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

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

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