Message-ID: <36620169.D65B7C1E@idn.org> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:22:33 -0500 From: Christopher Byrne <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: This Week at the International Development Network (Nov 29) To: mailto:INTDEV-L@uriacc.uri.edu
Greetings and apologies for any cross-posting!The IDN is pleased to welcome our 3 newest members: Mr. Fausto Martins, Ms. Janice Moore of the World University Service of Canada, and Mr. Dominique J.M. Lelievre. Mr. Lelievre is presently a Project Officer with the Common Fund for Commodities in Amsterdam. He has over 27 years experience as a development economist working on a variety of projects throughout Africa. His CV (as well as the CVs of other IDN members) is available for downloading at the IDN for any organizations that would like to utilize his expertise
As soon as profiles of Mr. Martins and Ms. Moore are received, they will be posted in the IDN membership Directory.
Also, the Research Triangle Institute is recruiting for a Health Policy Analyst and and a Health Finance Specialist. More information on these positions is available on the web site, including application instructions.
Here is what else 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 subscription based UN Development Business On-Line. It is the only business publication providing comprehensive sources of information on opportunities to supply goods, works and services to projects financed by the world's leading development banks and the United Nations System. _______________________________________________________________________
QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK
This weeks IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the OECD/DAC Development Co-Operation Review of Finland: Summary and Conclusions. _______________________________________________________________________
NEW LINKS
Austrian Foundation for Development Research - maintains a research archive, as well as Austria's largest specialized library of literature covering all topics concerning development aid, development policy and Austrian relations with the countries of the South. (English/German)
Centre for Development Research (Copenhagen) - carries out social science development research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It supports development research through library and documentation services and offers consultancy services.
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) - a Global Network of Organisations Sharing their Experiences of Information on Children's Rights.
European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) - purpose is to promote development research and training activities in economic, social, cultural, technological, institutional and environmental areas.
Global Water Partnership - Building a network for sustainable water management
The Henry Luce Foundation - financial support for projects involving the interdisciplinary exploration of higher education; increased understanding between Asia and the United States; the study of religion and theology; scholarship in American art; opportunities for women in science and engineering; and contributions to youth and public policy programs.
International Committee on Fundraising Organisations - The association of national monitoring agencies.
Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) - an informal alliance which participates in independently financed projects in partnership with member organizations and technical support agencies.
Pacific Forum CSIS - operates as the Asia-Pacific arm of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Research School for Resource Studies for Development (CERES) - is the coordinating body for development oriented research in the Netherlands
Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) - works to recognize, support and promote excellence in scientific research in the South and to provide promising scientists in the South with research facilities necessary for the advancement of their work. _______________________________________________________________________
Meetings, Conferences and Symposia
Information on the following conferences has been posted this week:
Connecting Knowledge: Bridging the Gap between Training and Employment in Communications
Building Information Communities in Africa (BICA) 1999 _______________________________________________________________________
THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT - Selected Sample Headlines From Nov 22-28
The following is a sample of the headline links and full text stories provided to sponsoring members of the IDN last week:
£20m pledged by McCreevy to World Bank
Y2K 4 agencies, including USAID, critical
USAID Funded Ukraine Energy Center Steps Out On Its Own
First-Ever Family Planning, Dental Services in Rasuwa, Nepal, Inaugurated
Shaping a Tobacco-Free Cambodia
The World Water and Climate Atlas: Powerful New Computer Tool Examines Earth in Detail
US administration to try to revive Africa trade bill
Israeli and Palestinians seek total of $1.6 billion in aid
Uganda To Give Out 1M Condoms
60000 Indians Isolated After Mitch
Caribbean Parliamentarians Seek to Increase Women's Leadership Roles in Politics and Peace Initiatives
Loan Agreement Helps St Petersburg to Improve the City's Investment Climate and its Financial Position
African Statistics Day 1998 to Focus on 'Harnessing Information for Development'
Comparative Study of Education in Industrialized Countries And Latin America
Secretary General of South Pacific Forum Invites Review of Forum Process
Controlling Diseases After Mitch Will Cost Money
Director-General Calls for Action to Stem Human and Cultural Rights Abuses in Afghanistan
Director-General Pleads for the Consolidation of Peace and Democracy in Niger
Upturn Predicted for Food Aid
Luce Foundation Will Sponsor Program Grant to Fund Exchanges Between American and Asian Legislators
"No Human Being on the Planet Should Be More Than 300 Yards from …A Condom"
$102.2 Million to Improve Water And Sanitation, And Public Finances in Venezuela Approved
$45,226,000 For Family Allowances in Honduras to Assist The Poor Approved
$93.8 Million in Soft Loans to Honduras And Nicaragua Approved
Cairo Ministerial Meeting Links Climate Change and Ozone Solutions
Measles in Central America Poses Risk
Agencies Join Forces to Tackle Child Marriages, Forced Marriages and Rape in Marriage
International Bioethics Committee to Hold it 5th Session in The Netherlands, December 2 - 4
Brazil's TV Cultura Wins Children Broadcasting Award
Working Together With Indonesia to Solve Y2K Problem
World Bank and China Hold Seminar on Year 2000 Problem
German Government makes DM 18 million available to GTZ to year-end Reconstruction in Central America
PNG at mercy of epidemic
Rep. says feds still working 'too slowly' on Y2K, USAID Called Dunce of the Year
Pleas for aid put U.S. in a tight spot
Ne’eman to Try to Convince US Israel Won’t Use Special Aid to Strengthen Settlements Squatters invade white-owned farms in Zimbabwe
Investors upbeat on new Mozambique gas project
Nicaraguan leaders put differences aside for disaster relief
Mexico's Zedillo faces backlash from tax plans
China urges Marshall Islands to correct ``mistake''
Jordan and Syria agree to monitor disputed river waters
Iraq's oil-for-food wish list: Liposuction breast implants
Danish Minister wants to make an impact on social issues globally
UK charity campaigns over Asian sex slave trade
Storm aid to Central America will get improved coordination
Future water shortages seen as a threat to parts of world
OAU chairman wins reelection as Burkina president
Nigeria inches towards hard decision on fuel price
UN leaves police trainers in Haiti for another year
U.N. panel says Australian uranium mine should be stopped
45 countries to go to Palestinian aid meeting
USAID-South Africa and VITA Announce Tycoon Award Winners
Latvian Health Reform Project Loan Signed Today
World Bank Moves Swiftly to Provide US$200 Million For Bangladesh Fast-track Emergency Flood Recovery Project
Migration of Thousands of Hungry Somalis an Early Warning of Food Crisis
First WFP Food Arrives in Remote Northeast Honduras
WFP to Dedicate Memorial to Colleagues Killed in The Line of Duty
Twenty-two African Countries Participate in First Regional Seminar on Sports And Environment
Canada to Support New Human Rights Initiatives in Developing Countries
ADRA Continues to Aid Honduran Hurricane Victims
EXPO 2000 / OECD Forum for the Future: Conference on 21st Century Economic Dynamics - Anatomy of a Long Boom
PAHO Working with Countries on Mosquito Control in Central America
International Seminar to Examine New Information and Communication Technologies' Role in Population Advocacy _______________________________________________________________________
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