This Week in Global Development

Which programs were hit hardest by the Trump administration’s aid cuts?


Listen Later

This week, the Trump administration released a detailed inventory of 5,341 discontinued USAID programs, alongside the 898 projects that are still active. We dig into the ins and outs of the data to assess the true scope of the government's policy changes, as well as reveal which programs have been most affected. 

During the conversation, we also discussed how the Trump administration’s foreign policy is affecting U.N. agencies and their funding. 


On the topic of the United Nations, the U.N. Arab Group, which represents the U.N.’s 22 Arab countries, has formally nominated Palestinian diplomat Riyad Mansour for the U.N. General Assembly presidency, setting the stage for a clash with the U.S. and Israel.


For the latest podcast episode, Business Editor David Ainsworth sits down with Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger and Senior Global Reporter Colum Lynch to discuss these stories and others.


NOTE ON THIS EPISODE: This podcast was recorded before the White House withdrew Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. U.S. President Donald Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social Thursday that he has asked her to step aside so Republicans could keep the majority in the House of Representatives and not risk giving up her seat.


Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

This Week in Global DevelopmentBy Devex | Global Development

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

12 ratings


More shows like This Week in Global Development

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,297 Listeners

TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

21,954 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,687 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

26,012 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,113 Listeners

Intelligence Squared by Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

781 Listeners

Here & Now Anytime by NPR

Here & Now Anytime

1,020 Listeners

Foreign Policy Live by Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy Live

617 Listeners

The Playbook Podcast by POLITICO

The Playbook Podcast

707 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,121 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,944 Listeners

Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

Radio Atlantic

2,380 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,331 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,217 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,525 Listeners