Dr. Singer was a special adviser to the director general of the World Health Organization from 2017 to 2023. Global health and development are too dependent on Western charity. The status quo was ...

Next week’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings will focus on rebuilding economic resilience in a fragile global economy. Yet amid these discussions in Washington, one issue ...

Human development does not happen in a vacuum. A growing economy, an improved educational system, and better health outcomes cannot be removed from broader questions of governance, political stability ...

A nongovernmental organization (NGO) is a mission-driven organization that operates independently of the government. Most are nonprofits, and some receive government funding.

In May 2025, representatives from the World Bank Group and the Caribbean Development Bank convened to deepen cooperation across key sectors—macroeconomics, private sector development, human ...

Since inauguration night, President Trump has cut billions of dollars in global health aid, upending everything from HIV clinics to Ebola containment efforts. Throughout this time, one question has ...