Development news round-up: Aid for Haiti, Somali aid worker killed, Syria blocks aid, and more

Today, we reported:

• New Canada aid for Haiti rebuilding

• Another aid worker killed in Somalia

• Syria turns down humanitarian aid

• ICRC temporarily halts some activities in Somalia

• USAID gifts Bangladesh $922M

• First look at possible Rio+20 outcome document

• Fundraising via SMS? Hold that thought

Other must-reads:

• India marks first year of being polio-free

• Päivi Kairamo-Hella to head Finish mission in Geneva

• World Vision to help promote child safety in Philippines

• In Pakistan, food security situation getting worse

• Malnutrition spreading among children in India

• AfDB consultant says national food stamp program can help poor in Nigeria

• USAID to provide $10M to rebuild Pakistan’s flood-damaged schools

• Cathy Ferrier leaves Oxfam for Sentebale, Prince Harry’s development charity

• IMF to send mission to Egypt to discuss possible financial aid

• Abt Associates’ Ann Lion to represent private sector delegation in Global Fund committee

• Social media, new models for change help diaspora contribute to Africa’s development

• Asia Foundation to boost interaction with North Korea

• Somalia famine fight continues despite gains

• Uganda water, sanitation to improve with new AfDB $67M package

• USAID FWD campaign meets success online

• Health forum moves discussion ‘beyond aid’

• New York Times columnist develops game for charity

• What are governments’ plans post-MDG?

• Public consciousness on global poverty declining

• WHO suffering from serious funding shortage

• Measuring World Bank’s projects’ success

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