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    Development news roundup: US food aid, partnerships for small-holder farmers, and more

    By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 27 February 2013

    Today, we reported:

    • Will White House fund Food for Peace next year?

    • John Ging on Mali aid delivery woes: It’s all about funding

    • Top IFIs take stance on post-MDGs

    • Aid groups assess needs in cyclone-hit Madagascar

    • In Tunisia, a stronger EBRD presence

    Other must-reads:

    • Red Cross supports hunger-hit Zimbabwe

    • EU strengthens joint development strategy in Mali, steps up response

    • IOM Tanzania facilitates identity management workshop

    • How agroforestry schemes can improve food security in developing countries

    • NZ Aid and Development Dialogues consultant Joanna Spratt: Key observations on the state of New

    • Zealand’s aid strategy

    • More than a decade of countering disease and disaster in Haiti penitentiaries

    • IMF demands deeper austerity measures in Sri Lanka

    • IOM teams up with Bank of Ceylon to boost rural development in Sri Lanka

    • Brazil, Gates Foundation sign $8M deal on preterm births

    • IOM trains health partners to combat HIV, AIDS in Mozambique’s southern transport corridors

    • International HIV/AIDS Alliance call: Prioritize the unmet health MDGs

    • At Vienna forum, Ban calls on world’s youth to take the lead on global issues

    • Ban urges inclusion of conflict areas in development planning

    • WFP buys record quantity of maize from Ethiopian cooperative unions

    • ADB signs loan with TBC Bank

    • ADB to help conserve threatened forests of Borneo with nearly $4.5M

    • Gisele Bündchen joins Al Gore, UNIDO chief Yumkella in green energy campaign

    • UNAIDS, UNDP back plan for poorest countries to keep low-cost access to life-saving drugs

    • Allegations of aid politicization in Philippines ahead of elections

    Read more development aid news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive top international development headlines from the world’s leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders — emailed to you FREE every business day.

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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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