Message-ID: <360EEE0C.66CF06FC@idn.org> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 22:01:48 -0400 From: "Christopher L. Byrne" <mailto:info@IDN.ORG> Subject: Revised Development Links Directory Provided by the IDN This Week To: mailto:INTDEV-L@uriacc.uri.edu
Good day!Realizing that our development links directory was getting too big and cumbersome to work with as it was, the IDN (http://www.idn.org/) has revamped our development links directory and split into categories. This is a work in process, so the current categories are as follows:
Bilateral Aid Agencies APEC Links UN Links Democracy and Election Links Health Links Reproductive Health/Population Related Links Gender Resources Microcredit and Micro-Enterprise Links Development Research, Information Resources & News Links Mulilateral Development Banks and Other Development Finance Institutions Africa Related Links Regional Organizations/Information Links Agriculture Related Links Trade Related Links Water Resources Related Links Other Links Not Yet Categorized New Links
The category directory is available on each page of links to make your navigation as easy as possible.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for additional categories.
Each category page (with the exception of "other not yet categorized") is approximately 10K in size and should make your search for links of interest to you speedier. If you have any suggested links, please let us know with the form at http://www.idn.org/addlinks.htm
Here is what else is new at the IDN this week:
TOOLS YOU CAN USE
This week's tool is a link to the web site for the United Arab Emirates Development Review, an information source from UAE Interact.
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QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK
This week's IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the Barbados Government Information Service.
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NEW VIEWPOINTS COLUMN
Actions and Activism In Fostering Genuine Grassroots Participation In Health and Nutrition
In this new edition of ViewPoints, Dr. Claudio Schuftan challenges readers to think about their role in providing health and nutrition services in developing countries. You may read his submittal here.
To submit your own piece for publication, please send an e-mail to mailto:feedback@idn.org.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
The following new publications are also available from the IDN Bookstore:
The Inter-American Development Bank has launched "Progress, Poverty and Exclusion". You can find out more about this title.
The International Labor Organization has launched "World Employment Report 1998-99 - Employability in the Global Economy: How Training Matters". You can find out more about this title.
A bookstore link is provided for each title for your convenience. All proceeds from the sale of books and other items are used to sustain the IDN. ______________________________________________________________________
NEW LINKS
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace - Launched 30 years ago by Canada's Catholic bishops, laity and clergy, the organization has a twofold purpose: ( 1 ) Educate Canadians about North-South issues, and ( 2 ) Support initiatives by Third World people to take control of their lives.
Catholic Fund for Overseas Development - the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in England & Wales.
CDR Council of Development and Reconstruction - Preparing general plan for the country of Lebanon, investment and implementation programs for reconstruction and development projects.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH - is one of the world's largest consultancy organisations for development cooperation. (German/English)
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) - promotes economic and social development through regional and subregional cooperation and integration.
International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity - advocates effectively carrying out solidarity activities in the South which aim to empower people to become authors of their destiny and development.
International Federation for Information Processing - a non-governmental, non-profit umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information processing.
MISEREOR - founded in 1958 as an agency "against hunger and disease in the world". In its capacity as the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Germany.
National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines - the Philippines' social and economic development planning and policy coordinating body.
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) - a private, nonprofit, grant-making organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world.
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) - stimulates and assists, through research, training and the collection and dissemination of information, the advancement of women and making women's contribution to development more visible.
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) - an autonomous agency engaging in multi-disciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development.
The Turner Foundation - financial grants in the areas of population and the environment.
World Education - provides training and technical assistance in non-formal education for adults and children with special emphasis on income generation, small enterprise development, literacy, adult basic education, workplace education, environmental education, maternal and child health, AIDS education, food production, refugee orientation and training, and family life education.
World Relief - the international assistance arm of the National Association of Evangelicals.
