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[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

🌍 When aid becomes strategy, who gets left behind?
Listen to our latest episode featuring @ElinaScheja from @Sida on cuts, poverty, evidence, and the future of development. 🎧📊

[Human Development @HDRUNDP]

In an episode of the "In Pursuit of #Development" podcast with @danbanik, HDRO Director @pedrotconceicao highlighted the relevance of the core #HumanDevelopment principles and the need for multilateral cooperation to provide critical global public goods.

🎧 Listen to the podcast:
https://t.co/3fQe0K1Sh1

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

Can philosophy save a world obsessed with power? Listen to @ThomasPogge

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

New episode!
“Development” is not a neutral concept. It is a contested project with a history.
This week we discuss "Apostles of Development" & the work of Amartya Sen, Jagdish Bhagwati, Manmohan Singh, Mahbub ul Haq, Rehman Sobhan, and Lal Jayawardene.

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🚨 AI is everywhere! But can it actually make global development better?

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

Vietnam 🇻🇳 is one of the world’s most talked-about development success stories. But what does that “success” look like up close and what new trade-offs come with it?

👉 Link to the episode in the first comment. 🎧

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💥 USAID did not fade. It was taken apart. The world’s largest bilateral donor underwent a rapid and profound transformation.

🎧 Listen to our discussion with @deankarlan

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

🌍As globalization fragments and aid declines, countries are searching for new development partners.
Our guest is Hong Bo from @SOAS. We explore how China’s overseas investments are shifting and what that means for the Global South.

🎧Take a listen: link in first comment👇

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

🌍 New episode out!

Our guest this week is @rglenner, President of @CGDev.

We talk about the future of development in a world of tighter aid budgets, shifting coalitions, and rising South–South Cooperation.

🎧 Listen. And share if it resonates!

[Happy Kayuni @HappyKayuni]

Mawa tigwire ntchito zaboma🫠
@doro_tembo @Gowokani11 @unimaecon @unima_official @stevesharra @TanjaDHendriks

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

🗳️ Democracy without development?

#Malawi 🇲🇼 has just held another peaceful and credible election, defying the idea that prosperity is a precondition for political stability.

🎧Listen to @HappyKayuni on Malawi’s democratic paradox

Link 👇

[Jorge Heine @jorgeheinel]

Por que renace el no alineamiento, ahora en 1 nueva encarnacion, como #NoAlineamientoActivo? Mi entrevista sobre nuestro nuevo libro, EL MUNDO NO ALINEADO ( @politybooks) con @danbanik en su serie de Podcasts. @sebastian_gray @bernabemmm @andresmalamud
https://t.co/kWTOEkzIzd

[Human Development @HDRUNDP]

🎙️OUT NOW!

“People should live up to their full potential,” said @pedrotconceicao on a podcast hosted by @danbanik. “The idea of human development is a universal aspiration and more relevant today than ever.”

This episode offers a comprehensive look at human development and @UNDP's flagship Human Development Report (HDR). From the origins of the concept to putting people’s capabilities at the center of policy, HDRO Director Pedro dives into what #HumanDevelopment truly means, as well as the latest HDI trends.

He also highlighted key findings from HDR 2025 on AI: “We need to look at AI as a companion—something that enables humans to do more,” emphasizing that AI tools can amplify human creativity “if we choose to use them that way.”

Catch the full conversation on the In Pursuit of Development podcast:
👉 https://t.co/3fQe0K2q6z
Discover #HDR2025 here:
🔗 https://t.co/L6xnGwfT1a

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

🤖 Will AI make the world fairer or leave millions further behind?

Our guest this week is @pedrotconceicao (@UNDP @HDRUNDP) about the latest Human Development Report on #AI. Who really benefits when machines start making the choices?

🎧 Listen now: link in first comment

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🚨 How does a country turn crisis into progress? And keep it going?

From famine and fragility to growth and innovation, Bangladesh has rewritten its development story.

🎙️Listen to @nomhossain from @SOASDevelopment

#Bangladesh #GlobalDev #GlobalSouth

[In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 @GlobalDevPod]

The UN is facing its worst financial crisis in decades. Donors are withholding funds, budgets are shrinking, and reform is colliding with reality.

🎧 New episode featuring @ronpatz about money, mandates, and the future of multilateralism.

#globaldev #UN80

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🎙️We are back!
Please tune in and spread the word within your networks. 🎧

[UN Climate Change @UNFCCC]

In 1992, the world gathered in Rio to create the UNFCCC—a commitment to tackle climate change together.

#COP30 in Belém takes us back to Brazil, with the focus shifting to implementation at the scale and pace needed to protect people and planet.

Swipe for a history of COPs �In 1992, the world gathered in Rio to create the UNFCCC—a commitment to tackle climate change together.

#COP30 in Belém takes us back to Brazil, with the focus shifting to implementation at the scale and pace needed to protect people and planet.

Swipe for a history of COPs �In 1992, the world gathered in Rio to create the UNFCCC—a commitment to tackle climate change together.

#COP30 in Belém takes us back to Brazil, with the focus shifting to implementation at the scale and pace needed to protect people and planet.

Swipe for a history of COPs �In 1992, the world gathered in Rio to create the UNFCCC—a commitment to tackle climate change together.

#COP30 in Belém takes us back to Brazil, with the focus shifting to implementation at the scale and pace needed to protect people and planet.

Swipe for a history of COPs �In 1992, the world gathered in Rio to create the UNFCCC—a commitment to tackle climate change together.

#COP30 in Belém takes us back to Brazil, with the focus shifting to implementation at the scale and pace needed to protect people and planet.

Swipe for a history of COPs �In 1992, the world gathered in Rio to create the UNFCCC—a commitment to tackle climate change together.

#COP30 in Belém takes us back to Brazil, with the focus shifting to implementation at the scale and pace needed to protect people and planet.

Swipe for a history of COPs 👉

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Inequality leaves many more vulnerable to disasters.

Strong social protection and #DecentWork opportunities build resilience and empower people worldwide.

#DRRday

[Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK @PIK_Climate]

160 scientists, 23 countries, 1 report: The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, together with @UniofExeter, highlights mounting risks across Earth’s systems, from melting glaciers & ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure. Watch now👇