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Gender Affects Food Security in Africa
16 May 2013 - 08:45 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Sweden, GOTHENBURG — There are significant differences between men and women when it comes to agriculture and food management in Kenya and Tanzania, with women often forced to farm lower-quality lands and left wthout a
EU Announces $13 Million for Slum Upgrades in African Cities
24 Apr 2013 - 07:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
nairoBi, Kenya — The European Union has approved an additional $13 million USD to rejuvenate slum upgrading programs in eight African countries.
UN Report Calls for Overhaul of Urban Infrastructure to Fuel Green Growth
18 Apr 2013 - 08:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
nairoBi, Kenya — Countries should investment in modernizing their urban infrastructure in order to boost water and energy efficiency, according to a joint United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and UN-HABITAT re
Nepal to Meet Access to Water MDG; UN Says
5 Apr 2013 - 09:58 by Local Press Report
KATHMANDU (NZweek) — Nepal is likely to achieve only four out of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a joint press statement released here on Friday by United Nations Development Program and the gov
Caribbean Development Bank to Support Belize Poverty-Reduction Fund
5 Apr 2013 - 09:43 by Local Press Report
BELIZE CITY (The Guardian (Belize)) — Various officials from the Caribbean Development Bank will be in Belize on Thursday, April 11th, for the launch of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF7) program.
Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund Contributes to New IFC Global Infrastructure Fund
2 Apr 2013 - 09:24 by Local Press Report
PepsiCo Achieves Original Water Target, Doubles It
28 Mar 2013 - 09:41 by Local Press Report
PURCHASE, N.Y. (Daily Markets) — PepsiCo, Inc.
BRIC Nations to Form Own Development Bank
27 Mar 2013 - 10:19 by Local Press Report
JOHANNESBURG (Miami Herald) — Leaders of the five BRICS nations fueling global economic growth agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure programs - a direct challenge to the W
On Its First Anniversary, USWP Reviews Progress, Looks Ahead
25 Mar 2013 - 07:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — The US Water Partnership (USWP) marked its first anniversary on March 22, World Water Day, with a review of partners' current activities and the partership's six Signature Initiatives.
WASH Sustainability Forum Discusses Successes, Pitfalls in Collaborations
19 Mar 2013 - 07:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) experts from around the world met last week at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss how to improve sustainability of international WASH program
Infrastructure A Pressing Issue in Latin America
18 Mar 2013 - 08:14 by Local Press Report
PANAMA CITY (Gulf Times) — Latin America is increasingly looking to the private sector to help fund a $200bn a year infrastructure investment gap that is dragging on economic growth and preventing the region from catching
Brazil's President Says Focus Will Turn to Improving Access for Country's Poorest
21 Feb 2013 - 08:46 by Local Press Report
SAO PAULO (International Service of the Swiss Broadcasting Service) — President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday raised the monthly stipend of 2.5 million people living below the poverty line to make good on her promise to eradicate extreme poverty in Brazil, a nation with
World Economic Forum Opens; Report Says $700 Billion USD Needed for Climate Change
23 Jan 2013 - 10:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
switzerland, DAVOS — The World Economic Forum’s 2013 opened in Davos on January 22, under the theme “Resilient Dynamism.”
The meeting is expected to focus on the world’s global economic problems.
60 Percent of Yemeni Children Face Food Shortages
18 Dec 2012 - 10:27 by Local Press Report
SANA'A (Al Arabiya) — About 60 percent of Yemeni children were chronically malnourished and about 15 percent – 257 thousand children under the age of five – suffer from acute malnourishment, according to a report by UNI
African Experts Call on Governments to Do More to Reach MDGs
12 Dec 2012 - 11:01 by Local Press Report
KIGALI (The New Times) — Experts on water and sanitation have asked African governments to get more committed on issues of water if the continent is to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of th
World Bank, Nicaragua Sign Strategic Partnership
15 Nov 2012 - 09:52 by Local Press Report
MANAGUA (The Financial ) — The World Bank (WB) Board of Directors approved a new 2013-2017 Strategic Partnership with Nicaragua yesterdayday, focusing on improving the social well-being of the most vulnerable and increasing
IADB, Oxfam Announce Cooperation
14 Nov 2012 - 09:56 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (Inter-American Development Bank) — Oxfam and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize their commitment to collaborate on key development projects and initiatives to overcome
Haiti, Dominican Republic to Discuss Sharing Artibonite River’s Water
14 Nov 2012 - 09:52 by Local Press Report
SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Today) — Dominican Republic and Haiti develop an initiative to optimize the use of the common assets through a multiagency program, for which delegations from both countries met Tuesday to discuss t
Asia Looks to Its Irrigation Systems in Quest for Food Security
22 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Bangkok, thailand — w ith an eye on food security, Asian countries are focusing on current — and in some places deteriorating — irrigation systems as a way to ensure adequate food production.
