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News in June 2010

MDG report 2010

24 June 2010 MDG report 2010 MDG report 2010 published today

International assessment sets out action to meet MDGs

17 June 2010 International assessment sets out action to meet MDGs Improving opportunities for women and girls and expanding access to energy, both, have a multiplier effect on MDG progress.

UK Aid budget to be refocused to deliver better results

16 June 2010 UK Aid budget to be refocused to deliver better results Aid budget to be refocused to deliver better results

Gender equity is the key to maternal and child health

11 June 2010 Gender equity is the key to maternal and child health Describes the linkages between gender equity and maternal and child health

DFID: Full transparency and new independent watchdog

07 June 2010 DFID: Full transparency and new independent watchdog British taxpayers will see exactly how and where overseas aid money is being spent and a new independent watchdog will help ensure this aid is good value for money, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has announced.

Cafe Internationale discusses recovery in Zimbabwe

07 June 2010 Cafe Internationale discusses recovery in Zimbabwe New on the menu for the University of Aberdeen’s popular café events is the first café internationale, which took place on Thursday June 3 at 5.45pm at the Aberdeen Foyer Marywell Training and Conference Centre on Marywell Street, Aberdeen.

British nurses, doctors and health workers to join global fight to reduce maternal deaths

07 June 2010 British nurses, doctors and health workers to join global fight to reduce maternal deaths British nurses, doctors and health workers will get the chance to play a crucial role in the UK’s efforts to reduce maternal and child deaths in the world’s poorest countries, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today. A new £5 million fund will enable British health professionals to share their skills with birth attendants, nurses and doctors in developing countries through teaching, training and practical assistance.

Online consultation on innovation and economic growth in poor countries

07 June 2010 Online consultation on innovation and economic growth in poor countries The Department for International Development is planning to undertake a research programme on the role of technological diffusion in increasing economic growth in low-income countries and how policy can be used to encourage it.

Transparency in new government

04 June 2010 Transparency in new government Full information on all DFID international development projects over £500 to be published online from January 2011, including financial information and project documentation.

Cash on Delivery: A New Approach to Foreign Aid

04 June 2010 Cash on Delivery: A New Approach to Foreign Aid Foreign aid has no shortage of critics. Some argue that it undermines development and inherently does more harm than good; others insist that aid must be seriously reformed to work properly. Cash on Delivery (COD) Aid proposes serious reform to make aid work well by forcing accountability, aligning the objectives of funders and recipients, and sharing information about what works. Cash on Delivery: A New Approach to Foreign Aid