Today, we reported:
3 Private Firms Announce Commitments to UN-Backed Initiative
Ban Ki-moon Presses Countries on Sustainable Development, 4 Other ‘Imperatives’
Commitments on Health Care, Water Access Unveiled at CGI Meeting
At UN Summit, World Leaders Say UN ‘Indispensable,’ SKorea Pledges to Double ODA
Engage Beneficiaries Too, Gates Foundation Official Tells Aid Groups on Social Media
New Initiative Brings Respiratory Disease Vaccine to Burundi Immunization Campaign
IFRC Report: Western Aid Agencies Intrusive, Likely to be Unwelcome in Disasters
Lack of Manpower, Coordination Hamper Relief Efforts in Pakistan as Diseases Spread in Sindh
IFC Report Discloses Revenue-Generating Business Models for Development Community
Other must-reads
In NKorea, WFP Starts Distributing $11.6M Worth of Food From EU
In Aid Delivery to Pacific, China Refuses to be Bound by Rules
Modern Land Rush Drives Poor into Greater Poverty - Oxfam Report
PSC: In Wartime Contracting, Problem is Government Oversight, Not Contractors
Ross Mountain: Aid for Palestine Not Needed if Israel Lifts Blockade
Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Niger to Get $257.6M AfDB Loans and Grants
Sarah Mendelson: ‘Would the OGP Really Have an Effect on People’s Lives?’
IFRC Report: 178 Million Children Stunted Due to Lack of Food
Transparency Key in Aid Effectiveness, Busan Document’s 2nd Draft Says
Nicholas Eberstadt: Only ‘Intrusive Aid’ Will Work for NKorea
Only 4 African Countries Likely to Achieve MDGs, Says World Bank Report
Noncommunicable Diseases on the Rise in Developing Countries
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