Development News Round-up: Opposition to Haiti Cholera Vaccine, Hope in Somalia Crisis, Pledges for UN Development Activities

Today, we reported:

• Cholera Vaccine Campaign in Haiti Meets Opposition

• Somalia Famine Far From Over, but Baby’s Survival Give Aid Workers Hope

• UN Secures $256M For 2012 Development Activities

• Africa Needs Agriculture Investments, More Than Food Aid - Report

• In Wake of Attack, UNHCR Eyes Stronger Cooperation with Local NGOs in Afghanistan

• Report: UK Direct Aid Approach Has Immediate Benefits But Needs Improvement

• Piebalgs Pushes for PPPs to Boost Agriculture Investments in Uganda

• Hillary Clinton’s ‘AIDS-free Generation’ Earns Mixed Reactions

• MCC Unveils Countries’ Scorecard for FY2012

• William Lambers: US Lawmakers Should Not Target Food Aid in Budget Cut Proposals

• USAID, Peace Corps Join Arms in Support of Education

Other must-reads:

• Senior Official Discuss PepsiCo’s Engagement in Ethiopia’s Development

• USAID Supports First Agricultural Trade Fair in South Sudan

• UN Highlights Potential of Aquaculture for Poverty Reduction Efforts

• In Move to Minimize Disater Damage, Bangladesh Builds First Disaster-resilient Settlement

• African NGO Stresses Development Must Be People-focused

• World Bank Financial Data Now Accessible Online, on Mobile

• IFAD Supports Agriculture Export Diversification Program in Guyana  

• Global Summit Seeks to Draft Action Plan for Development Groups, Philanthropists

• UN, Norway Discuss Climate Change, Development Issues Ahead of Rio Sustainable Development Summit

• Pakistan Flood Victims Receive Shelter Kits From UK

• Germany Pledges €60M for Rwanda Over 3 Years, Mostly For Health Programs

• Germany to Host Conference on Green Economy Solutions

• Ecuador Secures Disaster Aid from World Bank 

• Rajiv Shah to Highlight University Partnerships and Discuss Famine in California

• USAID Celebrates FWD Day, Aims to Reach 13.3M People

• Atlas Shows Satellite Image of Endangered UNESCO World Heritage Sites

• Gates Foundation Awards UCI Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion $14.7M

• ADB Loans Indonesia $100M for Climate Change, Low Carbon Drive

• Denmark to Contribute More Than 1B Danish Kroner to Basic Education

• Ann Stock to Release 2011 Open Doors Report Nov. 14

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