"Trade is a vital engine of inclusive growth and jobs, but the climate transition, rapid technological change, and rising uncertainty are reshaping its landscape. Countries must adapt trade strategies and policies to sustain development, seize emerging opportunities, and navigate challenges."

Rainer Thiele - "Development cooperation can provide mutual benefits for donor and partner countries in various ways, which helps mitigate legitimacy problems."

Jochen Steinhilber - "Development policy must balance interests and values through transparent, realistic partnerships grounded in long-term trust."

Heucher - "One path to more effective multilateral development lies in donors shifting from fragmented, tightly earmarked contributions toward stable, flexible core funding."

Markotić Andrić - "While the UN faces rising needs and shrinking flexibility, quality funding—core, pooled, and predictable—is key to a more coherent and effective United Nations."

Siddiq - "The abrupt reduction of US foreign aid to Bangladesh has severely disrupted critical services across health, education, agriculture, and climate resilience—threatening decades of development progress and leaving vulnerable populations at heightened risk."

Budjan - "Sudden cancellations of development aid programs, like the youth business loan in South Sudan, can lead to significant negative outcomes, reducing consumption and eroding institutional trust."