Development News Round-up: Aid to Libya and Somalia, US Wartime Contracting and More

Today, we reported:

• More Frozen Assets to Be Released for Libyan Humanitarian, Reconstruction Needs 

• Somalia Needs More Attention, Aid – MSF President 

• Independent Panel Seeks Overhaul of US Wartime Contracting Practices 

• In Pakistan, US Aid Cuts ‘Counterproductive,’ Millions Still Recovering From 2010 Floods 

• After Drought, Floods Threaten to Bring Famine to Uganda 

• ADB, EU Dole Out Assistance to India 

• UNRWA Secures New EU Contributions  

Other must-reads:

• New USAID-NSF Partnership to Support Scientists in Developing Countries

• At EU Hearing, A Focus on Education Spending

• WHO Should Narrow Its Focus, Experts Say

• Bloomberg: UN Should Rely on Private Sector for Green Climate Fund

• Al-Qaida Member Identified as Mastermind of UN Bombing in Nigeria

• Afghanistan Unveils New Health Strategy Developed With USAID

• In Las Vegas, Haitian Garment Manufacturers Join Fashion Exhibit to Attract Buisness

• Mark Goldberg: UN an al-Qaida Target, Should Prepare for Attacks

• Tina Rosenberg: ‘Self-settlement,’ Not Camps, Will Make Refugees More Productive

• Cellphone Data Can Help in Delivering Aid in Disasters

• IFESH Donates Textbooks to Nigerian Schools

• Floods Kill at Least 102 People in Ibadan, Nigeria

• UNEP Opens Call for Nominations for ‘Champions of the Earth’ Award

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