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    Development news roundup: A new brand of humanitarian volunteers, SFRC clears foreign aid transparency bill, and more

    By Devex Editor // 20 September 2012

    Today, we reported:

    • Coming soon: A new brand of humanitarian volunteers

    • SFRC clears foreign aid transparency bill

    • The future of ADB spending in Kazakhstan

    • A proposal for the next set of development goals

    Other must reads:

    • Navi Pillay urges Algeria to review restrictions on civil society organizations

    • ADB funds sustainable urban transport program in Mongolia

    • Now open: Competition on visualizing Finnish aid statistics

    • A summary of US assistance to Haiti

    • US helps developing countries participate in WTO negotiations

    • FAO director-general supports convening G20 agricultural ministers to review progress on governing food markets

    • U.S. Department of State to Host Global Infrastructure Conference

    • Chris Locke: ‘Business sustainability’ needed to scale up mobile for development

    • Hangout with WFP to find out how food assistance is helping Syrian families survive violence

    • WFP starts distributing government-contributed wheat to displaced Pakistanis

    • From Gaza to West Bank: School meals

    • Amid turbulent times, upcoming debate will be among busiest ever – Ban Ki-moon

    • EU commits $4M to IMF trust fund for South Sudan

    • ADB extends additional financing to upgrade highway in Indian state

    • UN agency advances women’s rights at General Assembly

    • Another review for DfID

    • AMISOM deputy commander urges humanitarian groups to help Somalis fleeing al-Shabab-controlled areas

    • Hopes of lower-cost vaccines with China’s rise as ‘major new player’ in global vaccine production

    • Are changing mosquito patterns to blame for rising malaria cases?

    • Mass slaughter of farm animals set to push food prices up 14 percent

    • Ghana making impressive progress toward achieving MDGs

    • Burkina Faso: Low-cost steps for long-term food security

    • Ebola’s other victims: Health care workers

    • Save the Children wins 2 USAID ‘All Children Reading’ awards

    • UK and Australia contribute $11.5M to help Zimbabwe’s small-holder farmers

    • IMF reports on status of Saudi aid pledge to Arab countries

    • 50 Malaysian volunteers on a humanitarian mission to Myanmar’s Rakhine state

    • IMF warns of ‘deepening’ Palestinian fiscal crisis

    • Isolated South Sudan camps crowded with refugees

    • In Lebanon, awareness campaign aims to prevent child abuse

    • US to use aid to Iraq against Syria?

    • USAID activities raise ‘serious question’ in Russia

    • Somali health officials to undergo health care training in Kenya

    • JICA loan to Padma Bridge expires Sept. 21

    • KOICA to invest $15M in Mozambique to boost basic education

    • Nigeria still lags in improving maternal, newborn health

    • Making growth more inclusive in Asia

    • Who is leading Russia’s overseas aid program?

    • How will climate change affect food production?

    • ‘Every baby’s death is a tragedy’

    • Development’s fat cats have been gorging on private sector values

    • Americans need farm aid – not a Band-Aid

    • Closing the NCD divide: A matter of equity and social justice

    • Connecting the dots: Food security and the NCDs

    • The political economy of African agricultural policy

    • New alliance advances use of electronic payments for poverty reduction programs

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