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    Development News Round-up: New Australia Transparency Charter, Kidnapped Aid Workers' Release, Calls for Humanitarian Corridors in Syria, and More

    By Ivy Mungcal // 25 November 2011

    Today, we reported:

    • France Calls for Humanitarian Corridors in Syria

    • Secessionist Group Releases ICRC Staff in Yemen

    • Australia Unveils New Transparency Charter as More Donors Publish Aid Info

    • Global Fund Board Creates New General Manager Position

    • Japan to Fund 4 Reconstruction Projects in Iraq

    • Europeans Show Strong Support for EU Foreign Aid Programs

    • UN Outlines 2013-2017 Priority Sectors, Regions in India

    • Campaign Groups Raise Concerns Over UK Aid to DRC

    • IDB Frees More Funding for Haiti Education Reform

    • Open Data and Evaluation: From a User’s Perspective

    • Despite Crisis at Home, EU Assures Ivory Coast of Aid

    • Joel Negin: How Australian Universities Can Help Boost AusAID Expertise

    Other must-reads:

    • EU, Chile Eye Better Cooperation in Disaster Management Efforts

    • EU Development Commissioner‘s Visit to Burkina Faso to Focus on Good Governance, Democracy

    • IDB to Cofinance Mexico’s ‘Biggest’ Wind Farms

    • Ireland to Explore Building Humanitarian Hub at One of Country’s Primary Airports

    • IsDB Commits ‘Unprecedented’ $4.2B in 2011 

    • Italy Sends Medical Aid to Democratic Republic of Congo

    • Japan Helps Fund Sri Lanka’s Electronic Toll System

    • Environmental NGOs on EBRD Loan for Underground Power Plant: ‘Extremely Irresponsible’

    • Lawrence Haddad: How Foundations Can Maximize Spend Size

    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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