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Is the political environment in Brussels the worst ever for NGOs?

2 days ago | devex.com | Jessica Abrahams

NGOs in Brussels are growing increasingly worried about pressure from MEPs which they say is threatening their ability to advocate for development causes.
Devex Newswire: Trump’s 2026 budget slashes more than $30B from foreign aid

2 days ago | devex.com | Helen Murphy

Gone are development, humanitarian, and global health funds; they are replaced by “America First” accounts focused on “strategic investments” such as repatriations and countering China. Plus, the U.S. and China clash at a U.N. board meeting. U.S. President Donald Trump’s budget proposal slashes foreign affairs funding by 85%, to the lowest in eight decades. Key aid programs would be wiped out or replaced with “America First” alternatives. It’s now up to the U.S. Congress to approve it.
UK changes this year’s aid spend again with new estimates

3 days ago | devex.com | Susannah Birkwood

The U.K. government has again altered aid expenditure for the 2025-2026 financial year, according to comments made during a parliamentary committee hearing Tuesday. U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves had announced in the Spring Statement in March that aid cuts would start immediately with a reduction of £500 million from the original budget in 2025-26.
USAID's humanitarian head departs the agency for Peace Corps

3 days ago | devex.com | Elissa Miolene

Tim Meisburger, the head of USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, has left the agency, telling staff last week he would be transitioning to “a new position” with the Peace Corps — another American development institution, which has lately come under pressure from the current administration.
Trump administration pokes panda over UN population policy

3 days ago | devex.com | Colum Lynch

Washington poked the panda on Tuesday, publicly criticizing the legacy of Beijing’s now-defunct one-child policy, and triggering a sharp Chinese rebuttal accusing the United States of risking millions of lives with its steep aid cuts.
Devex Invested: African Development Bank gets ready for Sidi Ould Tah

4 days ago | devex.com | Vince Chadwick |Ayenat Mersie

Tah brings a familiar profile and a network of relationships, particularly with Gulf donors, that may reshape AfDB’s direction. Plus, the future of blended finance amid aid cuts, and the road to the Financing for Development summit in Seville. Sidi Ould Tah is stepping into one of Africa’s most influential economic roles — and into the shoes of Akinwumi Adesina, a president who tripled the African Development Bank’s capital over the last decade.
Devex Newswire: Global finance summit tests leadership in Seville

4 days ago | devex.com | Helen Murphy

Presented by International Telecommunication UnionThe whole world is looking to the upcoming development finance summit in Seville as a way to set up for development’s future – one where the U.S. is a lot less of a powerhouse. Also in today’s edition: Canada might just buck a global trend by holding firm on aid spending, and a look at disappointment over the U.K.’s lack of nutrition pledges.
Foundations own huge amounts of stocks. Are they using them for good?

5 days ago | devex.com | Lauren Evans

Last year, mega-donor MacKenzie Scott pledged to do good not just with the money she gave away, but with the cash she invested in the stock market too. How many other foundations are following the same trend? At the end of 2024, MacKenzie Scott made an announcement. In an essay titled “Investing,” she said that she planned to make an impact not just with her grants, but with the money she didn’t give away.
Devex Pro Insider: We follow the money, and give you advice on how to get it

5 days ago | devex.com | Anna Gawel

Experts share tips on how NGOs can win large-scale philanthropic grants; China now collecting record repayments from poorer nations; and half of women’s organizations are on the verge of shutting down. Philanthropy has always been critical to development. Now, it’s a lifeline, as government donors fall by the wayside like dominoes.
Devex Newswire: Syria’s fragile recovery faces development funding cliff

5 days ago | devex.com | Helen Murphy

Syria’s new leadership has sparked rare optimism, but the momentum is fading fast. Aid cuts, bureaucratic hurdles, and a lack of transparency threaten to stall recovery just as it begins. Also in today’s edition: We look at how Gavi is reaching “zero-dose” children in conflict areas, and whether development banks can adapt as quickly as they need to. + Up for a quick challenge? Take our five-item news quiz. Spring forward Syria is at a turning point.