Today, we reported:
New AfDB grant to boost regional agriculture research, development initiative
World Bank estimates cost of climate-proofing Bangladesh’s infrastructure
Other must reads:
OECD to launch gender data browser on International Women’s Day
UNESCO publishes atlas highlighting differences between girls’ and boys’ education
IDB, Spanish General Trust Fund call on researchers to send agricultural financing proposals
Hillary Clinton to award International Women of Courage honorees on March 8
IDB annual meeting to discuss climate change, South-South cooperation
Bangladesh to repay $9.8M ADB soft loan after highway expansion project fails
Norway to provide $9.9M for mHealth Alliance’s maternal and newborn health programs
Survey says 80 percent of Dutch voters want development aid cuts
Nigerian state may lose donor funding if HIV/AIDS committee not changed to agency by month’s end
USAID to provide economic aid to Philippines’ 3 ‘key growth areas’
John Baird will be first Canadian foreign minister to visit Myanmar
Ban Ki-moon says humanitarian situation in Somalia likely to deteriorate in coming months
IKEA campaign raised $16M for UNICEF, Save the Children in 2011
Sightsavers research says blinding disease may already have been eliminated in one Nigerian state
Save the Children: Twebevent + #hiddencrisis = 5M people talking about child malnutrition
Melissa Leach: Politics has no place in sustainable development
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.