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    Development News Round-up: Aid Worker Safety in DRC, Reduced US Funding for UNFPA, Malnutrition in North Korea and More

    By Ivy Mungcal // 07 October 2011

    Today, we reported:

    • UN Condemns Killing of 5 Aid Workers in DRC

    • House Panel Moves to Cut US Contributions to UN Population Fund

    • Report: Malnutrition Rampant in North Korean Province

    • In Pakistan, Donors Pledge Anew, But Response Remains Sluggish

    • In Somalia, Aid Work Continues In Aftermath of Deadly Al-Shabab Attack

    • Aid Agencies Rush to Contain Cholera Outbreak in CAR, Chad

    • Food Prices Feared to Rise as Southeast Asia Suffers from Massive Floods

    • Australia, New Zealand Rush to Tuvalu’s Aid

    • Norway’s ‘Record-High’ 2012 Aid Budget: Climate Change, Humanitarian Assistance Get Top Billing

    • Africa Urged to Boost Social Protection Programs to Secure MDG Progress

    • UNEP Joins Campaign to Promote Sustainable Development for World’s 7B People

    Other must-reads:

    • IMF, Afghanistan Reach Staff-level Deal on $129M Loan

    • Gates Foundation Launches First  Vaccine Innovation Award

    • Egypt to Reconsider IMF Loan Offer

    • USAID Official Outlines Agency’s Water Policy

    • UK Releases Latest Aid Spending Figures

    • Oxfam Urges Governments to Address Roots of Food Price Crisis

    • Former USAID Officer Joins International HIV/AIDS Alliance USA Leadership Team

    • UN Disaster Risk Reduction Champion Proposes Integrated Flood Response for Philippines

    • At UN Water Conference, A Focus on Proper Water Management

    • UNICEF Delivers Aid to Flood-hit Philippines

    • Norway Outlines How Policies Align With Global Development Goals

    • Austerity Measures Force Greeks to Turn to NGOs for Health Needs

    • Challenges to mHealth Remain, Despite Increasing Popularity in Development Programs

    • Why is Turkish PM Attacking German Foundations?

    • Video: How Transparency Can Improve International Aid System

    • Burkina Faso Gets Medical Supplies From Taiwan

    • US, Azerbaijan Explore Options for Development Cooperation

    • WFP Announces Deadline for South Darfur Refugees Registration

    • Some Kuwaiti Activists Deliver Aid in Gaza Strip

    • Andris Piebalgs: ‘Clean energy lowers the prices of electricity in Africa’

    • Senior Official Explains World Bank’s Views, Policies for Afghanistan, Pakistan

    • Report Explores Why Global Campaigns Fail, Suceed

    Read more development aid news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive top international development headlines from the world’s leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders — emailed to you FREE every business day.

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    • Ivy Mungcal

      Ivy Mungcal

      As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.

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