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Development News Round-up: Debt, Deal, Response and More

By Rolf Rosenkranz // 03 August 2011

Today, we reported:

Will Debt Deal Force USAID Staffing Cuts?
In Somalia, US to Relax Aid Delivery Restrictions to Reach More Drought Victims
Aid Agencies: Red Tape, Air Transport Cost Slow Down East African Crisis Response
Emerging Crisis in Zimbabwe Stands to Compete for Funds with Horn of Africa - UN
After Peace Pact, Sudan Plans Pledging Conference for Darfur
The Lingering Effects of the US Debt Showdown: Q&A with Liliana Rojas-Suarez

Other must-reads:

Palestinian Public Service Providers Get €22.5M from EU
Honduras Wins $25M Grant from Spain to Expand Rural Water and Sanitation Coverage
World Vision: A Year Later, Relief Still Needed for Pakistan Flood Victims
IFRC’s Mukesh Kapila Proposes Post-2015 Development Goals

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About the author

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Rolf Rosenkranz has worked as a Global Editor for Devex. Previously, Rolf was managing editor at Inside Health Policy, a subscription-based news service in Washington. He has reported from Africa for the Johannesburg-based Star and its publisher, Independent News & Media, as well as the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, a German daily.