Global Development Policy

NOW CLOSED. The Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington, DC is pleased to announce its Global Majority AI Fellowship, a new initiative to support civil society experts from the Global South to participate in the first session of the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

Applications are due by November 5, 2025. 

The Trump Administration’s new budget law is a back door to implementing major portions of the MAGA agenda. It could become one of the most destructive, anti-climate, anti-poor, and anti-working class pieces of legislation in US history and risks the country’s long-term economic stability.

As global development finance falters, the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville offers a chance to rethink the system. It’s time to move beyond donor fixes and center justice, local agency, and structural reform.

In March 2025, the world marked the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action during the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Halyna Kotliuk and Anna Antonina Lysiak provide an analytical reflection on the key themes discussed in New York — from women’s political participation and rising transnational conservatism to gender-based violence, child marriage, and the exclusion of demining from gender policies. Ukraine’s voice was heard internationally, showcasing both progress and challenges in the context of war.

We are excited to announce our selection of Transatlantic Media Fellows for 2025!

Eleven outstanding feminists from around the world, who where selected as 2025 Feminist Foreign and Development Policy Fellows, participated in the 69th Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters. Here they share their main considerations.

The rise of the far-right movement and recent shifts in global politics have led to significant cuts in foreign development assistance. What are the impacts on feminist and civil society organizations?