Today, we reported:
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ADB president: Future growth in Asia must be balanced, inclusive and green
Kristalina Georgieva: We need to ‘raise our game’ on disaster preparedness, response
UNDP associate administrator launches new gender equality project in Afghanistan
WHO on track to achieve key tuberculosis target in Western Pacific
Dominican Republic to improve agricultural productivity of small farmers with $22M IDB loan
Mexico gets $15M in climate change mitigation financing from IDB
IFC provides $176M to help improve Colombian capital’s transport system
OIG: 10 ways to improve USAID’s net distribution activities in Tanzania
UN deputy humanitarian chief Catherine Bragg to visit Pakistan
WFP scales up food distributions as humanitarian needs in Syria rise
Ahead of Sierra Leone elections, UN Peacebuilding Commission pledges continued support
ADB lens $25M for construction of 3 food plants in Bangladesh
UNHCR official talks refugees and access to migration programs
UNFPA: 3 critical maternal health medicines that could save women’s lives
UN says $1.6M million needed to address food needs in quake-stricken Guatemala
UN Democracy Fund grant to accept new grant proposals between Nov. 15 to Dec. 31
$300M ADB loan to support Indonesian program for better rural-urban transport links
From a former secretary of state to a potential one: Madeleine Albright praises Susan Rice
Possible cabinet posts for Rajiv Shah: Education, agriculture, health and human services
AfDB-funded rural supply water project kicks off in Kerewan, Gambia
MSF says rampant sexual violence in Papua New Guinea a ‘humanitarian crisis’
Gates Foundation funds research to improve health in developing countries
Red Cross raises alarm as thousands of Burundian refugees face repatriation
Ukrainian officials to USAID: The country needs your assistance
New MSF study confirms crisis of undiagnosed tuberculosis among children
Program-for-Results: An update on the World Bank’s new finance tool
Green Climate Fund makes progress towards operationalization
Japan eyes financing solar and water power plants in Pakistan
Niharika Mandhana: End of UK aid to India signals shift in foreign aid architecture
Democracy is not necessarily good for the poor, research finds
Bipasha Majumder: Should NGOs look in the mirror in India’s middle class debate?
As Obama prepares new cabinet, USGLC asks ‘So who’s calling the shots?’
The Economist: India can’t tackle domestic poverty by itself
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