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

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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