Development News Round-up: Pakistan Flood, Disaster-prevention Initiatives, Global Fund Reforms, New EU Aid Initiatives and More

Today, we reported:

• Situation in Pakistan Turning Desperate Amid Sluggish Donor Response, Aid Agencies Say

• UN Seeks More Focus, Support on Local, National Disaster Prevention Initiatives

• Global Fund to Implement Major Reforms Following Independent Panel Review

• State Department: Economic Aid ‘Continues Apace’ as US, Pakistan Work to Amend Ties

• EU Announces New Aid Initiatives to Support Democratic Transition in Middle East, North Africa

• 37 Countries to Receive GAVI Funding for Pneumococcal, Rotavirus Vaccines

• Southeast Asian Leaders Laud UN’s Role in Tackling Global Challenges, But Seek Some Internal Reforms

• UNICEF Announces Scaling Up of Cash Transfer Scheme for Zimbabwe’s Orphans

• Bill Gates Visits Nigeria in Anti-Polio Drive

Other must-reads:

• UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, IOM Seek $18M for Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia

• Ben Knapen: World Bank Must be Results-driven, Transparent

• After General Debate, Now Time to Tackle Issues Discussed, Al-Nasser Says

• UN: Tourism Offers Socio-economic Opportunities, Helps Reduce Poverty

• Panama, a Regional Hub for UN Agencies?

• Canada Announces Support for Pan American Health Organization’s Efforts to Improve Health Care in Latin America, Caribbean

• Saint Lucia, Dominica Call for Accelerated Transition to ‘Green’ Energy

• After Earthquake, New Zealand Underlines Need for Effective Disaster Preparedness

• Environmental, Economic Reforms Vital for Latin American Development

• Aid Agencies Pre-position Food, Medical Supplies for Sirte, Bani Walid, Sabha

• UNEP Conference to Focus on ‘Green’ Economy Training, Education

• On-the-ground Health Evidence can Mitigate Loss of Lives After Natural Disasters

• World Vision to Imran Khan:  Aid is not a Curse

• Japan to Loan Cairo $1.2B for Underground Metro Line Construction

• Five US-Based NGOs Warn of Potential Humanitarian Crisis in NKorea Without Immediate Food Aid

• Study Identifies African Areas Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

• White Paper Discusses Impact of Human Performance Technology on International Capacity Development

• SKorea to Increase ODA to Bangladesh by 2015

• IDB to Loan $30M for El Salvador’s Small Businesses Program

• Niebel: Effectiveness of Development Cooperation Important to Germany

• J. Stephen Morrison: ‘Conservatism Reigns’ in UN Response to NCDs

• USAID Co-sponsors Maternal, Infant Mortality Rate Awareness Campaign in Ethiopia

• World Bank, Switzerland Launch $9M Program for Strengthening Fiscal Management in Middle-income Countries

• William Lambers: ‘Is Afghanistan Next to be Attacked by Famine?’

• AECID to Provide $12.9M for Sustainable Development Project in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau

• MCC Project in Medina of Fez Granted Holcim Awards Acknowledgement Prize

• Richard Gowan: ‘Is it Finally Time to Give Up on the UN?’

• Russia Sends New Batch of Humanitarian Aid to Abkhazia

• AECID, UNESCO, Ghana’s National Commission on Culture Hold Workshop Highlighting Culture’s Role in National Development

• USAID to Launch New Health Care Project in Azerbaijan

• USAID to Boost Agricultural, Food Safety, Infrastructure Aid to Mozambique

• Ben John Baxter: ‘China Deserves More Recognition from the West’

• Grameen Foundation, USAID to Provide $3M for Microfinance Institutions in Peru

• UN Teams Up With Lonely Planet to Provide Aid Workers Vital Information

• Tanzania Seeks $340M Annually to 2015 for Infrastructure Development

• David McGuire New QED President, CEO

• Economic and Social Councils in Jordan, Spain Sign MOU on Bilateral Cooperation, Coordination

• EU to Grant $7.4M to Philippine CSOs

• European Commission Grants $981.6M for Romania’s Highway Projects

• Palestine Aid Cuts Could Have Serious Consequences 

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