Global Development Interrupted

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Global Development Interrupted shares the stories of people whose work and lives were upended by changes to U.S. foreign assistance and why their stories still matter today, for the U.S. and the world.

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About Global Development Interrupted

Documenting the human stories and institutional memory of global development to carry its values forward and help shape what comes next in public service.

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