Posted by CID sourced from AlertNet on 11 March 2013
The majority of women in developing countries rely on agriculture, and it is widely acknowledged that gender should be a major consideration in agricultural development for the rural poor.
Posted by CID sourced from AlertNet on 11 March 2013
S.Sudan, Sudan agreed to withdraw armies from border zone. If adhered to, seen as big step toward resuming oil flow.
Posted by CID sourced from Alertnet on 11 March 2013
French and Chadian forces expect to have secured the northeast region of Mali that is the stronghold of Islamist militants by end-March.
Posted by CID sourced from UN News on 11 March 2013
llicit drugs and crime are roadblocks to the rule of law and democracy, a United Nations official said today, urging countries to collaborate to address this threat to stability and development.
Posted by CID sourced from UN News on 11 March 2013
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, Marzuki Darusman, said his latest report identified nine patterns of violation in the country, some of which amount to crimes against humanity.
Posted by Al Jazeera on 11 March 2013
About 60,000 children go missing every year in populous nation, and child activists say many end up in sex trade.
Posted by CID sourced from SciDev Net on 11 March 2013
Having enough suitable living space is a key determinant of health outcomes around the world, a review of studies on housing improvements for health has found.
The review found Initiatives targeting housing improvements at the most impoverished people and those in the poorest health were more effective than generic schemes targeting entire areas.
Posted by CID sourced from UN on 10 March 2013
Human rights are vital for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which world leaders have pledged to attain by 2015, and must figure prominently in any development agenda beyond that date. That has been the message to a high-level United Nations panel being held in Geneva.
Posted by CID sourced from SciDev Net on 10 March 2013
Mobile phones along with local knowledge and field support, can help to ensure the effective diagnosis and treatment of malaria in remote rural areas, according to a study in Bangladesh.
Posted by CID sourced from Bond on 10 March 2013
While the campaign to get New Zealand to commit 0.7% of national income on aid has stalled here, in Britain the Chancellor is expected to confirm that the UK will reach that target in 2013, as part of his budget announcement on 20 March. If this happens, it will represent a huge achievement for the UK development sector as well as CID's counterpart, Bond, its members and their supporters who have campaigned for 0.7% for over 40 years.
Bond is coordinating a ‘final push’ to get the government over the line, defend the aid budget and ensure that 0.7% is enshrined in law in 2013
