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19 Nov 15
Road deaths could be a bigger killer than HIV-AIDS by 2020 without more funding and cooperation to deliver improved road safety, World Bank officials have said.
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18 Nov 15
Key donors have saved the World Food Programme from suspending its food assistance to those affected by drought in Ethiopia.
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18 Nov 15
Local government reforms in Kenya are to receive $23.5m in support from the UK government.
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18 Nov 15
African policymakers have committed to accelerate infrastructure development across the continent with a view to boosting regional integration and economic growth.
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18 Nov 15
The mission of humanitarian aid needs to be aligned with those of growth and development, the UK’s international development select committee heard yesterday.
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17 Nov 15
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a $200m loan for Egypt towards a $1.3bn project to overcome the country’s energy shortfall.
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17 Nov 15
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $46.14m disbursement to Sierra Leone as it recovers from the Ebola outbreak.
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16 Nov 15
A $52m project will see two towns in Lao benefit from improved infrastructure and urban services by the end of 2020.
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16 Nov 15
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $17m to help those affected by the worst drought to hit Ethiopia in decades.
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13 Nov 15
Rwanda and Uganda will receive $50m each from the Climate Investment Funds to support renewable energy plans.
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13 Nov 15
The World Bank approved $200m of credit today for a results-based rural sanitation and water supply programme that is expected to benefit five million people in Vietnam.
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13 Nov 15
Developing countries are in an “age of choice” when it comes to financing their national development strategies and the decisions they make will have impacts on debt sustainability,...
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13 Nov 15
The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $162m worth of funding for Myanmar this week as the country elected its first democratic government for more than 50 years with a victory for Aung...
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12 Nov 15
A greater focus on the social as well as the economic impacts of infrastructure investments may be needed, Liberia’s minister of public works has said.
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12 Nov 15
American development agency USAID announced $97m in additional emergency food assistance for those vulnerable to the effects of El Niño in Ethiopia on Tuesday.
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12 Nov 15
The European Commission has established a €1.8bn emergency trust fund to address instability and the causes of irregular migration and displacement in Africa.
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12 Nov 15
Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown said now is a “golden time” to address the worldwide infrastructure gap, but stressed that the public sector cannot do the job alone.
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10 Nov 15
The adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) has a crucial role to play in supporting sustainable development, a United Nations workshop has concluded.
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9 Nov 15
Jordan is set to receive €126m of financing from the European Investment Bank for projects in its energy and water sectors.
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9 Nov 15
The Asian Development Bank and the Indian government will jointly contribute $507m to the final phase of a project to improve rural roads in five Indian states.
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9 Nov 15
Seven aid agencies have warned a ‘new deal’ is needed for Syria’s refugees living in neighbouring countries if the massive humanitarian crisis is going to be resolved.
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9 Nov 15
More than 100 million additional people could be pushed into poverty unless immediate action is taken on climate change, the World Bank has said.
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8 Nov 15
Ambitions will need to be revised up if the target of a global temperature rise no more than 2°C is to be met, the UN Environment Programme has warned.
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6 Nov 15
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has appealed to donors for more than $95m for Greece and affected countries in the Balkans to protect refugees from harsh winter weather.
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6 Nov 15
Fiji’s urban water supply and management programme has become the first Pacific Island project to receive a grant from the Green Climate Fund.