Today, we reported:
Illicit financial flows threaten Africa’s development – report
Sports, film personalities lend star power to David Cameron’s hunger summit
Stephen Lewis: Overcome ‘terrible double standard’ on HIV treatment
Other must reads:
ODI: Developing countries stand to lose from EU’s protectionist trade reforms
15 ways to boost the private sector’s role in humanitarian action
$400M Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund riddled with problems, project delays
Inspectors general agree on oversight plan to appropriate $90B in US funds for Afghan reconstruction
Haiti, France sign $45.5M agreement to finance agriculture, health, reconstruction projects
Malian refugees crossing into Burkina Faso breach 100,000 mark, straining resources of aid agencies
Red Cross supplying drinking water to curb cholera outbreak in northern Mali
FEWSNET report: Food insecurity affects more than 16 million people in East Africa
Integrating sustainable development into the economy: Can it be done in Pakistan?
3 reasons the development community should be open to private schools
Broken public education system needs to be fixed, not franchised to the private sector
State Department’s Nerissa Cook talks benefits of multilateral engagement for Americans
How is FAO helping spur Africa’s economic development through women empowerment?
EU commends new Serbian government, urges regional cooperation
US highlights importance of UN specialized, technical agencies
UNHCR raises concerns over ‘widespread’ human rights violations in eastern Congo
UN human rights chief calls for independent investigation on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
With $2.1M Dutch aid, IOM resumes helping send Ethiopians stranded in Yemen back home
Health experts from WHO, CDC and Ugandan government respond to 1st Ebola outbreak since 2009
$1.8M South African aid to improve veterinary laboratory capacities in sub-Saharan Africa
AfDB-funded agropastoral project in Niger fights poverty, boosts local economy
ADB OKs 2nd loan agreement for urban transport project in Georgia
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser to Rio+20 participants: Implement ‘the future we want’
EBRD continues support to SMEs in Turkey’s agribusiness sector
Eurozone crisis affects economic growth across EBRD region – report
US, Algerian cultural entrepreneurs explore creative sector’s role in economic development
New IMF mission chief to discuss possible bailout package for Pakistan
NGO coalition ‘happy’ over Kato Kajubi’s life imprisonment due to child sacrifice acts in Uganda
Singapore, Turkey commit to stronger bilateral economic cooperation
IsDB invites Malaysia to spearhead agricultural project – deputy PM
Safe drinking water needed in India’s Assam state – Christian Aid
Poland to scale back support for biomass, onshore wind for renewable energy in draft bill
Oxfam, The Nature Conservancy partner for Gulf Coast restoration
ICPC arrests officials of MDG office in Benue, Nigeria, over alleged ‘financial impropriety’
Haitian Environmental Surveillance Corps receives IDB-financed ATVs, lamps and uniforms
Kerry Brown of Europe China Research and Analysis Network: EU should be move involved with ASEAN
Pakistan, France agree to boost cooperation on trade, investment
At finance summit, Nigerians highlight importance of PPPs in country’s development
Ireland commits $12M to development efforts in northern Uganda
As India’s farmers wait for rain, pressure on global food prices mounts
Bangladesh requests ADB, JICA for loan effectiveness deadline extension on Padma bridge project
Bangladeshi NGO reacts to Global Fund’s allegations of corruption
CEO Jeff Raikes discusses Gates Foundation’s milestones, challenges in India
$120M Gates Foundation grant helped advance international agriculture research
World Vision Ghana shares plans to boost well-being of 800,000 vulnerable children
AU chair: Africa’s biggest challenge? Lack of infrastructure
Poor health care, sanitation awareness contributing to child deaths in Indonesia
RedeSist senior researcher Maria Clara Couto Soares: Align innovations with social concerns
Rajiv Shah on Hillary Clinton’s ‘AIDS-free generation’ blueprint
Zimbabwe ‘very close to reaching MDG 4’ – UNICEF’s Peter Salama
‘The time to think about graduation for Asia’s remaining aid recipients is not now’
Africa’s next challenge: Transform growth into jobs and development
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