The largest single donor worldwide has halted its development cooperation: funding for USAID has been frozen for 90 days. These actions by the US president are already costing human lives. The global community must save what it can.
After years of legal disputes, Malawi has enforced a ban on thin single-use plastics. The challenge now lies in consistent implementation to address pollution, protect ecosystems and align with global environmental efforts.
The Active Communities Fund in Mexico has mobilised $ 6.2 million to support grassroots projects, addressing post-pandemic challenges and fostering economic recovery through collective community action.
Flooding in Burundi’s Gatumba area and other regions displaces hundreds and endangers livelihoods. While locals and the diaspora take action, government delays are hampering sustainable solutions. The call for climate resilience is getting louder.
Stefan Dercon of Oxford University explains why low-income countries cannot develop without economic growth and in what kind of settings growth-oriented policies are implemented.
Musk allows the social-media platform X to serve right-wing political purposes. It remains to be seen whether authorities in other countries will dare to stand up to illegal behaviour of his like Brazil’s Supreme Court did in the summer.
