The Atlantic: ‘She’s Not a Woman. She Doesn’t Have a Child.’ (Szynol, 2/13). Devex: Disability inclusive health care has mountains to climb (Rogers, 2/13). Inter Press Service: How Devastating is Climate Change for World Peace & Security? (Deen, 2/13). IRIN: Briefing: How the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh is changing (Loy,…

Center for Global Development: Common Values, Common Rules: How Should DAC Countries Engage with China in International Development? Stephan Kyburz, visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), and Yunnan Chen, examine DAC country engagement with China in international development. The authors write, “The People’s Republic of China is…

U.N. Dispatch: Crowdfunding the Sustainable Development Goals Journalist Joanne Lu examines the use of crowdfunding as a potential strategy to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lu writes, “GoFundMe for the Sustainable Development Goals? It’s more feasible than you may think. A new study from the University of Oxford’s Saïd…

ABC News: Venezuela standoff extends to oil sector as questions swirl over humanitarian aid “Venezuela’s growing parallel opposition government extended its reach to the all-important oil sector on Wednesday when the country’s National Assembly moved to appoint new boards of directors to the state oil company and its refiner CITGO.…

Devex: Jonathan Nash on MCC’s evolution from ‘bold experiment’ to data-driven agency “Jonathan Nash’s tenure at the Millennium Challenge Corporation has been dynamic. What began with the stress of a startup ended with the challenge of navigating the 15-year-old agency through a tumultuous period of change. … For the last…

Devex: Q&A: Former World Bank China director on David Malpass “U.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination of David Malpass to be the next president of the World Bank has left many wondering what it might mean for the institution to be led by someone who shares the Trump administration’s perspective on…

The Atlantic: The U.S. Doesn’t Deserve the World Bank Presidency Annie Lowrey, contributing editor at The Atlantic covering economic policy “…[Trump’s nominee to lead the World Bank, David] Malpass, a former Wall Street economist, once criticized institutions such as the bank as ‘intrusive’ and argued that multilateralism ‘has gone substantially…

Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network: MFAN Applauds First Congressional Clearance on USAID Restructuring and Encourages Further Action In a statement delivered on behalf of MFAN, Co-chairs George Ingram, Lester Munson, and Tessie San Martin applaud “Congress for clearing the first of nine Congressional Notifications (CN) detailing the proposed reorganization and restructuring…

Seattle Times: Why we need global efforts to prevent measles at home Susan Tyler, advocate for the U.N. Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign “…No child should suffer from measles when a lifesaving vaccine exists. … [W]e must invest in preventing measles to begin with — otherwise, the costs of containing and treating…

Devex: Opinion: We have to think bigger about investments in women and girls Megan O’Donnell, senior policy manager at the ONE Campaign “…2019 must be the year the world finally gets serious about long-term investments in women and girls, and especially those living in extreme poverty. … In August, France…