USAID is changing the way it implements US foreign aid programs to put local actors in the driver’s seat. Called “Implementation and Procurement Reform,” or IPR, this effort will invest more money directly by partnering with country governments, local businesses, and local organizations. The effort is designed to help countries deliver for their own people, and help people hold their governments accountable.
16 mai 2012 – Le nombre de femmes qui meurent pendant la grossesse et des suites de complications lors de l'accouchement a diminué de presque la moitié depuis 20 ans, selon des estimations publiées mercredi par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population (FNUAP), le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (UNICEF) et la Banque mondiale.
Climate chief says clear targets need to be agreed on
Sees 'no sense' in May 31 fund meeting if board undecided
By Nina Chestney
LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Countries which agreed to sign a deal in 2015 to cut greenhouse gas emissions should set milestones this year to ensure the necessary work is done on time, the United Nations' climate chief said on Wednesday.
Conflict is inherent in all societies and arises when two or more groups believe their interests are incompatible. ‘Conflict’ is not, however, interchangeable with ‘violence’. Non-violent resolution is possible when individuals and groups have trust in their governing structures, society and institutions to manage incompatible interests. Conflict becomes a problem when this trust and respective conflict management capacities are absent and conflicting parties choose instead to resort to the use of force to secure their goals.
Communicating in Recovery is a best-practice guide for people or organisations managing information in a post-emergency environment. It is targeted and practical, can be applied to any type of emergency in any geographical area and can be used in large or small emergencies.
GENEVA, 16 May 2012 - Over the last five years economic losses due to disasters reached over $800 billion worldwide and a new report, published this week, found that 81% of surveyed cities experienced an increase in natural hazards over the same period.
Overall, 79% of surveyed cities reported changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level or natural hazards that they attribute to climate change.
This report captures highlights from four years of Save the Children’s co-leadership of the Education Cluster, both at global and country levels. We are the only non-governmental organisation (NGO) co-leading a global cluster and we believe that this unique arrangement strengthens the work of the Education Cluster.
Research and interviews with a wide range of Save the Children staff and partners have emphasised the positive benefits of Save the Children’s engagement, both for us as an organisation and for education in emergency actors more broadly.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, TD, today announced €8 million in funding to tackle child under-nutrition and support cutting-edge research to boost agricultural productivity in the developing world.
The Tánaiste also announced that Ireland has met the target of investing 20% of the Irish Aid budget in targeted and effective programmes to tackle global hunger. The target was set following publication of the Hunger Task Force Report of 2008.
Brussels, 16 May 2012 - This year's G8 summit under the motto "Acting Together" is chaired by U.S. President Obama in Camp David and takes place back-to-back to the NATO summit in Chicago from 20-21 May, one month before the G20 summit in Mexico. The European Union is a full member of the G8 and is represented by Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy.
In the run-up to the forthcoming G8 summit, the Welthungerhilfe is reminding the Federal Government that key promises from the 2009 meeting in L'Aquila remain unfulfilled. At this summit, governmental leaders from the large industrialised countries agreed to make a total of 22 billion dollars available for agriculture and food security between 2010 and 2012. Three years ago saw global food prices reach record highs and the summit represented the beginning of a new initiative for securing food, for which an additional 6 billion dollar was supposed to be earmarked.
The United Nations recently declared the world had met an ambitious target for halving the number of people without safe drinking water well ahead of a 2015 deadline.
It’s an impressive achievement, but not necessarily as impressive as it sounds.
The real number of people still without safe water may be as high as 4 billion – five times greater than the 800 million figure commonly cited – according to Robert Bos, an expert at the World Health Organization (WHO).
LONDON (AlertNet) - Clinical trials are underway to test a new treatment for pregnant women, which could tackle some of the leading preventable causes of death for babies in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) said on Tuesday.
A large number of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with both malaria and sexually transmitted - reproductive tract infections (STIs - RTIs), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Maternal Deaths Halved in 20 Years, but Faster Progress Needed
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank.
Un nuevo informe de Acción contra el Hambre evalúa el compromiso de los principales donantes con la erradicación de la desnutrición y concluye con una serie de recomendaciones sobre cómo priorizar esta inversión y cómo rendir cuentas de ella
On the eve of the G8 Summit, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders heading to Camp David to make predictable, measurable funding and policy commitments that will help 50 million people lift themselves out of poverty through sustainable, small-scale agriculture by 2015.
Human Rights Council
Twentieth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
LONDON, 16 May 2012 (IRIN) - The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high. Now a new report suggests that paying more attention to their mothers’ health, and focusing on certain damaging but treatable diseases, could be one key to tackling neonatal mortality.
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JOHANNESBURG, 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all.
The argument is straightforward: Most people in Africa depend on agriculture, and better nutrition is good for human development. More food production means more food and income in people’s pockets, which has spin-offs which are beneficial for health and education.
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New Global Vaccine Strategy Glosses Over Basic Immunization Gaps
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 15 MAY 2012—A new, ten-year, multi-billion dollar action plan for global vaccination may fail to deliver if it does not directly address the weaknesses in routine immunization programs. One in five children—nineteen million worldwide—are being missed each year and this challenge must be explicitly addressed, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today.
