Message-ID: <3605A7F5.74CFE68D@idn.org> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 21:12:21 -0400 From: "Christopher L. Byrne" <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: "CARICOM , To: mailto:INTDEV-L@uriacc.uri.edu
The subject story and 89 more (see below) are available in the September 21, 1998 update of the IDN Web Site at http://www.idn.org/ .Additionally, PAHO will release its report "Health in the Americas" on September 21, 1998. In the September 21 update to the International Development Network Web Site at http://www.idn.org/ , 14 related stories have been posted to a special Home Page section called "Health in the Americas".
Here is what else is new this week:
The IDN welcomes G.A.S. Development Associates, Inc. of Ghana as an organizational sponsoring member.
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Quick Link of the Week
This week's IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the 32nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which begins in Montreal on Tuesday, September 22, 1998.
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Tools You Can Use:
This week's tool is a link to the USAID Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization/Minority Resource Center. ____________________________________________
New Publications
Information on the new Population Council report "Do Population Policies Matter? Fertility and Politics in Egypt, India, Kenya, and Mexico" ____________________________________________
New Links:
AID/WATCH - making sure Australian aid dollars reach the right people and the environment.
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) - A United Nations regional institution under the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) implements development projects funded by international donors and aimed at strengthening the environment for technology transfer among SMEs in Asia and the Pacific.
The Aspen Institute - an international nonprofit educational institution dedicated to enhancing the quality of leadership through informed dialogue.
Australian Development Studies Network - provides a focal point for information exchange on social and economic development policy, research, planning, project implementation and teaching.
CIVICUS (World Alliance for Citizen Participation) - is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world.
The Estonian Sustainable Development Network - houses an organized collection of publications, references, events, projects and links related to sustainable development in Estonia and around the world.
The Fund for Peace - promotes education and research on global problems that threaten human survival, and proposes practical solutions.
National Academy of Sciences Office of International Affairs - is concerned with the development of international and national policies and programs to promote more effective application of science and technology to pressing economic and social problems facing both industrialized and developing countries.
National Peace Corps Association - a non-profit organization dedicated to building a network of returned Peace Corps Volunteers, former staff, and friends of the Peace Corps. This focus of this network is to promote the third goal of the Peace Corps - teaching Americans about other cultures through their Peace Corps experience.
The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development - is a policy-oriented research and consulting organization promoting international cooperation for security and ecologically sustainable development. Programs embrace both global and regional issues, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
Third World Network - is a network of groups and individuals involved in bringing about a greater articulation of the needs, aspirations and rights of people in the Third World.
Women in Global Science and Technology (WIGSAT) - facilitates global networking among women scientists and technologists on critical issues in science and technology for development. __________________________________________________________
Stories from The Development Front
The following 90 stories were provided to members of the IDN last week in the daily "Development Front" Newsletter and are now available on the web site:
Putting Travel & Tourism to Work in South Africa
New Ambassadors at the OECD
Message by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme on the Occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 1998
Press Briefing by Mr Abdul Razak Ramli, APEC SOM Chair 1998, Malaysia
Southeast Asian Nations Commit to Peace, Democracy and Co-operation UNESCO Director-General Condemns Killing of Iranian Journalist by Taleban
ADRA Congo Director Evacuates Again
Worst Floods in a Century - Bangladesh a Disaster Zone
Christian Aid Launches Appeal as Bangladesh Faces Floods and Famine
World Bank Approves Second AIDS And STD Control Project In Brazil
Niger Receives $18.6 Million for Public Enterprise Reform
World Bank to Finance Second Roads Rehabilitation Project for Panama
World Bank to Assist Ukraine's Enterprise and Financial Sectors
ADB Launches Inaugural A$1.0 Billion Public Bond Issue
