UK aid has announced a number of major funding changes in its recently released Multilateral Aid Review.
The report announced that UN-HABITAT, ILO, UNIDO and UNISDR will have their core funding cut due to underperformance, whilst UNESCO, FAO, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Organisation for Migration will be put on probation and will have to improve their performance as a matter of urgency if they are to continue to receive...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
ADB to establish trust fund for developing countries for AID effectiveness forum9th March 2011 |
International News
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has set up a new multi-donor trust fund to support participation of developing countries at the next global forum on aid effectiveness. The fund will provide assistance for representatives from developing countries who will attend the forum in Busan, Republic of Korea in November this year. Contributions to the fund will be on an untied grant basis, with money pooled together in one account. The fund will be held... |
UN women project launches project launches project inspire: 5 minutes to change the world9th March 2011 |
International News
$250,000 to be awarded for a Life Changing Idea In time for International Women’s Day, UN Women Singapore and MasterCard have launched Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World. A year-long digital and social media driven initiative, the project is designed to create opportunities for women and girls in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa through education, skills training, financial inclusion or social entrepreneurship. 18-35... |
UNAIDS release 2011 letter to partners22 February 2011 |
International News
Last Thursday UNAIDS released Executive Director Mr Sidibé’s 2011 Letter to Partners. The letter outlines a set of six ‘new frontiers’ UNAIDS identifies as critical to achieving its vision of ‘zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths’. The six areas Mr Sidibé identifies as essential to moving the global AIDS response forward are: The democratization of the response;... |
Global Day of Action Declared: INDIA-EU free trade agreement22 February 2011 |
International News
On 2 March 2011, more than 5000+ representatives from People Living With HIV in India, Network of People who Use Drugs and 500+ health activists from across India and Asia pacific region are holding a protest against the India-EU Free Trade Agreement at New Delhi. Patient activist groups and civil society representatives from other countries, including Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines are also coming to India... |
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