What Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Mean for Development and Migration

Episode 13 of the Borders & Belonging podcast, hosted by CERC Migration, titled "What Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Mean for Development and Migration" was published on September 12, 2025 and runs 42 minutes.

September 12, 2025 ·42m · Borders & Belonging

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How are the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid impacting global health and development, and what challenges or opportunities is it creating? The third episode of In Conversation discusses how reduced aid is forcing countries to look inward, rethink policy frameworks, and reflects on the impacts on youth and migration, the role of corruption, and how the global focus on growth is overshadowing sustainable development. Guests: Linda Oucho (Executive Director, African Migration and...

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How are the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid impacting global health and development, and what challenges or opportunities is it creating?

The third episode of In Conversation discusses how reduced aid is forcing countries to look inward, rethink policy frameworks, and reflects on the impacts on youth and migration, the role of corruption, and how the global focus on growth is overshadowing sustainable development.

Guests: Linda Oucho (Executive Director, African Migration and Development Policy Center), Andre Renzaho (Professor of Humanitarian and Development Studies, Western Sydney University), Sagar R. Sharma (Professor of Development Economics, Kathmandu University)

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