Development News Round-up: Somalia, Libya, Misconduct in Haiti and More

Today, we reported:

• UN Calls for Emergency and Agricultural Response as Famine Spreads in Southern Somalia

• UN to Re-establish Presence in Libyan Capital 

• In Haiti, Oxfam Staff Axed Over Misconduct, but Earthquake Funds Intact

• Millions in Need of Aid in Drought-Hit Afghan Regions, Aid NGOs Say 

• Somali Food Aid Monitoring Group Proposed 

• In Grim Day, Missing Germans Found Dead in Afghanistan 

• Caroline Henshaw on Feeding the World 

• ADB Names New Vice President 

• Japan Boosts WFP Resources for Bangladesh Programs 

Other must-reads:

• Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs Prepares Development Policy Action Plan 

• UN OCHA: More than 6,000 People in Papua New Guinea ‘Will Need Food in Three Months’ 

• UN-NGO Conference Highlights Link Between Local Concerns and Global Issues 

• European Parliament to Host Youth Convention on Volunteering 

• Climate Change One of Biggest Threats to African Food Security 

• UN Agencies Ready to Provide Flood Aid to Pakistan, Waiting for Written Request From Federal Government 

• Youth Challenge Australia, AusAID Contracts Volunteer to Create The Belaku Trust Marketing Materials 

• Chris Maher: ‘End of Polio No Longer a Matter of If, but When’ 

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