Message-ID: <36747063.AD565D70@idn.org> Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:56:51 -0500 From: Christopher Byrne <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: This Week at the International Development Network To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
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Here is what is new at the IDN this week: __________________________________________________________________
This week's "Tools You Can Use" from the International Development Network (IDN) at http://www.idn.org/ is a link to the web site for Australian Agency for International Development Business Opportunities.
Last week's tool was a link to the web site for "Working with Great Britain's Department for International Development (DFID)" as an employee, contractor and/or NGO grantee. _______________________________________________________________________
QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK
This week's quick link is to the OECD DAC Development Cooperation Review of Luxembourg.
Last week's quick link was to the FY 1998 Audit Reports of the USAID Inspector General. _______________________________________________________________________
NEW LINKS
Association for the Development of Education in Africa - focuses on developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership.
Brazilian Development Bank - an institution linked to the Planning and Budget Ministry, is the chief federal agency for long-term funding which aims at promote the country's development.
The International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN) - is a collaborative group of researchers, development workers, and policymakers interested in the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) - is a partnership of over 150 groups working to improving infant health through the protection of breastfeeding.
International Telecomputing Consortium - is a nonprofit organization that helps rural and overseas schools use new technologies.
Nordic Consulting Group - offers advisory and consulting services in development assistance within a wide range of sectors.
Save the Children - Canada
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - is a manifestation of the determination of the peoples of South Asia to work together towards finding solutions to their common problems in a spirit of friendship, trust and understanding and to create an order based on mutual respect, equity and shared benefits.
The Mountain Institute - a nonprofit scientific and educational organization committed to the preservation of mountain environments and advancement of mountain cultures around the world.
Note: The IDN did not send an update mail last week. These links were added on December 6, 1998:
Arkleton Centre for Rural Development Research (ACRDR) - set up in November 1995 to research the issues of rural change and development in Europe, including developments in rural policy and practice.
CICAT - is the central liaison office of the Delft University of Technology (DUT) providing its faculties and departments with management support in the field of development cooperation activities.
The European Environment Information and Observation NETwork (EIONET) - created as the main vehicle of the European Environment Agency to collect data, information and knowledge for the process of reporting on the state of environment.
FUNREDES - is an International Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, dedicated to disseminate the Newer Information and Communications Technologies (NICT) in developing countries.
The Inter-American Dialogue - U.S. center for policy analysis, communication, and exchange on Western Hemisphere affairs.
The International Bureau of Education (IBE) - is a UNESCO centre for information and research in the field of comparative education.
Nepal Forward Foundation - provides volunteers and charitable assistance to support human rights, environmental health and sustainable development in Nepal.
ORBICOM - The International Network of UNESCO Chairs and Associates in Communications.
University of Saskatchewan International - participates in projects involving institutional development and human resources development in a number of countries within the developing world as well as in the process of democratic development in the former Soviet Union and other countries of central and eastern Europe.
World University Service - is an international NGO focusing on education, development and human rights. _______________________________________________________________________
New Publications (Posted December 6, 1998)
Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction
"From the health risks of sexual activity to those of pregnancy, abortion, and childbirth, reproduction constitutes enormous risks to a woman's health. Ill-health conditions related to sex and reproduction account for 25 percent of the global disease burden in adult women. This volume offers comprehensive data and detailed discussions of the epidemiologies of three sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, and five specific maternal conditions, as well as those of congenital anomalies and perinatal conditions.
Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction will serve as a comprehensive reference for epidemiologists, public health specialists, practitioners and advocates of STD and HIV prevention, and reproductive and neonatal health." - from Amazon Books
This book is available from the IDN Bookstore, in association with Amazon Books.
You can also visit the IDN Bookstore for over 790 Titles covering a variety of development topics or you can search for titles of your own interest. _______________________________________________________________________
THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT - Selected Sample Headlines From Dec 7-12
The following is a small sample of the headline links and full text stories provided in "The Development Front" newsletter sent to sponsoring members of the IDN each day last week:
US$ 70.40 Million Loan for Potable Water Supply in Algeria Approved
Canada to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Russian Communities in the Far North
Morocco: Loan of ECU 9 million for Settat sewerage scheme
IDB Pledges $3.0 Billion For Central America
IDB And Spain Sign $1 Million For Central America
Brazil Recognizes Jurisdiction of Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Jamaican Attorney General Urges Human Rights Commission to Speed up Consideration of Death Penalty Appeals
Broadcasters Set Aside a Day for Children Worldwide
New Financial Support for Poorest Countries Neighboring Russia
First World Asthma Day Launched
Brazil Refuses Foreign Donations to the Environment
Countries with poor human rights records defend themselves at U.N.
Aid agencies say Senegal blocking supplies into Guinea-Bissau
Flamethrower now an option on S. African cars
India ends non-tariff barriers to Bangladesh goods
China keeps close eye on growing Internet use
Cuomo Announces $5 Million in HUD Aid to Rebuild Central American Housing; Honduras Receives Donated Tools
'High-Rhetoric' Fight Between World Bank, IMF
Commonwealth 'no longer a relic of British Empire',
S.Leone inflation shrinking with foreign aid inflow
INTERVIEW-Uganda finmin says reaping fruits of openness
Donors say commit $2.2 bln to Uganda over three yrs
Sudan urges assistance for African refugees
An Ill-Conceived Way to Fight Abortion
Prince looks to UN for fresh aid
France to send humanitarian aid to Comoros
Russia works out programme to cut food imports
US$ 276 Million Loan for the Economic and Social Reform Program in Morocco
US$ 110.41 Million Loan for the Post, Telecommunications and Information Technologies in Morocco
Development Partnership Forum on Aid Untying, Procurement and Capacity Building
EBRD Assists the Reconstruction of Croatia's Rail Network
Statistical Institutes Face Resource Crunch
Gains by Women Reversed in Economic Downturn
ESCAP Says Inland Waterways and Maritime Sector Need More Attention
ESCAP Unveils 'Bold' Reform to Meet Millennium Needs
South Pacific Forum Announces Appointment of Deputy Secretary General
IDB Governors Reach Historic Cooperation Agreement
Central America Draws Strong Support at Donors Meeting
"New Directions in Asian Housing Finance" Released
1.9 Million Dead from Sudan's Civil War; More Than 70,000 Deaths in 1998, Report Estimates
UNDP to Discuss Major Relief And Recovery Effort for Central America
Board Approves First IDA Guarantee for Private Sector Initiative
Mozambique Receives $150 Million Grant
Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Program for the Caribbean Receives Financing
A New Partnership: Kampala Meeting Engages Government, Civil Society, and Donors
Proposed New Experimental Lending Instrument to Help Address Problem of Primary Education Quality in Bangladesh _______________________________________________________________________
The State of the World's Children 1999
The "State of the World's Children 1999" report tells the stories of a world community unwilling to accept the consequences of illiteracy or to be denied the human right to a quality education.
With the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a guiding framework, governments, policy makers, educators, community leaders, parents and children themselves are advancing an education revolution.
Their goal—Education For All."
-from the UNICEF Summary
The IDN provides a direct link to this report at http://www.idn.org/ _______________________________________________________________________
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