Center for Global Development

As aid budgets decline, the ways rich countries are driving development are more important than ever. 🌟NEW: @CGDev’s Commitment to Development Index ranks the world’s richest nations, spotlighting impacts on the poorest & where nations can step up ⬇️🧵 go.cgdev.org/49ZJoD5

Global food insecurity hasn’t improved much since 2022. But humanitarian funding has dropped sharply, including in countries with large food-insecure populations. @charlesjkenny argues aid should be better targeted to overlooked crises across Africa, South Asia, and Central America: go.cgdev.org/3MA5iDB

The Global Fund is at a crossroads as donor support shrinks and calls for reform intensify. In a Tough Times, Tough Choices brief, CGD experts propose three “radical simplification” shifts to protect impact and stretch scarce resources: go.cgdev.org/4bSqWxl

One year into the second Trump administration, new data shed light on development and humanitarian spending. Obligations and outlays show declines across global health, migration & refugee assistance, and more: go.cgdev.org/4ceD7ED

Teacher time on task remains a major barrier to learning across sub-Saharan Africa. Absence from school, absence from class, and lost instructional time all play a role. Experts examine potential solutions—and where evidence gaps remain: go.cgdev.org/4qhr3G5

The UK is considering scrapping the Independent Commission for Aid Impact. But it plays a key role in scrutinizing aid and strengthening accountability. @leecrawfurd and @EconMitch propose 5 reforms to improve its value: go.cgdev.org/4toR09E

Funding cuts and political backlash are threatening global progress on gender equality. At CGD’s 10th Birdsall House Conference, participants discussed how to build a bulwark against these headwinds. Kehinde Ajayi shares key takeaways: go.cgdev.org/45L3gHf

Many refugee-related aid programs also support host communities—but that connection isn’t always clear. Thomas Ginn and Travis Baseler find that making the link explicit can significantly improve attitudes toward refugees: go.cgdev.org/4rollmN

"AI works well in English, French, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese—but that leaves 4bn people whose native tongues & local conditions are not represented. They are being left behind." @CGDev experts call for a better AI system that speaks the world's languages: go.cgdev.org/4bnYHVb

The G20 High Level Independent Panel also recommends that MDBs enable at-risk financing for advance purchases of medical countermeasures during pandemics. nam.edu/pandemic-finan…

The World Bank board is discussing at-risk financing this week. The question: will MDBs be ready to help countries borrow for vaccines and therapeutics before regulatory approval next time a pandemic hits? @rglenner and Masyita Crystallin argue they must. project-syndicate.org/commentary/mul…

There are humanitarian and strategic reasons for the G20 to support faster growth in the poorest countries. @charlesjkenny outlines policies the group could pursue—together, these steps could accelerate growth while advancing G20 interests: go.cgdev.org/4btyjJO

A share of EU grant funding goes to countries that could instead take concessional loans. Analysis from CGD & Lion’s Head Global Partners shows how recalibrating the grant–loan mix could boost financing and development impact under the next MFF: go.cgdev.org/4bohQpZ

We know unsafe recycling of car batteries exposes people to lead—but how much does it contribute globally? A new paper from Theo Mitchell & @leecrawfurd shows that it could drive a third of all lead exposure in LMICs: go.cgdev.org/49Z9wMR

"We would stop 100,000 babies from dying...we'd reduce the use of antibiotics by about 20%." Jim O’Niell, chair of the CGD and Market Shaping Accelerator NeoTest working group, discusses the benefit of a diagnostic for neonatal sepsis. Learn more: go.cgdev.org/4ctFkwk

We're thrilled to announce the 1st Annual CGD Women in Leadership Conference! We'll convene experts to examine why promotion systems fail to deliver equitable leadership outcomes—and what that failure means. Happening May 21. Save the date! go.cgdev.org/4bBq3bL

.@ColumbiaIGP recently published the “Accelerating Efforts to End Child Marriage report, featuring new analysis from @CGDev experts on the impact of inaction on child marriage and how leaders can accelerate change. Here's more on what they found: go.cgdev.org/4lq6bvE

Catch CGD's @ClemenceLanders discussing aid cuts and the crisis of development on the DebtTalks podcast: sciencespo.fr/chair-sovereig…

Backstage before the launch of our joint report on the consequences and solutions to child marriage with @ColumbiaSIPA Read Kehinde Ajayi's blog on her work cgdev.org/blog/economic-…

We launched an important new report from the @ColumbiaIGP Women’s Initiative this week: Accelerating Efforts to End Child Marriage. The report looks at the real cost of child marriage with new analysis from @CGDev, and outlines evidence-based solutions to help end it for good.

Free school meals: The world’s biggest social programme In last month's episode of Economics Unpacked, @bebedasso (@CGDev) and @fabiosanchez_to (@Uniandes) discussed the long-term impacts of school feeding programmes: youtube.com/watch?v=nrV0Gj…