This week the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to not pay billions of dollars in foreign aid to USAID and State Department partners — lifting a temporary reprieve granted by Chief Justice John Roberts.
On the topic of USAID, the U.S. African Development Foundation mounted a direct challenge to the Trump administration. Wed ... Show More
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This Week in Global Dev: #116: A look ahead to the World Bank and IMF meetings
This week on the podcast, we unpack what to watch during the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, D.C. — from shifting global growth forecasts to reforms across multilateral development banks. As the fall meetings kick off, leaders in developm ... Show More
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Oct 2
This Week in Global Dev: #115: Could taxes fix the global health funding crisis?
This week, we discuss the details of the “Accra Reset,” an effort to declare an end to the era of development-as-usual and to push for the creation of new governance, business, and financing models. With traditional donors cutting foreign assistance, African nations and others ar ... Show More
23m 31s
Sep 25
This Week in Global Dev: #114: UNGA80: Trump, climate, and the biggest headlines from the summit
This week we are on the ground in New York to cover the 80th United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week. Our discussion breaks down President Donald Trump’s address at the summit, where he called climate change a hoax, denounced Europe’s energy policies, and focused on the ... Show More
21m 4s
Jul 2024
Kidnap for ransom: The search for Muriel McKay (Pt 2)
In 1969, 55-year-old Muriel McKay, the wife of a Sun newspaper executive, was abducted for a million-pound ransom. She was killed, but her body was never found, and two men were jailed for her murder in the country’s first conviction without a body.
But more than fifty years on, ... Show More
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