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    Development News Round Up: World Humanitarian Day, Longer-term Crisis Response and More

    By Ivy Mungcal // 19 August 2011

    Today, we reported:

    • On World Humanitarian Day, Security Concerns Highlighted, Donors Asked to Match Aid Workers’ Commitment

    • DfID Study Debunks ‘Success’ of Microfinance

    • US to Send Flood Aid to NKorea, Food Not Included

    • FAO Outline Longer-term Response to East African Crisis

    • Now Available: Scholarships for Humanitarian Logistics Professionals

    Other must-reads:

    • Villages in Drought-Prone Zimbabwe Region Need Food Aid – IRIN

    • No Final Decision Yet on US Support for Pakistani Dam, State Department says

    • Gates Foundation Helps Boost Technology Use Among East African Farmers

    • Rwanda Gets $15.7M Chinese Aid for Economic, Trade Development

    • East African Food Security Research Secures Funding Boost

    • China Funds Philippine Infrastructure Projects

    • More Scandals Rock China’s Philanthropy Sector

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      Ivy Mungcal

      As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.

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