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News and analysis about sub-Saharan Africa for the humanitarian community.

WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly
12 03 2010 DAKAR, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Disease Surveillance Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which tracks 14 countries prone to meningitis outbreaks between Senegal and Ethiopia.

DRC: US, UN accuse forces of "crimes against humanity"
12 03 2010 NAIROBI, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - Government troops - the FARDC - in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are to blame for much of the epidemic of sexual violence in the east of the country, according to US and UN reports detailing war crimes and possible crimes against humanity by various groups there.

GLOBAL: Straight talk with Global Fund director Michel Kazatchkine
12 03 2010 JOHANNESBURG, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - The executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine, sat down with IRIN/PlusNews at the launch of the organization's 2010 report, where he answered some hard questions on what may be a turning point in HIV/AIDS funding.

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Oxfam International / Press Releases


Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.

Japan climate bill seriously flawed
12 03 2010

Japanese version read more

European Commission launches its climate talks rescue plan
10 03 2010

European Commission proposals for advancing post-Copenhagen climate talks, launched today, were welcomed by Oxfam International. read more

Many countries failing test of political will to implement oil and mining industry anti-corruption initiative
09 03 2010 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative deadline arrives with many governments falling short

Tuesday, March 9 marks the deadline for candidate countries to complete e read more

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DFID / Research for Development / News

In conversation with Carlos Pérez del Castillo, CGIAR Consortium Board Chair
12 03 2010 The newly appointed chair introduces himself at the recent first meeting of the CGIAR Consortium Board

New DFID Nutrition Strategy
11 03 2010 'The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: DFID's Strategy' is launched today

Call for Submissions for Systematic Reviews - New Review Question Added
10 03 2010 An additional question on social protection has been added to the call, bringing the total to 50.

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eGov Monitor / International Development

UK launches aid campaign to rid Nigeria of malaria by distributing life saving bednets
04 09 2009 With support from several donors, led by £50 million in UKaid, two insecticide treated bed nets will be distributed to every Nigerian household by December 2010, reaching over 30 million homes and saving thousands of lives.

Universal access to bednets would ensure UN reaches its protection against malaria goals in Africa
04 09 2009 Ray Chambers, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria, is confident of that the international community would achieve its goal of providing providing all sub-Saharan African countries where the disease is endemic with universal access to insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor spraying and treatment by the end of next year.

Ban urges countries to come to an agreement on new climate change pact for the future of humanity
04 09 2009 With only 100 days left before the December meeting, the UN is launching Global Climate Week from 21 to 25 September. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week reiterated the need for countries to ‘seal the deal’ at a major climate change conference later this year in Copenhagen, stressing that a successful outcome is crucial for the planet and the future of humanity.

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IPS / International Cooperation / News


Inter Press Service is a global news agency producing independent news and analysis of events affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations especially in the south

CLIMATE CHANGE: European Firms See Windfall in Renewable Energy
04 02 2010 BERLIN, Feb 3 (IPS) - European governments failed to help along an international treaty to stop global warming at the United Nations climate change summit in December, but their engineering and power industries see business opportunities in renewable energy sources and their smart management.

NEPAL: Communities Take Up Cudgels for Forest Conservation
03 02 2010 KATHMANDU, Feb 2 (IPS) - Tired of walking, Shankar Prasad Ghimire, 87, a retired government worker, puts his walking stick aside and takes rest on a vast expanse of lush green land.

BURMA: Ethnic Women Expose Opium Fields in Junta Strongholds
01 02 2010 BANGKOK, Jan 31 (IPS) - A report exposing the spreading opium fields in the north-eastern corner of the military-ruled Burma has brought to light an equally revealing story. It was produced by a team of ethnic women who risked their lives to document the heroin-filled world they inhabit.

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IPS / Millennium Development Goals / News


Inter Press Service is a global news agency producing independent news and analysis of events affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations especially in the south

RIGHTS: Africa's Success Stories in Gender Empowerment
12 03 2010 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS/TerraViva) - Whenever gender empowerment is a vibrant topic of discussion internationally, some of the countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America are invariably singled out for their success stories in politics, education, health care or civil liberties even as Africa is mostly left out of political reckoning - and wrongly so.

KENYA: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Sets Back Women’s Rights
12 03 2010 NAIROBI, Mar 11 (IPS) - Lillian Mutuku, a 34-year-old mother of three, describes her home in Katine area, in Kenya’s Eastern province Tala, as a harsh place to live. The soil is poor, she says, the sun beats down mercilessly and vegetation is sparse.

EGYPT: Population Growth Overtakes Literacy Rise
12 03 2010 LUXOR, Mar 12 (IPS) - Literacy programmes are teaching millions of Egyptians to read, but are struggling to keep up with the country's high population growth.

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