Development news roundup: FAO’s new hunger report, al-Shabab bans Islamic Relief, and more

Today, we reported:

• Poor Somalis ‘still living on a knife-edge’

• Is the world closer to ending hunger?

• More clues on Mitt Romney’s foreign aid plans

• Norway donates $20M to UNESCO

• The buzz on ending poverty

• American public opinion on the Middle East: A study

Other must reads:

• ‘Scattered nature’ of Syrian refugees in Lebanon makes aid delivery difficult, particularly in remote areas

• At meeting, heads of UN peace operations stress key role of cooperation in resolving West Africa crises

• Seasonal rains exacerbating humanitarian situation in East Africa

• In Afghanistan, Australia spends more on securing aid delivery than on actual development assistance

• Report says ‘No End to Humanitarian Crises’ in Pakistan

• A summary of ICRC’s activities in Afghanistan

• Hope for Afghans’ future ‘steadily declining’

• US bill supporting IFIs’ assistance to Myanmar enacted into law

• JICA agrees to fund infrastructure development projects in Sudan

• New toolkit provides technical assistance to UN, EU staff on mitigating conflict over natural resources

• Canada-Nigeria partnership focuses on good governance, economic cooperation and security

• FIGO strengthens partnerships in bid to meet health-related MDGs

• Business opportunities made possible via Taiwan-EBRD fund

• For the 1st time, EBRD will finance solar power project

• Call for applications: Danish grants for development research

• What social entrepreneurship and cooperation have offered rural families in Guatemala

• WFP’s 4th Global Humanitarian Aviation Conference opens Oct. 9

• 2012 TechWomen participants join Tech for Social Good discussion

• Additional German support to bring Khmer Rouge perpetrators to justice

• Report ‘specific information on fraud cases’ involving EU funds to EU Anti-Fraud Office

• Good governance attracts ‘hot money’ – ADB official

• World Bank’s aid to Yemen will focus on defined priority sectors

• With delayed discussions on IMF reform, will emerging economies ever gain greater voting power?

• ICRC calls on ECOWAS to improve implementation of humanitarian law in West Africa

• ‘Developing innovative health financing mechanisms’ needed to meet MDGs

• JICA donation boosts malaria, tuberculosis research in Myanmar

• Australian funding has helped lower new HIV infections in Papua New Guinea

• The changing face of AIDS

• JICA’s efforts to send more young girls to school

• Save the Children helps address education, nutrition challenges in Zambian district

• Maritime agenda for growth and jobs adopted

• AfDB helps finance jobs creation project in Malawi

• New World Bank chief economist on steering the institution toward being a ‘solutions Bank’

• How remittances turn Africans into being the biggest aid donors to the region

• 5 ways to address ‘neglected challenges’ in global AIDS fight

• ADB’s Stephen Groff: Why investing in Myanmar matters

• Pacific Island countries to review MDG achievements Oct. 10-12

• Chicago Marathon: Runners raise funds for clean water in Africa

• World is watching: Pakistan’s faltering fight against polio

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