Axel Van Trotsenburg: “Cooperation Is Not to Replace Governments, but to Complement Their Efforts”

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One of Donald Trump’s first decisions after his return to the White House was the dismantling of his development agency (USAID), a catastrophe for hundreds of millions of people in the Global South. Next, other major European donors — including Germany or the United Kingdom — have undertaken drastic cuts on their aid budget, adding even more pressure to those most in need. All this was evident at the recent UN summit in Seville, where a harsh re…