Development News Round-up: UN Summit, GAO Report, Global Fund Review and More

Today, we reported:

• UN Issues Landmark Declaration to Fight World’s Leading Killer 

• New GAO Report Seeks Better Tool for Tracking Iraq, Afghanistan Contracting Information 

• Independent Panel Releases Global Fund Review Findings 

• UK Announces New Education Challenge to Help World’s Poorest Girls 

• UN Staff Union Press Secretariat for Better Security Policies 

• UN Official: Haiti Needs Accelerated International Support to Address Instability Threats 

• Obama Administration Defends US Aid to Palestinian Territories 

• USAID Launches Multimedia Campaign for East Africa Relief 

Other must-reads:

• Norway Pledges $7M for Pakistan Flood

• Ian Martin, Georg Charpentier Appointed Leaders of UN Support Mission to Libya

• Tunisia Gets $239M AfDB Loans for Road, SMEs

• ADB Loan to Bring Piped Water to 2.7 Million Nepalese

• In Rwanda, €8M EIB Loan to Boost SMEs

• EU Allocates €5M for Bangladesh Flood Relief

• US, WHO Ink Pact to Help Developing Countries Meet International Health Regulations

• Australia, IDB Forge Partnership to Fight Poverty in Latin America

• UNEP Urges Asia-Pacific Economies to Be Energy Efficient

• Katie Nguyen on Debates Surrounding EU Aid’s Effectiveness

• IIED Report: Donors Not Transparent About Climate Change Aid

• More Than One-Third of EU Agro-Environmental Aid Go to Waste, Audit Says

• Senegal Gets $560M Loan for New International Airport

• Rosemary D’Amour on Points That WB, IMF Should Discuss

• New Organization to Provide Microloans to South African Women

• DfID Pledges Additional $27M for Maternal and Child Health in South Africa

• Netherlands Latest Donor to Publish Aid Data

• China Gives $14M in Food Aid to Zimbabwe

• Save the Children Report: 350 Million Children Will Never See A Health Worker

• Turkish Plane Delivering Food Aid to Libya Fired At, Returned Safely

• Brian Atwood: Busan Conference An Opportunity Not to be Missed

• Max Lawson: The Best Way to Deliver Food Aid is to be Impartial

• US NKorea Envoy to Persuade SKorea on Food Aid for NKorea?

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