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US farmers ‘about to become roadkill’ under Trump food aid cuts, senators warn

16 June 2025

At a Senate forum, lawmakers and experts warned that cutting food aid abroad could leave American farms blinder, weaker, and more exposed to global threats.

A response by OECD’s Carsten Staur to civil society open letter of June 3

13 June 2025

The chair of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee responds to an open letter from the DAC CSO Reference Group, clarifying DAC's mandate and role in international development cooperation.

Episode 100: What happened in global development over the past 2 years?

13 June 2025

For the 100th episode of our weekly podcast, Devex Business Editor David Ainsworth sits down with Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar and Global Development Reporter Elissa Miolene to mark the occasion.

House approves Trump's $8.3 billion clawback of US foreign aid

12 June 2025

If passed in the Senate, the legislation would cancel $900 million in global health spending alone.

NGOs say that new Gaza aid model is undermining lifesaving work

12 June 2025

As famine deepens, humanitarian organizations warn that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is failing to meet urgent needs — and hindering traditional aid.

Exclusive: US seeks to gut UN development goals

12 June 2025

American negotiators proposed hundreds of amendments aimed at reversing prior commitments to achieving U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

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Opinion: On food system change, time to keep calm and accelerate

17 June 2025

From inter-agency collaboration to public-private partnerships, from effective development finance institution involvement to stronger feedback loops — here’s how to accelerate food system transformation.