AfDB Focuses on Governance in Water, Sanitation Projects
22 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — T he African Development Bank (AfDB) is highlighting governance issues as a key component of sustainable water and sanitation projects in Africa.
Cambodia Lags Behind Region in Sanitation, Says Report
15 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A report released by Cambodia's Ministry of Rural Development found that more people lack access to basic sanitation facilities than any other country in the Southeast Asian region.
World Bank Lending for Water Hits $1.67 Billion USD in 2010
10 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — T he International Development Association's (IDA) lending to the water and sanitation sector increased by 50 percent in 2010 compared to last year, reaching $1.67 billion USD, the World Bank
World Bank Lending for Water Hits $1.67 Billion USD in 2010
10 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — The International Development Association's (IDA) lending to the water and sanitation sector increased by 50 percent in 2010 compared to last year, reaching $1.67 billion USD, the
IADB Considers $5 Million USD Loan to Belize
10 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
BELIZE, BELMOPAN (Amandala (Belize)) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) is considering lending $5 million USD to Belize for rehabilitation work in the aftermath of Hurricane Richard last month. IADB President Luis Alberto
World Bank Lending for Water Hits $1.67 Billion USD in 2010
8 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — The International Development Association's (IDA) lending to the water and sanitation sector increased by 50 percent in 2010 compared to last year, reaching $1.67 billion USD, the World Bank
World Bank Lending for Water Hits $1.67 Billion USD in 2010
8 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — The International Development Association's (IDA) lending to the water and sanitation sector increased by 50 percent in 2010 compared to last year, reaching $1.67 billion USD, the World Bank
Sri Lanka on Track to Meet MDGs
8 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by Local Press Report
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (Daily News (Sri Lanka)) — Sri Lanka is on track to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and has already achieved the targets for water and sanitation for this year. Currently, 90 percent of the
Dominican Republic to Expand Water, Sanitation Services With IADB Financing
3 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the government of Spain will provide funding to the Dominican Republic for expansion of water and sanitation services in
IFC Lends CASAN $33 Million USD
27 Oct 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
Brazil, FLORIANOPOLIS (The Financial) — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a $22 million USD local loan equivalent to the Companhia Catarinense de Agua e Saneamento (CASAN) to improve operational efficiency.
Nepal Works to Meet Water, Sanitation MDGs by 2017
25 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Xinhua (China)) — The government of Nepal is working to meet the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on drinking water and sanitation by 2017. Meeting the MDGs would require the government to
Cambodia to Upgrade Irrigation, Water Management in Poorest Areas
4 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — The poorest rural Cambodians will be able to "strengthen food security and cut poverty" with the help of new water and transportation projects, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Global Action Plan Adopted to Close "Serious Gaps" in Achieving MDGs
29 Sep 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — Last week's UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concluded with adoption of a global action plan to
Global Action Plan Adopted to Close "Serious Gaps" in Achieving MDGs
29 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — Last week's UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concluded with adoption of a global action plan to
Global Action Plan Adopted to Close "Serious Gaps" in Achieving MDGs
27 Sep 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — Last week's UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concluded with adoption of a global action plan to
Global Action Plan Adopted to Close "Serious Gaps" in Achieving MDGs
27 Sep 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — Last week's UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concluded with adoption of a global action plan to
IFC's $131 Million USD Investment in Veolia Subsidiary Questioned
22 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, BOSTON, MA — Global corporate watchdog Corporate Accountability International said the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World
Afghanistan, Tajikistan to Exchange Irrigation Water
22 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Afghanistan and Tajikistan reached an agreement on exchange of water resources for irrigation under a project financed by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), local authorities said
Water.org's Haitian Goal: Raise $2 Million USD in Two Years
14 Sep 2010 - 22:07 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, KANSAS CITY, MO — Water.org, a US-based non-profit focused on improving access to potable water and sanitation services in developing countries, has set a goal in Haiti of raising $2 million USD and reaching 50,000
Philippines to Gear Up for MDGs Review
13 Sep 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — The UN Review Summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), set to take place in New York on September 21, is expected to motivate governments like that of the Philippines
AMCOW Vision 2025 Targets Water, Sanitation MDGs
9 Aug 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
CAPE TOWN (Leadership (Nigeria)) — The African Ministers' Council on Water's (AMCOW) Vision 2025 focuses on the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to water and sanitation, according to the final report of the Technical Ad
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