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    Development news roundup: The climate deal reached in Doha, DfID's foray into impact investments, and more

    By Devex Editor // 10 December 2012

    Today, we reported:

    • The climate deal: An extended Kyoto, but no clear path for climate aid

    • DfID: From grants to impact investments

    • UK ‘pressures’ aid partners to be transparent

    • Arab League pledges aid for Palestinian territories

    • The future young people want

    • In Africa’s malaria fight, a $3.6B funding gap

    Other must reads:

    • EU explores ways to strengthen support for human rights mechanisms

    • FAO to move from hunger reduction to hunger eradication

    • IDB, la Caixa partner on socioeconomic development projects in Latin America, Caribbean

    • IOM requests $7M for humanitarian response to typhoon Bopha 

    • IOM ramps up response to eastern Congo

    • Sri Lankan fishermen get livelihood support

    • Haiti to promote investments, exports with $17.5M grant from IDB 

    • On next EU foreign ministers meeting’s agenda: Russia, Middle East, Syria

    • UN relief chief pushes for aid access into off-limits areas in Myanmar

    • UNICEF to deliver clean water, sanitation for Philippine typhoon victims

    • WFP supports typhoon relief operations in Philippines

    • Buffett Foundation donates $1M to WFP programs for IDPs in Congo

    • UN agencies welcome launch of Iraq’s 1st-ever national education strategy

    • UN official stresses civilian protection on visit to areas affected by Congo violence

    • IOM hosts workshop on camp coordination, management during emergencies

    • Denmark strengthens ties with Syrian opposition coalition

    • ADB plans $137M grant for inclusive growth project in Tajikistan

    • ADB report: How Pacific countries weathered global economic downturn

    • USDA, USAID partner to help improve productivity of common bean in Africa

    • European Commission increases relief assistance to Mali 

    • Economic growth is not benefiting the poor in Mongolia, warns UN expert on extreme poverty

    • Education program in Malawi gives hope to refugees

    • Audit of USAID’s health services project in Cambodia produces mixed bag of results

    • US Department of State invites public input for new blog 

    • Ban Ki-moon: ‘Do not close your eyes’ while Syrians suffer

    • UNICEF launches emergency vaccination campaign in Syria

    • Interview with John Edward Greene, UN secretary-general’s special envoy for the Caribbean

    • Japan to double Africa assistance

    • US forces rescue aid worker kidnapped near Kabul, Afghanistan

    • Climate change affecting livelihood options in India’s Assam state - study

    • More speculations on Hillary Clinton’s next move

    • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother kidnapped

    • US offers additional $3M in assistance to victims of Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines

    • Germany aims to strengthen, not scale down, bilateral cooperation with Namibia

    • Sweden provides $650,000 for Liberia’s national secretariat for post-2015 development agenda

    • In Kenya, AfDB wants donor-funded projects prioritized

    • Food security improves in Sudan despite conflicts - report

    • Coming in New York: Conference on delivery of medical innovations to neglected patients, Dec. 13-14

    • Susan Reichle: USAID reforms aim to strengthen institutions and systems

    • Steven Heydemann testifies on human rights conditions in Syria

    • An unlikely World AIDS Day coalition

    • Euro crisis’ lessons for East Asia

    • Australia urged to heed Papua New Guinea’s PM appeals for aid priorities realignment

    • Why economic empowerment is key to reducing violence against women

    • Giving youth a real voice in development

    • Athena Kolbe: Haiti’s silenced victims

    • A case against nominating Susan Rice as next US secretary of state

    • David Miliband: EU cooperation should be strengthened, not abandoned

    • Pearl Initiative and UNICEF agree to jointly advance corporate responsibility and children’s rights

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