Today, we reported:
Tony Blair to donors: Stop ‘foot dragging’ not funding for malaria
Kevin Watkins: Cutting long-term aid for South Sudan is ‘bad advice’
Other must-reads:
Sub-Saharan Africa: The most challenging place for adolescents
Inequality in Latin America higher than Africa, parts of Asia - report
New anti-corruption initiative eyes engagement with private sector
UK supports Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program with additional $40M
3 groups compete to head UNFFCC’s new Climate Technology Center
In Europe, diabetes prevention, treatment cost $119B annually
Report says Vietnam should prioritize public spending in education
Put agriculture, food security high on global development agenda - IFPRI report
Should countries scale up rice intensification to boost food security?
George Ingram leads experts tapped for Publish What You Fund’s new US aid transparency committee
Study: Climate change threatens sub-Saharan Africa’s fisheries sector
USAID-funded project show ‘significant’ success in reducing maternal mortality in Dominican Republic
ICAI gives DfID ‘green amber’ for electoral assistance through UNDP
Tips to co-create inclusive ICT programs for health, education and economic development
Red Cross to distribute food, mosquito nets in flood-hit countries in South America
Disagreements between developed and developing nations threaten to ruin UNCTAD
Environmental experts fear Rio+20 could end up as ‘major step backwards for nature’
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About the author
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.
