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    Development news roundup: EBRD investments in 3 Arab states, Finland's draft 2013 aid budget, and more

    By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 19 September 2012

    Today, we reported:

    • Board green-lights EBRD investments in Arab Spring countries

    • A look at Finland’s draft 2013 aid budget

    • Russian order a ‘serious blow’ to NGOs

    • EU foreign ministers call for reforms toward closer integration

    • Convergences 2015 World Forum: A preview

    Other must-reads:

    • Dutch 2013 aid budget emphasizes economic development | Review of development cooperation well under way

    • Esther Brimmer on US engagement at the UN: ‘Our work is not finished’

    • General Assembly opens new session with call to tackle urgent global issues

    • EU development aid must take social inequalities into account, say MEPs

    • Humanitarian community starts assessing aid needs of Palestinian territory

    • WHO working with Congolese government to stop Ebola virus

    • AfDB report underscores need to address youth unemployment in Africa

    • AfDB, Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Bank conduct joint study on lack of health workers in Africa

    • AfDB board approves funding to boost low-cost housing in Africa

    • 4 projects on financial instruments for the agriculture sector win IDB grants

    • 50 years of Japanese participation in the global fight against tuberculosis

    • UNHCR appeal for Congolese IDPs: $40M

    • WHO steps up cholera response in Sierra Leone

    • Yemen’s political transition on track but facing serious challenges – UN envoy

    • UN-Arab League envoy visits Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan

    • Former Somali refugee to receive prestigious UN award

    • Talks on US aid to Egypt have not been delayed – Victoria Nuland

    • US, Mexico collaborate to advance gender equality

    • IMF begins discussion on providing additional aid to Yemen

    • Health NGOs urge EU to fill TB, HIV funding gaps in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

    • Aid agencies asked to help stem suspected cholera outbreak in Somalia

    • More work needed to tackle stunting in Asia

    • Qatar pledges $20M for Haiti’s health, education and housing sectors

    • ‘Catastrophic’ medical services in Darfur region

    • Dutch firm donates solar-powered lamps to Tanzanian villages

    • MSF says ‘significant progress’ made in reducing mortality in South Sudanese camp

    • New study calls on WTO to exempt poor countries food export restrictions

    • UN, Egypt review cooperation opportunities

    • Aung San Suu Kyi urges US to lift sanctions against Myanmar

    • The next chapter in the fight against neglected tropical diseases

    • Youth unemployment: The next global crisis?

    • Community health workers help achieve millennium goals

    • Community health workers: The backbone of Zambia’s rural health system

    • In the Middle East, ‘trend toward less direct engagement’ spreads

    • US health agency seeks input on new mHealth public-private partnership

    • Clinical Care Options announces public-private partnership targeting HIV care In South Africa

    • India ‘not shying away from PPP’

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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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