Message-ID: <35C525C9.87BC78CE@idn.org> Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:51:53 -0400 From: "Christopher L. Byrne, Director" <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: This Week At The International Development Network (August 3, To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Apologies for any cross-posting.Greetings.
Staring last week, the International Development Network (IDN) Web Site at http://www.idn.org/ has been scaled back to weekly updates only. This decision had to be made because of severe budgetary and staff constraints. However, sponsoring members of the IDN will have daily access to updated news and information, including links and other information added by IDN Research Staff. As sponsoring members, we felt it only fair to provide them with immediate access as they are helping sustain the IDN. If any of you or your organizations are interested in becoming sponsoring members, please visit our membership information page at http://www.idn.org/membership/index.htm .
New this week at the IDN (http://www.idn.org/):
TOOLS YOU CAN USE
This week we feature a link to the DAC Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation.
QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK
This week's quick link is to the web site for the World Youth Forum, taking place in Braga, Portugal from August 2nd through 7th.
NEW PUBLICATION
A link to the Medecins Sans Frontieres South Sudan Nutritional Update (Microsoft Word Format) has been included. In addition, the IDN has converted the document to PDF format for those of you who cannot read word documents and we will be forwarding this document format to MSF for their use.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The following links have been added to the Funding Opportunities Page:
United Nations Population Fund Procurement Unit The Rockefeller Foundation
NEW LINKS
This week's new and modified links include:
Education International - a world-wide trade union organisation of education personnel, whose 23 million members represent all sectors of education from pre-school to university 284 national trade unions and associations in 148 countries and territories.
Forum on Economic Freedom - is designed to serve as a primary source of information on efforts to promote economic reform, private enterprise, and democratic consolidation around the world.
Global Meeting of Generations - The GMG is a four- year collaborative effort of fourteen organizations which include UNDO, UNIFEM, IDB, AIESEC and others to achieve Visions and Actions for Equitable Development in the 21st Century.
Information Network on Post-harvest Operations - set up to assist research and development organizations, including the private sector, to contribute to economic development and Food Security through upgrading of their post production systems in all its aspects.
Islamic Development Bank - The purpose of the Bank is to foster the economic development and social progress of member countries and Muslim communities individually as well as jointly in accordance with the principles of Shari'ah i.e., Islamic Law.
Museum Services International - MSI provides planning and implementation services in the areas of Cultural Heritage Development and Cultural Tourism Development in developing nations.
Nordic Investment Bank - a multilateral financial institution owned by the five Nordic countries. NIB finances projects of mutual interest to the borrower country and the Nordic countries.
United Nations International Computing Centre (ICC) - established in Geneva in 1971 as a co-operative set up, providing a wide range of Computing and Communication Services, on a cost recovery basis, to its Users world-wide. ICC is managed by a Management Committee representing the Organisations to which it provides services.
VWIS (Voluntary Work Information Service) - VWIS is a non-profit, independent organisation which provides information on voluntary work opportunities within the humanitarian and environmental fields in over 150 countries world-wide.
You can add your organization to the links page by following the instructions at http://www.idn.org/developm.htm
STORIES POSTED
The following stories have been posted on August 3:
Mr. Mitsuo Sato Announces Resignation as President of the Asian Development Bank
ADB Loan to Improve Urban Infrastructure in Bhutan
ADRA India Granted Foreign Contribution Permit
ADRA To Manage Bougainville Reconstruction Project
ASEAN To Receive US$ 6 Million In Aid Funds From UNDP Philippines Calls for International Conference on Globalization
ASEAN Heads Of Investment Agencies Meet in Singapore
Australia Helps Address Haze Problem In South East Asia
Australian Flood Relief For China
Australia Announces Additional Support For The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)
Britain's CDC To Invest US$4 Million In Vietnam Factory
Britain's CDC Invests In Growing Zambian Telecommunications Market
EIB Lending In Romania Reaches ECU 1 Billion
Poland: EIB Lends ECU 280 Million For Motorway Projects
Ex-Im Bank Helps Small New Jersey Firm Export $995,000 of Oxygen Plants to Ghana
FAO: Better Information Sharing Could Reduce Post-Harvest Food Losses - New Database Launched
Azerbaijan: Better Conditions For Schoolchildren
Kenya: Red Cross Water-Supply Projects Also Reduce Tension
IFC Finances Expansion Of Shrimp Operation In Belize
IFC Launches Eurodollar Global Medium Term Notes Offering
IFC Invests US$55.2 Million In Bangladesh Power Project
Red Cross/Red Crescent response to floods in Bangladesh
IMF Approves Third Annual ESAF Loan for Georgia
New International Council President For MSF
Ajiep, South Sudan: 120 People Dying From Starvation Every Day
OPIC To Facilitate Investments In South Korea - Acts On President Clinton's Pledge To Promote Growth And Economic Reform
Crisis in Sudan Requires Presidential Envoy to Resolve
Nevis Referendum on Secession From St. Kitts-Nevis Federation
£1,000,000 needed for TRÓCAIRE's work in Sudan
UNDP And Commonwealth Join Forces To Confront Sustainable Human Development Challenges
UN Agencies Pledge To End Violence Against Women In Africa
New UNEP Deputy Executive Director Appointed
Klaus Toepfer appeals for stronger cooperation to deal with many forest fires around the world
UNESCO Director-General Pledges Support For Education International Linking Education, Peace And Democracy
Federico Mayor Concerned By Discrimination Against Minorities, Notably In Education
African Environment Ministers Commit To Protect Coastal Areas
UNESCO And World Bank To Assist City Of Mostar In Rebuilding Its Old Bridge
World Conference On Higher Education To Take Place In Paris In October
Dhaka Round Table Ends with Call on Civil Society to Engage ICPD Adversaries, Make Language Accessible
Donors Pledge Support For Indonesia
World Bank To Assist Tajikistan's Reform Program
World Bank Finances Reconstruction And Local Development In Guatemala
Protecting The Children Of Indonesia
Ghanaian Appointed To World Bank's Inspection Panel
Confronting Air Pollution In Asia's Cities
World Bank To Support Commodities Market Development In Turkey
World Bank Finances Second Education Project In Uruguay
World Bank Supports Rural Development In Latvia
WFP Aircraft Fired Upon In Northeastern Afghanistan
WFP Warns Of Serious Crop Losses In Cuba Due To Drought; Proposes Emergency Food Aid For More Than 500,000 People
WFP Issues Urgent Appeal For Funds To Expand Emergency Food Aid To Needy Sudanese
WFP Staff Member Killed In Burundi
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