Global Development Review Podcast

Welcome to Global Development Review, where we unpack the big questions shaping our shared future. In this episode, hosted by Dr. Jaffer Latief Najar, we ask a defining question for our era: 👉 Is climate the new compass for global development policy? As the impacts of climate change deepen, from rising sea levels to forced displacement, food insecurity, and shifting economic priorities, the globa...

☕ Is your morning coffee really guilt-free? In this episode of Global Development Review, we sit down with Etelle Higonnet, founder of Coffee Watch, attorney, and internationally recognized human rights & environmental activist. Knighted in France for her pioneering work to curb deforestation, Etelle has worked with organizations like Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch,...

The Global Development Review Podcast is pleased to feature Professor Tariq Modood , a distinguished scholar whose work has been instrumental in shaping contemporary debates on multiculturalism, race, and the governance of diversity. About our Guest Professor Modood is a Professor of Sociology, Politics, and Public Policy at the University of Bristol, where he founded the Centre for the Study of E...

Welcome to Global Development Review , the podcast where we explore the biggest challenges and opportunities shaping international development today. I’m your host, Jaffer Latief Najar , and today, we’re tackling an urgent and deeply concerning issue— The Global Freeze in Development Funding: USAID and Beyond. Over the past few years, we’ve seen a disturbing trend—major donors like USAID, the Neth...

Welcome to Global Development Review, the podcast where we explore critical issues shaping our world today. I n this episode, Professor Richard Falk joins Dr. Jaffer Latief Najar to dive into a pressing question: Is the Rule-Based World Order Diminishing in 2025? To help us navigate this crucial discussion, we are honored to have Professor Richard Falk —one of the most influential figures in inter...

Welcome to Global Development Review ! In today’s episode, we are joined by Associate Professor Sverre Molland ,from Austrialian National University. Prof. Molland is an anthropologist specializing in the intersection of migration, aid, and security in mainland Southeast Asia. With over two decades of research and program experience related to human trafficking, development, and mobility in the Me...

 In this episode,Global Development Review is delighted to welcome Dr. Angela as our expert guest. Dr. Angela is the Chief of the Research Branch at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, where she oversees global, regional, and national research on drugs and crime. She is a co-producer and primary contributor to several flagship global reference publications of United Nations, includi...

Welcome to the Global Development Review Podcast. This is the first episode of our new series, "New Knowledge for Development Alternatives." We are developing this new series in collaboration with New Women Connectors. New Women Connectors (NWC) is a social change movement that advocates for feminist ideals, and is led by migrant and refugee women who share common experiences and strengths. NWC wo...

In this episode, our guest Ramanie Kunanayagam, Chairperson of The World Bank Inspection Panel, had discussion with Jaffer Latief Najar, sharing her insights on on the issues of accountability of the World Bank funded development projects, the role of Inspection Panel and its 30 years of learning, and critical reflections to the way forward. Ramanie Kunanayagam, a Sri Lankan-born Australian citize...

In this episode, our guest Dr Marco V. Sánchez had discussion with Jaffer Latief Najar , sharing his insights on Global Food Insecurity and Malnutrition. Dr Marco V. Sánchez is Deputy-Director of Agrifood Economics at Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations , where he directs flagship reports The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World and The State of Food and Agriculture. P...

Steve Killelea  combines a highly successful career in technology with a philanthropic focus on peace and sustainable development to shed new light on issues, from terrorism and conflict to economics and prosperity. He founded the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in 2007, as an independent not-for-profit global research institute analysing the intertwined relationships between bus...

Our guest for this episode of Global Development Review Podcast is Prof. Joel Quirk. Joel Quirk is a Professor of Politics at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. His research focuses upon slavery and abolition, mobility and work, social movements, repairing historical wrongs, and the history and politics of Africa. He is a co-founder and editor of the Beyond Trafficking an...

Our guest in this episode is Anila Noor. Anila Noor is a policy influencer for inclusion, diversity and social justice, Feminist Ecosystem Builder, An activist , TEDx Speaker and Researcher based in the Netherlands. Recently she became member of European Commission Expert Group and evaluator for AMIF calls. As an Advisor and expert consultant, she works with different institutions on des...

The guest for this episode of Global Development Review Podcast is Prof. Marty Otañez. Prof. Marty Otañez is a California-born medical anthropologist and filmmaker. He is Chair and Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department, University of Colorado Denver. His study areas include exploitative labor practices of global tobacco companies in Malawi's tobacco growing sector, occupational h...

According to International Labour Organisation (ILO), "ILO Convention No. 190 (C 190) is the first international treaty to recognize the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. The Convention was adopted in June 2019, by the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and came i...

We hope you enjoy this conversation. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook social media platforms for future update and episodes!. In this episode of Global Development Review Podcast, Dr. Timothy Stacey will share insights on his upcoming book “Saving Liberalism from Itself:  The Spirit of Political Participation”, which is in press with Bristol University Press. Dr Tim argu...

Tune in to Listen #NewEpisode Dr Saad Ali Khan, faculty from Centre of Excellence in Gender Studies, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad- Pakistan talks about Origin and historical roots of Sufism. How Sufi discourse and practice developed across the world and how it plays a role in social transformation in Pakistani and South Asian societies. Dr Saad also shares his insights about orders of Sufism...

In this episode, the guest of Global Development Review Podcast is Dr. Christopher L.Carter. Dr. Christopher L.Carter is an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies and Research Associate at the Center on the Politics of Development at the University of California, Berkeley. In his book project, he examine the emergence as well as the political and social effects o...

The guest of this episode is Tom Thomas . Tom is Chief Executive Officer of Praxis-Institute of Participatory Practices . Tom has close to three decades of experience in international social development research with expertise across various thematic areas. He has held international top management positions such as Country Director and Asia Regional Coordinator with reputed international orga...

In this episode of Global Development Review Podcast, Feminist activist, Rita Berisha, from Pristina, Kosovo shares her insight about contemporary development challenges that Kosovo is facing in today's world, as one of the youngest nations of the world. Talking about issues that ranges from sexual harassment, human rights violation during Kosovo's independence war to current challenges of unemplo...

Since 1948 Nakba, Palestinians are resisting the colonial aggression from Israel over the cost of their lives. From the past decades, the intensity of violence by Israel appears to be briskly increasing. Israeli aerial bombardment of Palestine, especially in Gaza, has taken many lives of innocent Palestinians. For example, the 2008-09 air attacks and ground invasion by Israel led to at least 1100...