Development News Round-up: Security in Somalia, Kidnapping In Pakistan, US Funding in Gaza and More

Today, we reported: 

• In Somalia, Aid Groups Gain Additional Security

• Following Compromise, US-funded Aid Groups Resume Operations in Gaza

• In Pakistan, Kidnapping of US Aid Worker Underscores Security Risks

• US to Egypt: Funding of NGOs Consistent with Billions in Aid for Past 30 Years

• UN Communication Budget Cuts to Lead in Staff Layoffs, Less Information

• Twin Scandals at Oxfam: Haiti Mission Chief Resigns, Pakistani Flood Aid Embezzled

• Sri Lanka Revises NGO Tax Rule

• UK Affirms Maximizing Shareholding to Influence World Bank Practices

• AfDB Eyes Strengthening Civil Society Engagement

Other must-reads:

• WFP, AusAid Provide Flood Relief to Chakoria Flood Victims

• GAO Recommends Establishing Requirements for Written Acquisition Plans

• Ban Ki-moon: Sustainable Development Remains Top Priority

• UN Security Council, ECOSOC Heads Discuss Reform, Increased Cooperation

• Sara Allan: New Gates Foundation Deputy Director of Strategy and Management

• Tonga High-Speed Internet Project Receives ADB, World Bank Support

• In Egypt, Germany to Provide €240M in Debt Relief for Development Projects

• Egypt Secures $550M AfDB Loan for Natural Gas Power Plant

• Ukraine Gets €400M EIB, EBRD Loan for Hydropower

• AfDB Pledges Support for Nigeria’s ‘Transformation Agenda’

• The Guardian: ‘UN Must Hire Quality Staff Immediately’

• Owen Barder: ‘Realistic Objectives Will Better Show the Difference Aid Makes’

• Gates Foundation Awards $1M Grant to University of New Mexico Team for HIV Research

• ICRC Official in Africa Discusses Humanitarian Problems in Libya

• Sweden Pledges Support for Multilateral Fund in East Africa

• Gates Foundation Commits $160M to Biofortification Programs in Africa

• AGRA Launches Food Security Programs in Mozambique

• Kartik Chandran Receives $1.5M Grant from Gates Foundation

• Clearance of Goods at Malaba Border to Get Better, Faster

• Tzu Chi Foundation Held Winter Aid Distribution in Northern Swaziland

• Uganda Mudslides in Kaabong, Bududa: Red Cross Sends Team on Ground

• Jonathan Glennie: ‘Development Experts Need to Be Bolder About Letting History in’

• AfDB Boosts Liberian Support to $205M

• US to Philippines: Budget Cuts No Impact on $434M MCC Compact

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