The new U.S. foreign assistance is private sector-led, cofinanced, faith-networked, and made in America.
Deep dive: The future of US foreign aid
Deep dive: The future of US foreign aid
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Philanthropy is a growing force in the world of development. We profile some of the most interesting figures in the space.
Who's who in global philanthropy
Who's who in global philanthropy
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What is RedBalloon, and why does it want "a lot of Christians" to apply for the State Department?
Devex Pro Insider: Are international NGOs trying to steal local leaders' thunder?
Devex Pro Insider: Are international NGOs trying to steal local leaders' thunder?
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Joseph Mandelbaum’s unlikely journey from unknown to aid influencer.
Devex Debrief: An outsider’s guide to saving US aid
Devex Debrief: An outsider’s guide to saving US aid
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Leaders in the global AIDS response consider new tools and new teammates to transform global health in the face of dramatic funding cuts.
Special edition: What a merger says about the future of the AIDS response
Special edition: What a merger says about the future of the AIDS response
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While global climate ambitions often focus on distant targets, we asked experts to cut through the long-term pledges and identify the immediate crises that cannot wait.
What is the climate issue that cannot wait?
What is the climate issue that cannot wait?
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Opinion: Amazon and the International Organization for Migration are working to strengthen responsible recruitment and support safer migration in Nepal.
How responsible recruitment can help prevent human trafficking
How responsible recruitment can help prevent human trafficking
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Plus, Sevilla’s scorecard one year on, and the U.N. secretary-general race heats up.
Devex Newswire: When the radios fall silent, so do atrocity warnings
Devex Newswire: When the radios fall silent, so do atrocity warnings
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Drawing on new data from 107 countries, global health leaders discussed what is driving and hindering progress in maternal, newborn, and child survival and how to accelerate action before 2030.
Global lessons in accelerating women, newborn, and child survival
Global lessons in accelerating women, newborn, and child survival
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Opinion: AI is changing how U.N. agencies work and redefining public-private partnerships. The system must shift from transactional vendor contracts to outcome-led alliances to manage ecosystems for shared public outcomes.
AI demands a new approach for UN–private sector partnerships
AI demands a new approach for UN–private sector partnerships
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Opinion: As global aid declines, Catholic sisters offer a powerful lesson in sustainable development: Lasting change is built on trust, local leadership, and the people who remain long after funding ends.
Last ones standing: Catholic sisters on the front lines of development
Last ones standing: Catholic sisters on the front lines of development
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Opinion: The Ebola response will succeed only if financing, science and decision-making reach the front line quickly. Africa and Europe must align behind one plan and strengthen the systems that stop outbreaks at their source.
To stop Ebola, fund the response at its source
To stop Ebola, fund the response at its source
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Why African countries are betting on capital markets to fuel growth.
Devex Invested: DRC is building a stock exchange. What does that mean for development?
Devex Invested: DRC is building a stock exchange. What does that mean for development?
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Opinion: New investment in women’s health is welcome. But donors will get further by fixing the fragmented systems that determine how women actually receive care.
Don’t let new money for women’s health reinforce old silos
Don’t let new money for women’s health reinforce old silos
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GAGGA has moved $50 million to women-led groups worldwide, run by three organizations, one funding formula, and a pitch that always leads with climate.
Inside a climate and gender alliance that doesn’t exist on paper
Inside a climate and gender alliance that doesn’t exist on paper
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After over a year of mixed messaging, American legislators announced that funding is on its way to Gavi. Plus, more from the world's largest HIV gathering in Rio de Janeiro.
Devex CheckUp: Is Gavi's roller-coaster ride with the US finally over?
Devex CheckUp: Is Gavi's roller-coaster ride with the US finally over?
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The European Commission debate the fundamental purpose of foreign aid as it plans its new multiyear budget. Plus, a very public U.S.-France spat, and drama in the U.N. leadership race.
Devex Newswire: Will Europe follow in Trump’s transactional footsteps?
Devex Newswire: Will Europe follow in Trump’s transactional footsteps?
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Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunna bypasses the U.N. General Assembly vetting process as the Security Council prepares to start its informal voting process.
Late entry into race to lead UN raises question about fairness
Late entry into race to lead UN raises question about fairness
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A coalition of labor unions, nonprofits, and local governments has filed a lawsuit protesting the relocation of the staffers from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City, Missouri. Plus, a new financing model for cross-border animal diseases.
Devex Dish: Inside the battle over relocating USDA staffers
Devex Dish: Inside the battle over relocating USDA staffers
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Opinion: The humanitarian sector spent decades building reintegration support for people displaced by crisis. But as funding cuts force thousands of humanitarian staff out, almost none of that knowledge is used to help them.
Aid agencies wrote the guidance on return. They don't use it
Aid agencies wrote the guidance on return. They don't use it
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Opinion: Jamaica had $662 million in prearranged financing ready when Hurricane Melissa hit. Its experience shows why disaster preparedness must be financial as well as physical.
The best time to finance emergency recovery is before disaster strikes
The best time to finance emergency recovery is before disaster strikes
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio took steps to provide $600 million in congressionally allocated funding to Gavi, ending months of uncertainty over whether the Trump administration would honor the allocation.
US finally moves to release $600 million to Gavi
US finally moves to release $600 million to Gavi
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