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies - mission is leadership in multi-disciplinary education and research in environmental science and management. Its graduates work in universities, government agencies, private corporations, and non-governmental organizations throughout the world. _______________________________________________________________________
THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT
The following stories were provided to sponsoring members of the IDN in the daily electronic newsletter "The Development Front":
Co-operation Agreement with British Agency to Boost African Trade
George Clooney, Melanie Griffith, Barbara Hendricks, Sophia Loren, Miriam Makeba and Other Celebrities Join the FAO Campaign Against Hunger
US$20 Million Agreement Signed Between the ITU and Argentina
Change in East Timor
New Zealand's McKinnon to Visit the Caribbean and New York
New Zealand Appoints New High Commissioner for Solomons
OECD Calculates 1996 Purchasing Power Parities and International Comparisons of Real GDP
Argentina's Health Minister Elected President of Pan American Sanitary Conference by Health Ministers from 35 Countries Meeting in Washington
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland Calls for Commitment to Build Healthy Populations in Healthy Communities
United States To Provide Additional Food Assistance to North Korea
Russian Prime Minister Primakov Receives UNESCO Director-General in Moscow
Combating Corruption Is Key to Indonesia's Economic Recovery, World Bank Advises
World Bank Managing Director Meets with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister; Potential Conflict of Interest Addressed
Shelter: A Crisis for Thousands of Displaced Kosovars
Mali: UNHCR is Leaving but the Returnees Still Need Help
Immediate Action Needed to Save Lives in Kosovo
Kosovar IDPs Under Pressure in Montenegro
New Zealand Post Joins Royal Mail In Bid For South African Postal Project
DFID To Provide £2 Million for Kosovo Refugees
ADRA Resumes Albania Programs, Country Travel Resumed Following Unrest
Diane Marleau Announces Canada Will Provide Aid to Flood Victims in Southern Mexico
Ex-Im Bank Working Capital Guarantee Helps Florida Entrepreneur Expand Workforce And Provide State-of-the-Art Cellular Equipment To Asia, Latin America
New IDB Strategy for Management of Coastal and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development of Latin America
IDB and U.S. Government Co-sponsor Hemispheric Conference to Promote Women's Leadership
IFC Invests in Paper Plant in Romania
IFC Advises Panama on Privatization of Energy Firms
International Conference on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers Held by OECD
Arab Countries Strive to Meet International Goals Set at UN Conferences
UNESCO and British Fashion Council Co-operate in Joint Project for Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh
Establishment of a UNESCO Transdisciplinary Chair of Peace Philosophy in Russia
UNICEF Launches Meena Animation Series
World Food Programme to Provide Emergency Food Aid to 5.8 Million Flood Victims in China
First Snow Falls in Kosovo; Worsening of Crisis Feared
UNDP Administrator Will Leave on 30 June 1999
World's Least Developed Countries and Net Food Importing Countries Warned to Prepare for 1999 Millenium Round of Agriculture Trade Negotiations
Chancellor Urged to Make Debt Relief Work to End Poverty
UNESCO and "White Helmets" Sign Co-operation Agreement
Bolivia to Receive US$760 Million in Debt Relief
The World Bank Reaches out to Lao PDR's Remote Northern Provinces
World Bank to Assist Uzbekistan's Health Care Sector
IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Dominica
IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Belize
IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with India
World Bank Expresses Strong Support for Brazil's Continuing Fiscal Reform Efforts
CARE Staff are Safe Despite Heavy Fighting in the Capital Of Lesotho
Britain's CDC Joins International Investors to Launch Mozambique's First Private Equity Fund
Britain's CDC Invests US$43.7m to Expand Telecommunications in Africa
Britain's CDC and Australia's Aurora Gold Purchase Gold Assets in Papua New Guinea
IDB Hosts Seminar on Information Technology in Tax Administration
IDB Approves Largest Loan in its History in Two Financing Operations for Brazil Totaling $1.350 Billion
President of IDB Welcomes Speech of Brazil's President Cardoso
Why Not Contraceptives? --- Medalla
OPIC Board Approves $1.6 Billion in Long-term Financing and Insurance for U.S. Ventures in Key Regions
Dr. George A.O. Alleyne Re-elected Director of PAHO
World Debt Crisis - a Silent Holocaust
Fine Gael's Michael Noonan Urges Government Re-think on World Debt Crisis
WFP Distributes First Emergency Food Aid to Conflict Victims in Kinshasa
WFP to Continue Emergency Aid to Conflict Victims in Guinea Bissau
WFP Air Fleet For Sudan Grows With Addition of German Military Aircraft
World Bank Annual Report 1998 Launched
World Bank to Help Establish Wholesale Market in Poland
Mozambique Pledges Continued Growth and Commitment to Reform
ADB Loan to Sri Lanka for Urban Development and Housing Finance
ADB Loan to Kyrgyz Republic to Restore Infrastructure Damaged by Floods
Dominicans Receive Assistance in the Wake Of Hurricane Georges
CARE Suspends Programs In Lesotho After Violent Uprising
Drought Assistance for Fiji
IDB Approves $1,175,000 to Strengthen International Negotiating Capacity of Caribbean Community
IDB Approves $9 Million For Social Programs in Dominican Republic
IDB Approves $96 Million in Financing For Nicaragua to Modernize Banking System, Build Power Plant
IFC Boosts Support for Emerging Economies in Year of Crisis: 1998 Annual Report
PAHO Responds to Countries Affected by Hurricane Georges, Makes Appeal for Emergency Funds for Haiti and Dominican Republic
Cuba, Nicaragua, U.S. Elected to Executive Committee; Dr. George Alleyne re-elected as Director of PAHO
UNESCO Calls on Milosevic to Respect Academic Freedom
Children impacted by Hurricane Georges in Haiti, Dominican Republic
IMF Approves Stand-By Credit for El Salvador
UNEP and Habitat Receive Turner Foundation Grants
Sixth Annual Clean-up the World Campaign Attracts More Participants Globally
UNEP Executive Director Welcomes UNCTAD's 1998 Trade And Development Report
Small Island States Development Fund Being Reviewed
Health Ministers Ask Urgent Steps to Protect Children from Tobacco
First Ladies to Discuss Family Violence, Measles Eradication
UN Signs Agreement with NGO Coalition on Human Rights
Canadians Respond to Hurricane Georges in the Caribbean
ADRA Assists Haiti as Georges Moves On
Arab Ministerial Conference on Population & Development Opened Today in Beirut, Lebanon _______________________________________________________________________
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