Posted by PIPP on 16 June 2013
Australia and New Zealand have been using their sway in the region to effectively ban World Bank and Asian Development Bank lending to Fiji since the 2006 coup, according to a blog post by Stephen Howes at the Development Policy Centre.
Posted by CID sourced from GOV UK on 14 June 2013
The UK wants a diplomatic process in Geneva that succeeds in reaching a negotiated end to the conflict in Syria.
Posted by CID sourced from UN News on 14 June 2013
Despite progress to protect children living in war-affected countries, the evolving character and tactics of conflict are creating unprecedented threats for children, particularly in Syria, Mali and the Central African Republic, a top United Nations envoy today said.
Posted by CID sourced from UNICEF on 13 June 2013
The Nutrition for Growth event held in London today delivered a new opportunity to further reduce the crippling impact of stunting and other forms of undernutrition for millions of children.
Posted by CID sourced from Sci Dev Net on 13 June 2013
Data gaps on disability need to be filled if future development goals are to be robustly monitored.
Posted by CID sourced from Sci Dev Net on 13 June 2013
The UN special advisor and director of a key science network tells SciDev.Net what the road to 2015 will look like.
Posted by CID sourced from NewStatesman on 12 June 2013
At three big international summits being held in the UK over the next fortnight, nothing less than the fate of the world’s poorest people is at stake.
Posted by CID sourced from Scoop on 12 June 2013
A group of organic practitioners from Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Palau and Vanuatu were trained to facilitate the development of organic participatory guarantee systems (PGS) to provide a credible organic guarantee to consumers seeking organic produce.
Posted by CID sourced from The Guardian on 12 June 2013
Starvation is a symptom of a larger problem involving land, health, power and ecological damage, say experts. An eminent panel of doctors and academics working for the Lancet published findings that showed the existing research on child mortality had got it wrong.
Posted by CID sourced from ReliefWeb on 11 June 2013
The 2013 Global Peace Index report analyses the state of peace around the world, identifying trends in violence and conflict, as well as the key drivers of peace.
