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When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs entered the market.

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UK Government no longer ‘global charity’, aid minister to tell MPs

Baroness Jenny Chapman will say the UK will focus on partnering with developing countries rather than providing money.

Evening Standard

Trump is slashing US spending on climate aid. But all is not lost

IN FOCUS: Developing countries will be hit hard by the US president’s decision to cut all aid spending on climate projects, writes Nick Ferris. But other countries will fill some of the gap left by the Trump’s retreat, writes Nick Ferris

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How Trump’s tariffs could hit developing economies – even those not involved in the trade war

The world has witnessed a resurgence of protectionism since Donald Trump returned to the White House. So-called “reciprocal” tariffs, imposed on all US trading partners at varying degrees based on the tax they charge on American goods, have been one of the hallmark features of Trump’s economic policy. They aim…

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'No Dumping Ground': Tunisia Activist Wins Award Over Waste Scandal

Tunisian environmentalist Semia Labidi Gharbi, awarded a global prize for her role exposing a major waste scandal, has a message for wealthy nations: developing countries are "no dumping ground".

International Business Times

The world needs climate change leadership – it’s time for China to step up

The second Trump administration has announced various anti-climate policies under its “America first” strategy. Leaving the Paris agreement, kicking off a trade war, shutting down USAid and drilling for more oil and gas will not only undermine the US’s international reputation but will undermine the global effort to combat climate…

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Developing Countries Should Fast-track US Trade Deals: World Bank President

Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the "earliest possible" opportunity, the president of the World Bank told AFP Friday, after a busy week with global financial leaders in Washington.

International Business Times

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Trump Kills US Agency Funding Africa Infrastructure

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the closure of a US agency that invested billions in African and other developing countries' infrastructure in return for good governance, effectively ceding ground to China.

International Business Times

Rating agencies don’t treat the Global South fairly: changes South Africa should champion in G20 hot seat

Credit rating agencies like S&P Global and Fitch have an outsized influence on the economic fortunes of developing countries. Their assessments shape investor perceptions, influence borrowing costs, and ultimately shape a country’s development path. With many African countries now issuing bonds in global markets amid falling levels of official development…

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COP29 climate finance in numbers: How much is needed and where is it coming from?

World leaders and negotiators at the UN climate conference are grappling with the challenge of setting a new climate finance target to meet the trillion-dollar costs of helping lower-income nations adapt to climate change.

Euronews

Wealthy nations owe climate debt to Africa – funds that could help cities grow

Wealthy nations fuelled their industrial growth and urbanisation by burning fossil fuels. This was the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the world, even developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa which are responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Wealthy nations owe a…

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The US has withdrawn from a climate agreement that helps developing nations, South Africa says

The United States has withdrawn from a climate agreement where rich nations have pledged billions of dollars to help a small group of developing countries switch from coal to green energy sources

The Independent UK

Reproductive health in developing countries in ‘chaos’ after Trump aid freeze

Experts speaking at a screening of The Independent’s documentary on abortion rights warn of the damage done by halting of US halting aid. Bel Trew reports

The Independent UK

The world needs a circular economy. But workers in developing countries shouldn’t pay the price

The circular economy offers a fresh approach to how we produce and consume, focusing on reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering. It moves us away from the traditional “make, use, discard” model, creating a more sustainable system to balance the needs of the economy, society and nature. Living within the planet’s…

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Foreign ministers talk war in Ukraine and other conflicts on last day of G20 meeting in South Africa

Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, on the last day of their meeting in South Africa

The Conversation

Donald Trump’s war on global governance: lessons from the past on how to fight back

US president Donald Trump’s recent actions seem designed to reassert American power and demonstrate that it is still the dominant global power and is capable of bullying weaker nations into following America’s lead.

The Guardian - UK

‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears

Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil

Fortune

These 2 major demographic shifts will reshape the workforce in the next 5 years

While high-income countries age, developing countries are adding more workers.

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‘Sanitation isn’t just an issue for developing countries’: how a company is reinventing the loo

Toilet technologies are ripe for a rethink, whether used in the global south or closer to home where Victorian sewers can no longer cope. So what have inventors dreamed up?

The Conversation

COP29 failed Africa – what went wrong with the climate financing bid and what happens next

The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$300 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries. This money is meant to pay for developing countries to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation and move away…

International Business Times

Contentious COP29 Deal Casts Doubt Over Climate Plans

A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.

International Business Times

Air Pollution From Fires Linked To 1.5 Million Deaths A Year

Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday.

The Conversation

UN climate talks face a credibility crisis as countries disengage

In Baku, Azerbaijan, the so-called “finance-Cop” was a disappointment. Now, the UN’s framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) is facing a credibility crisis.

The Conversation

China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

The 2024 U.N. climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 24 after two weeks of arguments, agreements and side deals involving 106 heads of states and over 50,000 business leaders, activists and government representatives of almost every country.

The Guardian - UK

Cop29 deal fails to consider inflation so is not tripling of target, economists say

Experts say financial movements mean poor nations will in effect get billions less in value from £300bn pledge

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