New Cooperation Plans on Agenda of Greater Mekong Subregion Meeting At ADB
Silk Route Railway in Uzbekistan to be Rehabilitated With ADB Loan
ADB Loan to Kyrgyz Republic to Rehabilitate Bishkek-Osh Road
ADB Helps Sri Lanka to Develop Private Sector With $70 Million Credit Enhancement Facility
Looters Damage ADRA's Albania Compound
President Calls on Ex-Im Bank to Help with World Economic Growth
ICAO Assembly to Decide on Issues Vital to the Future of International Civil Aviation
1998 ESCAP HRD Award: HRD Through Adult Education
UN Discusses Alternative Approaches to Tackle the Asian Economic Crisis New Regional Institution Needed to Promote Trade
Catholic Journalists to Mobilise for Culture of Peace Year
Vietnam Hosts Asia Partnerships Roundtable
September 14 Press Briefing by Mr Abdul Razak Ramli, APEC SOM Chair 1998, Malaysia
September 13 Press Briefing by Mr Abdul Razak Ramli, APEC SOM Chair 1998, Malaysia
September 15 Press Briefing by Mr Abdul Razak Ramli, APEC SOM Chair 1998, Malaysia
St. Lucia Holds National Consultation on Education Act
St. Lucia To Meet Export Banana Export Target for 1998
Chinese Trade Delegates Arrive In St. Lucia
OECS Sustainable Tourism Strategy Drafted
23 Scholarships Awarded in St. Lucia Under NIS Poverty Alleviation Scheme
St. Lucia and China Hold Dialogue on Economic and Trade Relations
OECS Tourism Sustainable Strategy Consultation Begins in St. Lucia
CFC Levels Being Lowered in St. Lucia
WHO Projects a 170% Growth in the Number of People with Diabetes in Developing Countries
Diane Marleau Announces Selection of Literacy New Brunswick Inc. to Design a Literacy Project in Burkina Faso
CARICOM , SADC Formalise Relations
Basic Information on Free Trade Agreement Between CARICOM and the Dominican Republic
Caribbean Regional Private Sector Urged to Maximise Opportunities in Free Trade Agreements
CARICOM Hosts Services Workshop
Communique of the 2nd Meeting of the CARICOM Legal Affairs Committee, held in The Bahamas from the 7-10 September 1998
Sir James Leads CARICOM Leaders' Mission to St Kitts/Nevis
"CARICOM Cares about Guyana" - Chairman, Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony U.S. Government Provides Funding for WTO Information Technology Project in Developing Countries
Thailand's Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda Becomes Development Committee Chairman
OPIC Expands its Support of U.S. Investments in the Baltics
IDB Offers Seminar on Business Opportunities That Result From Financing Education in Latin America, Caribbean
IDB Approves $49 Million to Brazil to Support Democratic Institutions Presentation of the Report of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans
UNICEF Hails Milestone on Landmines
ADB Workshop to Finalize Program to Improve Manila Air
EX-IM Bank, Korea Finalize $2 Billion Export Credit Agreement
Canada Provides Emergency Assistance to Bangladesh Flood Victims
Bangladesh Floods Latest: First Nutritional Assessment Finds over a Fifth of Children Malnourished
New Report on Corruption Offers Strategies That Can Help Developing Countries
ADRA Delivers Food, Clothing to Stranded Flood Victims in Mexico
ASEAN Task Force to Tackle Y2k Problem in The Aviation Sector
Forum Involved in Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
South Pacific Forum Secretariat Producing Gender Information Guide
IMF Approves Third Annual ESAF Loan for Burkina Faso
Mali to Receive US$250 Million in Debt Relief
McKinnon Welcomes Release of Nigerian Political Prisoners
MSF Reports Serious Deterioration in Western Kosovo
OECF Supports the Philippines' Local Governments for Better Public Service Delivery (63K)
Fertility Decline in Kenya: Levels, Trends, and Differentials
Financial Institutions Meet to Discuss Environmental Challenges Angolan Children and Women in Desperate Need
WFP to Provide Emergency Food Aid to 20 Million Flood Victims in Bangladesh
World Vision Pittsburgh Sends Relief Supplies to Kosovo Displaced
World Bank Approves Disease Surveillance Project for Brazil
Bank Renews Support For Health And Safe Motherhood in Chad
World Bank Approves Second Transport Project for Uruguay
Western Hemisphere Ministers of Environment Meet at PAHO
Health Ministers from 35 Countries, Directors of PAHO, WHO to Meet in Washington September 21-25
OAS Takes in Thailand And Turkey as Observer Countries
Canada Staying with IICA
OAS In Cooperation Agreement with Andean Community
Hemispheric Defense College Opens 38th Annual Course
Women Highlight Trinidad And Tobago Independence in Washington
OAS Hails New Belize Leader
The Twentieth Meeting of The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF)
President of Burkina Faso Joins Town Hall Meeting on the "African of the 21st Century"
At Warsaw Conference, UNESCO Director-General Highlights Ethical Implications of Science
Phase II of Post Harvest Fisheries Development Programme In South Pacific Signed Today
IMF Approves Second Annual ESAF Loan for Cameroon
IMF Approves Three-Year Arrangement Under the ESAF for Bolivia
UNESCO To Hold Symposium on Natural Sacred Sites __________________________________________________________
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