Message-ID: <35EA0942.C8D9590D@idn.org> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 22:24:02 -0400 From: "Christopher L. Byrne, Director" <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: U.S. Agency for International Development Advisory Committee on To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Apologies for any cross-postingInformation on the subject meeting is posted to the Development Front Section of the International Development Network Web Site (http://www.idn.org) this week. THis is an important meeting as the USAID FAC will discuss the impact of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) on USAID Interaction with NGOs.
In addition, here is what else is new at the IDN for the Week of August 30, 1998:
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IDN Membership Directory
We welcome Mr. Srinivasa B. Popuri of the Asian Instutute of Technology in Thailand as our newest sponsoring member. ____________________________________________
New Awards
Population Council Awarded USAID US$60 Million Cooperative Agreement To Improve Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services
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Quick Link of the Week
This weeks Quick Link is to the Reproductive Health Outlook web site recently publoished by PATH (Programs for Alternative Technology in Health). This site provides summaries of up-to-date information, links to the best in-depth reproductive health information on the web, and the chance to communicate with international experts and peers through Community Forum message boards.
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Tools You Can Use:
This week's tool is a link to "InterAction's Guide to African NGO Networks, 1998-99"
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New Publications
IUCN (the World Conservation Union) Publications Unit and IUCN Library Announce the Launch of Two New Catalogues ____________________________________________
New Links:
Burkina Faso Association For Survival Of Children ( ABSE ) - ABSE is a No-Governmental organization that works for the development of the woman and the child in Africa and to the Burkina Faso. French
Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) - IRIS researchers and consultants assist fledgling democracies and newly industrializing countries to build robust democratic, legal, and economic institutions which provide both a foundation and a guiding hand for future broad-based, stable economic growth.
The Commonwealth of Learning - an international organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training.
Environment TOBAGO - conserves Tobago's natural and living resources and advances the knowledge and understanding of such resources their wise and sustainable use and their essential relationship to human health and the quality of life.
European Centre for Development Policy Management - ECDPM programmes on capacity building, policy dialogue, and information exchange are targeted to the needs of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
Export-Import Bank of Thailand - can offer short-term as well as long-term credit, either in domestic or overseas markets, being in Baht or any foreign currency denominations.
ICDDR,B Centre for Health and Population Research - Located in Bangladesh, The Centre is an independent nonprofit organization for research, education, and training in population and health, and to provide clinical services.
NIPR: New Ideas in Pollution Regulation - A site for researchers, government officials, and citizens interested in understanding and improving control of industrial pollution, especially in developing countries.
OECS Education Reform Unit - Education Reform in the Eastern Caribbean, based in St. Lucia.
PRIDEAfrica - Microfinance Institution in Africa. __________________________________________________________
Stories from The Development Front
The following stories were provided to members of the IDN last week and are now available on the web site:
Caribbean Agriculture Officials Meet With Goal Of Building on Regional Agriculture
New Project Examines Needs of The Elderly in St. Lucia
World Vision Committed to Work in Southern Sudan
Family and State in Latin America - an Urgent Task for the Next Millennium
US Says Contribution to UNHCR Will Help Refugee Children
British Minister Sees Aardvark in Action in Aberdeenshire
FAO Reports Famine Conditions in Some Parts of Sudan, but Says Many Other East African Countries Show Favorable Harvest Prospects
IMF Approves Third Annual ESAF Loan for Mozambique
IMF Approves US$ 1 Billion Credit Tranche for Indonesia
EIB lending in Asia and Latin America: mid-1998 summary
Guyana's Minister Outlines Health Situation
United States Supports Southern African Development Community (SADC) Initiative to End Congo Crisis
CARE's U.S. Staff Safely Evacuated from Sudan and Afghanistan
Contracts for Special Assistance Facility of OECF JAPAN in July 1998
APEC Business Advisory Council to Meet September 4-6 in Taipei
15th Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union to Be held In United States October 12 - November 6
Income Distribution, Poverty and Social Spending In Latin America
Nairobi Bombing : the Disaster Has Just Begun
Red Cross/Red Crescent to Benefit from Princess Diana Paintings
"FROM REFORM TO GROWTH : The Private Sector and Investment as the Keys to Prosperity"
Twenty-ninth South Pacific Forum Report Focuses on Areas of Sustainable Development
Cuban Government Appeals for International Drought Assistance
After Three Years in Prison, Nigerian Journalist Christina Anyanwu Arrives In Paris to Receive UNESCO and Reporters sans Frontieres Prizes
New Study Envisions Prosperous Bangladesh in 2020, Charts Path to Achieve It
GEF Grant to Help Improve Czech Energy Sector Efficiency
World Bank Provides Flood Assistance to Tajikistan
World Bank and Bangladesh Develop New Method to Measure Literacy and Basic Learning Skills
WFP Starts US$90 Million Emergency Operation Aimed at Feeding 5.3 Million Indonesians
United Nations Volunteers and Youth in Development
IFC Invests in Private Insurance Company in Zambia
Future of the ICRC Presidency
Flood Hits Bangladesh: Possibly the Worst in 20 Years
ADB Loan to Solomon Islands to Reform Public Sector
Economic Integration and the Situation of Women In The Labor Force: A Case Study In Chile
ADRA Worker Dies in Sudan
UN Resident Coordinator for the Pacific Hands over Computer Equipment to Solicitor General’s Office
UNDP Resident Representative for the Pacific Presents Credentials to Vanuatu Prime Minister
World Bank Approves Fast-track Project to Assist Bangladesh in Addressing Arsenic Crisis
World Vision Canada and Canadian Air Force Assists Children in Sudan
Citing a Close Cultural Relationship Between the Southern U.S. and Latin America, OPIC’s Muñoz Says Greater Economic Ties Are Just Around the Corner
Launch of Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development
Canada-Commonwealth Business Forum Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 29 September - 30 September, 1998
Commonwealth Television Service Planned for Launch Later this Year
Forum Communiqué of the Twenty-ninth South Pacific Forum
ACCION Launches New Web Site __________________________________________________________
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