Missed this yesterday. The leadership team at the Peace Corps have all just stepped down to "to pave the way for a new leadership team to step in." www.peacecorps.gov/about-the-ag...

Exclusive from @elissamio.bsky.social: USAID director alleges 'malfeasance' since Trump aid freeze www.devex.com/news/exclusi...

The war on U.S. foreign aid was a war of information — good, bad, and untethered from reality. Can the development community reclaim its story?

History rarely mourns the loss of institutions. Many fade away, having lost their purpose or value. But, someday we'll look back at the destruction of USAID like the burning of the library of Alexandria. A good piece by @alterigoe.bsky.social: "The race to salvage USAID's institutional memory"

Trump administration takes its war on DEI and 'gender ideology' global. Votes against several #UNICEF programs approving aid for several development countries #dexex www.devex.com/news/exclusi...

New: Dem lawmakers urge Rubio to unfreeze U.S. aid www.devex.com/news/us-lawm...

BREAKING: The U.S. government has rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, and international coalition rejecting international abortion rights, according to Valerie Huber, the architect of the effort during Trump's 1st term: www.theiwh.org/statement-by...

H/T to @alterigoe.bsky.social who scooped the order first.

As written, this doesn't just apply to new obligations or disbursements, as the EO instructs - it applies to EXISTING awards. This is a much bigger impact, stopping existing efforts (including services) that are being provided in the field.

This will cause great devastation to many people around the world, and to U.S. interests. State Department memo: "For existing foreign assistance awards, contracting officers and grant officers shall immediately issue stop-work orders." via @alterigoe.bsky.social www.devex.com/news/exclusi...

News: www.devex.com/news/exclusi...

OPM's guidance for implementing Trump's executive order on ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs in the US government includes a hotline for reporting efforts to conceal these programs...

Oh boy... One of the most controversial appointees to USAID during Trump 1.0 (married to one of the other most controversial appointees to USAID) reportedly involved in State Dept transition and Jan. 6. Lots to unpack here from @politico.com

The Lobito corridor is more than just a railroad that will connect Angola, Zambia, and the DRC. It represents the United States' investment in Africa’s future, a dig at Chinese influence on the continent, and outgoing US President Joe Biden’s infrastructure swan song. www.devex.com/news/the-lob...

Far better for the World Bank’s president to declare that donors have failed the institution and the world’s poorest countries than to try to engineer a trainwreck to look like a triumph, we suggested. Today there’s bunting atop the carriages strewn across the tracks. Ho hum.

From @devex.com: the 🫖 on potential aid policy decisionmakers within the next Trump administration devex.shorthandstories.com/return-to-tr...

An HHS Secretary has influence over key US global health programs-starting with CDC & NIH and health diplomacy with international organizations like WHO. What could RFK, Trump's likely nominee for HHS, do in that position? Some thoughts from me and others: www.devex.com/news/will-rf...

This piece we published back in June might be worth folks revisiting: www.devex.com/news/the-rep...

Good overview from @alterigoe.bsky.social on who are the contenders to be Trump’s USAID Administrator and their backgrounds and beliefs devex.shorthandstories.com/return-to-tr...

There’s some scary names on this list, but also some who could protect and improve US Foreign Assistance.

Everyone in the U.S. aid community is wondering who Trump will pick to lead U.S. foreign assistance agencies. We put together a list of those who could be in the running: devex.shorthandstories.com/return-to-tr...

Everyone in the U.S. aid community is wondering who Trump will pick to lead U.S. foreign assistance agencies. We put together a list of those who could be in the running: devex.shorthandstories.com/return-to-tr...

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to office for a second term, we have a handy guide to all the possible picks to lead USAID and other U.S. foreign assistance agencies. Check out our full list of who's who ⬇️ www.devex.com/news/return-...

I'm looking for #globaldev success stories for an end-of-year round-up - e.g. replenishment targets that were hit, aid budgets raised, solid progress made toward an SDG target etc etc. What made you smile this year? Let me know 👇 #internationaldevelopment #sustainabledevelopment #SDGs

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This is not an auspicious start to Musk's "government efficiency" push... And who wants to tell him the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. was created under Trump?

I'm new here. What's the Bluesky equivalent of a tweet? A blast? A bloosk?

What we do and don't know about Trump's U.S. aid plans @devex.com: www.devex.com/news/what-we...