This Week at the IDN (October 18, 1998)
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The IDN has added a new category for organisational sponsorship/mem-
bership and information is available at:
http://www.idn.org/membership/index.html
Please note that news and information for "The Development Front" is
now (effective this week) only available via our e-mail newsletter to
sponsoring members of the IDN. This newsletter also includes contract/
grant award information, employment/consultancy announcements, contact
information and more.
Here is what else is new this week at the International Development
Network (http://www.idn.org/):
Quick Link of the Week
OECD DAC Development Co-operation Review of Germany
This week's Quick Link is a direct link to the OECD DAC Development Co-
operation Review of Germany.
Tools You Can Use
This week's tool is a link to the OECD Development Assistance Committee
Untied Aid Projects Database of Business Opportunities.
New Publications
Information is available on "DAC Creditor Review System Special Report:
Aid Activities in Africa 1997-1998"
Conference Information
1999 Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils
Second Annual Conference on Vaccine Research: Basic Science-Product De-
velopment-Clinical & Field Studies
Training Opportunities
Offerings of the Centre for Health Planning and Management, Keele Uni-
versity, UK have been added.
New Links (Now located on the right side of the IDN Home Page)
ENDA Third World - environmental development action in the third world
(based in Senegal)
HungerWeb - The aim of this site is to help prevent and eradicate hun-
ger by facilitating the free exchange of ideas and information regard-
ing the causes of, and solutions to, hunger.
The Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) - is a mem-
ber-supported, non-profit 'peoples' think tank and education-for-action
center. Our work highlights root causes and value-based solutions to
hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing
food as a fundamental human right.
International Youth Foundation (IYF) - an independent, international,
non-governmental organisation dedicated to the positive development of
children and youth, ages 5 to 20, world-wide.
The Manoff Group - a consulting company that for over 25 years has spe-
cialised in behaviour oriented planning and communications for health,
nutrition, family planning and environmental programs.
Mercy International-USA - a non-profit relief and development organisa-
tion dedicated to alleviating human suffering and building self-
reliance by improving health and promoting economic and educational
growth around the world.
Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries - (TCDC) is the exe-
cution and management of developmental activities and projects by in-
stitutions of developing countries in which they share one another's
experience and technical capacities and utilise, whenever necessary,
advice and financial support from external sources including organisa-
tions of the United Nations development system.
Waste Policy Institute - promotes the development of socially and tech-
nically superior responses to environmental challenges.
WIDTECH - provides technical assistance and training services comple-
mentary to those being provided by USAID's Office of Women in Develop-
ment (G/WID).
World Hunger Education Service - mission is to undertake programs which
inform the community of people interested in issues of hunger and pov-
erty, the public, and policymakers, about the causes, extent, and ef-
forts to end hunger and poverty in the United States and the world.
Worldwatch Institute Online - a non-profit public policy research or-
ganisation dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about
emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the
world economy and its environmental support systems.
Women, Law & Development International - promotes women's full and
equal participation in nations around the world by advancing universal
respect for human rights, expanding rights education and legal literacy
among women, and challenging discriminatory socio-economic barriers.
The Development Front [sampled]
The following stories were included in "The Development Front", a daily
e-mail news letter sent to sponsoring members of the IDN. These stories
include project links, contact information and more. Please note that
these stories will no longer be made available on the IDN Web Site and
will only be available in the newsletter. You can find out more on how
to become a member of the IDN and receive a subscription to this publi-
cation at http://www.idn.org/membership/index.html
Employment/Consultancies
U.S. Senate Approves $10,000,000 for FY 99 USAID Personal Services Con-
tracts in the Areas of Child Survival, AIDS, and Other Activities
USAID Awards US$97 Million Co-operative Agreement to Strengthen Repro-
ductive Health Training Systems
USAID Awards US$60 Million Co-operative Agreement to Increase Use of
Appropriate Maternal and Neonatal Health and Nutrition Practices and
Services
New USAID Environmental Advisor for Southern Africa
International Development Co-operation Between Major Players to be Pro-
moted at Tokyo Conference
Tenth Meeting of The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on The Ha-
rare Declaration (CMAG) Joint Statement on Nigeria
Tenth Meeting of The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on The Ha-
rare Declaration (CMAG) Concluding Statement
Children's Movement for Peace Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Special Education for Disabled Children in Viet Nam
Pope John Paul II Receives Medal for His Efforts to Fight Hunger and
Malnutrition
Call Issued for Implementation of "Bill of Rights" for Women Working in
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Vegetable Oil Development Project Launched In Uganda
Malawi Promotes Family Planning
Social Action Fund for Malawi To Be Started
Eight Hundred Million Threatened by Food Insecurity
Food Convoy to Malanje Moves Safely
Food Crises on The Rise Reported
Parkinson's Disease - a Unique Survey Launched
Regional Meeting in Harare For The Africa 2000 Initiative on Water Sup-
ply and Sanitation
Special Events to Mark the International Day for Eradication of Poverty
Rapid Population Growth Is Still a Problem; Population Decline Is a Po-
tential Problem--Noted Demographer Tells Why We Should Care About Both
--
Christopher L. Byrne
Director,
International Development Network
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