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    Development news roundup: DfID's open access to research policy, double whammy in Niger’s Tahoua region, and more

    By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 16 August 2012

    Today, we reported:

    • A new plan to reduce disaster losses

    • A closer look at DfID’s open access to research policy

    • No roads for aid in remote Nigerian region

    • Attacks against Red Cross in Libya: A case of ‘misunderstanding’?

    • Join the debate: Should the US cut foreign aid?

    Other must-reads:

    • World Bank plans carbon credit purchase from Uruguay wind farm

    • Finland sponsors skills development for African decision-makers

    • Amid Guinea Bissau’s food security challenges, aid groups urged to change strategy

    • In Uganda, a project to aid 1M orphans and vulnerable children launched

    • Red Cross seeks to dispel misperceptions in Libya

    • South Africa, Vietnam to identify priority areas of bilateral cooperation at 2nd partnership forum, Aug. 17

    • Christine Lagarde in Egypt next week for talks on new loan deal

    • Aid needs for Rakhine IDPs: $32.5 million til December

    • ADB report: What China needs to do to achieve green growth

    • Ban Ki-moon tells East Timor: ‘You have much to be proud of’

    • Dirk Niebel tours Kenya

    • In Philippines, Canada partners with Red Cross to help monsoon flood victims

    • IRC eyes expanding work at Jordan camp for Syrian refugees

    •  Canada rescinds medical aid pledge to Syrian-Canadian group

    • JICA presents proposal to upgrade Vietnam railway

    • Red Cross comes to the aid of southern Philippine conflict victims

    • Denmark, UNOPS ink aid deal for improved livelihoods, maternal and child health in Myanmar

    • Launched: Violence-Free Society for Children campaign in Sri Lanka

    • In Myanmar, floods displace thousands

    • Brazil to invest $66B in roads, railways

    • Years after Haiti quake, safe housing Is a dream for many – NYT

    • Hasan Tuluy on his Bolivia visit: ‘I want to show that the World Bank is a trustworthy partner’

    • In east Africa, quality of education has ‘deteriorated further’ - report

    • The Global Fund is being very short-sighted’ - Health GAP’s Matthew Kavanagh

    • Circumcision, not a ‘passport’ to unprotected sex in Zambia

    • Youth engagement: ‘Complex and requires a clear purpose’

    • Aid worker diaries: ‘It makes me proud to help other people’

    • The ‘Spirit of Rio’

    • Seeing between the lines: Visualizing global poverty trends

    • Market access: A key determinant of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa

    • A critique of a critical paper on NGOs

    • The case of Canadian aid to Syrians

    • The potential of South Africa’s PPP model to attract investments

    • Vietnam eyes strengthened cooperation with Japan through PPPs

    • Amanda Glassman: Does allocating ex ante mean less country ownership?

    • Eric Holdeman: The 10 commandments of emergency management

    • The plight of environment refugees

    • Want to be part of UN’s Youth Advocacy Group for Education First?

    • Mark your calendars: Danida Development Days in November

    • US State Department outlines plans to engage women as agents of peace

    • Wanted: Donor, corporate partners

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    • Jenny Lei Ravelo

      Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo

      Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

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