U.S. Development Policy

Recent cuts to USAID and global development funding have had outsized global effects on humanitarian aid, climate programming, and global health organizations, among other development priorities. CSIS scholars research how changes to U.S. development policy are impacting the Global South.

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Photo: BADRU KATUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

Photo: BADRU KATUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

The Way Forward for Global Health | The Futures Summit

Experts discussed how the funding environment for global health has shifted internationally, how they are focusing their organizations’ priorities as the world moves more fully into a post-Covid moment, and what innovations they are most excited to deliver in the years ahead.

Transcript — April 14, 2026

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Experts


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Noam Unger
Vice President, Global Development Department, Director, Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative and Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development
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Caitlin Welsh
Director, Global Food and Water Security Program
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Romina Bandura
Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development