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    Development news roundup: Aid convoy hit in Syria blast, $162M to crush measles outbreaks, and more

    By Devex Editor // 14 June 2012

    Today, we reported:

    • Aid convoy hit in Syria blast

    • $162M to crush measles outbreaks

    • UNDP launches East Africa agribusiness platform

    • Call for action: Curb child deaths now

    • Aid groups take aim at global arms treaty

    • Catherine Ashton previews EU plan for Afghanistan

    • Sudanese suffer from aid groups’ suspensions

    • Déjà vu: Advocacy group’s new head says US moving ‘in the right direction’

    Other must reads:

    • Want to know more about CIDA’s work? New report tells ‘story of development’

    • Ertharin Cousin confirms WFP’s commitment to Haiti

    • US-Philippine partnership to boost financial inclusion among Filipinos

    • FAO to companies, organizations: Help us reduce food waste

    • Global cereal production projected to rise, but won’t alleviate food insecurity in Sahel

    • Countdown to 2015: Maternal and child deaths down, but malnutrition still a problem

    • Filipino farmers can now access agricultural information via new call center

    • Oxfam GB ‘disappointed’ at UK’s decision to delay aid bill

    • UNHCR’s emergency reserves for South Sudan depleted, calls on donors to fund $111M appeal

    • Andrew Mitchell praised Joyce Banda’s ‘brave reforms’ but did not announce resumption of budget support

    • Aid groups, UN agencies call on Israel to lift Gaza border blockade

    • Ban Ki-moon: Energy, the ‘golden thread’ to a sustainable future

    • Oxfam’s Duncan Green: Latest European Report on Development, a ‘good curtain raiser’

    • Mobile money can change Afghans’ lives — USAID’s Gregory Howell

    • Remittances, a ‘significant force’ in a country’s economy?

    • Energy has been a ‘silent partner’ to MDGs, says UN Foundation President Timothy Wirth

    • WHO’s Flavia Bustreo: ‘Continuum of care’ needed to reduce maternal, newborn deaths

    • Does IATI ‘make sense’ to aid groups?

    • New Fera lab-based training facility aims to tackle food safety

    • Poll shows state of women in G20 countries

    • North Korea waiting for requested children’s vaccines

    • Violence in Arakan state threatens reforms in Myanmar

    • Supplies ‘completely insufficient’ in South Sudanese refugee camps

    • Roger Thurow talks about his ‘last hunger season’

    • IFC announces $35M investment for Africa’s ICT infrastructure

    • Akihiko Tanaka, JICA chief, signs loan agreement for Kenyan road project

    • ING Group to pay US $619M fine for doing business with ‘dictatorial regimes’

    • General Assembly budget committee recommends $7B for 14 UN peackeeping missions

    • Panel says new sources needed to close AIDS financing gap

    • Germany links new anti-corruption strategy to development cooperation

    • Study reveals huge demand for affordable housing finance in Bangladesh

    • $1.3B World Bank loan to support Romania’s reform programs

    • Roundtable event highlights China’s participation in cookstove alliance

    • Swiss departments allocate $2M for renewable energy platform

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