Scoop: UN officials say US Gaza pier plan compromises its neutrality, dealing a set back to Biden Administration plan to ramp up aid in face of famine. UN top security officials raises concern with State Dept. tinyurl.com/yafdfx4f

"The numbers are there,” said Rosario Dawson, speaking at the #GlobalIGS. Investing in women leads to a “10% more return on those loans, and 10% higher than their male counterparts in revenue.” Devex

Barbados PM Mia Amor Mottley warns we should not assume in the 21st century that we cannot become a failed society, a failed humanity. She shares the stage w/ Amina J Mohammed of the United Nations at #GloballGS. Mastercard Foundation Devex

Lilly Singh of Unicorn Island (Lilly ) interviews Kay Ali of the The Earthshot Prize at the Global Inclusive Growth Summit #GloballGS Devex Mastercard Foundation

At the Global Inclusive Growth Summit, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB ) President Jin Liqun says MDBs like his are undergoing a “renaissance” and are too busy cooperating to compete. #GloballGS Devex Mastercard Foundation

Jin Liqun, president of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank AIIB, talks about his vision for going beyond traditional infrastructure financing. devex.com/news/asian-inf…

It is the most complex international environment we’ve faced in 80 years - Michael B.G. Froman of Council on Foreign Relations told Raj Kumar at Devex’s Global Beat: Telling a More Nuanced Story. “Complexity can pose challenges but it can also pose opportunities,” he said.

The Global Beat examined how to tell a more nuanced story about the state of the world. Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 of the United Nations told Raj Kumar of Devex that the “polluted ecosystem of information” makes the challenge of conveying complexity much harder

I had a great time moderating Devex's latest podcast discussion with my colleague Michael Igoe (Michael Igoe) and Yolande Wright (@WrightYolande) of GiveDirectly💸 on the subject of debt relief, cash transfers and much more. Take a listen! devex.com/news/the-value…

IMF greenlights new financing mechanism for MDBs devex.com/news/imf-green… #Devex via @Devex

full house for what happens on the pandemic treaty and IHR amendments #WHA77

As the #pandemic treaty flounders at World Health Organization (WHO)'s World Health Assembly, what are the next steps? Devex's CheckUp @ WHA77 discussion covered the options. Jenny Lei Ravelo devex.com/news/will-the-…

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The aid community got a huge boost with $9 billion in supplemental funding. How did it get thru #Congress? Liz Schrayer of USGLC offers an insider look at tomorrow's Devex Pro Live event. To register, visit devex.com/events/in-the-…

I had an insightful conversation w/ Raj Kumar and Elissa Miolene for Devex's This Week in Global Development podcast on Republican changes to foreign aid under #DonaldTrump & new #localization numbers from USAID, including an op-ed from Samantha Power devex.com/news/what-a-tr…

Would a Republican takeover of the presidency and Congress mean a takedown of the traditional foreign aid establishment? Plus, Michael Igoe talks to one of the key players in the transition playbook for Donald Trump. devex.com/news/devex-new…

Jennifer Jacobs—one of the two Bloomberg reporters who bylined the embargo-breaking Gershkovich piece—has been fired, according to a source familiar with the situation.

I had an insightful discussion with Jean-Martin Bauer Jean-Martin Bauer of the World Food Programme about his fascinating new book on global #hunger, The New Breadline, at Politics & Prose in DC Politics & Prose Workers Union. Check out the audio here: youtube.com/watch?v=gEeMVF…

I had a great talk with Raj Kumar (@ the #DNC) & Elissa Miolene about what the #development sector can expect from #KamalaHarris. Plus, what it's like to be a woman in the aid sector and why are visas so controversial in the global south? youtube.com/watch?v=9nNb11…

Bill Gates goes to shake the hand of #MichaelBloomberg at the Gates Foundation's celebration in New York, which Devex attended, of #BillGates' announcement that he is doubling his giving to $200 billion over the next 20 years, when he will sunset his foundation. The gift