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    Development News Round-up: UN Summit, US Aid Cuts, Aid Transparency and More

    By Che de los Reyes // 23 September 2011

    Today, we reported:

    • 3 Private Firms Announce Commitments to UN-Backed Initiative

    • Ban Ki-moon Presses Countries on Sustainable Development, 4 Other ‘Imperatives’

    • Developing Countries’ Leaders Make Their Voices Heard at UN

    • 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

    • Where Does US Foreign Aid Budget Stand in Debt Panel Plans?

    • 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

    • Commonwealth Ministers Urge for Greater Aid Transparency

    • US Pledges Additional $55M for Clean Cookstoves Initiative

    • IFC Report Discloses Revenue-Generating Business Models for Development Community

    • UNDP, South Africa Sign Knowledge-Exchange Agreement

    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

    • Anti-Corruption Efforts Key in Huge Climate Change Funds

    • Ross Mountain: Aid for Palestine Not Needed if Israel Lifts Blockade

    • Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Niger to Get $257.6M AfDB Loans and Grants

    • EBRD to Loan $8M to Develop Tajikistan’s Market Economy

    • ACTED to Deliver Water to 1,000 Families in Northern Kenya

    • Sarah Mendelson: ‘Would the OGP Really Have an Effect on People’s Lives?’

    • Benin Wins $34M Aid Package from China to Fight Piracy

    • 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

    • In Yemen, Humanitarian Crisis Feared to Worsen

    • Malaria Vaccine Trial Expanded After Promising Results

    • Only 4 African Countries Likely to Achieve MDGs, Says World Bank Report

    • US Gives $19M Worth of Wheat to Jordan

    • Noncommunicable Diseases on the Rise in Developing Countries

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      • Che de los Reyes

        Che de los Reyes

        As a senior staff writer, Che focuses on international development breaking news coverage as well as interviews and features. Prior to joining Devex, Che handled communications for local and international development NGOs and government institutions in the Philippines.

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