Neues

The Guardian, UK

Convergence, limits - oh, and aid: the world according to Jeffrey Sachs
Interesting on growth rates in the developing world and Earth's limitations, Sachs is less persuasive on his most familiar theme

By: Jonathan Glennie

The Guardian, UK

Healthcare can tell us much about the dos and don'ts of aid effectiveness
Health sector evidence suggests inclusivity, accountability and strong national leadership are central to making aid work better

By: Jonathan Glennie

IRIN a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

AID POLICY: Cash catches up

NAIROBI, 6 December 2011 (IRIN) - Cash and voucher transfers are becoming increasingly integrated into humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, particularly in areas of protracted conflict and insecurity.

Restrictions on access in Somalia and in areas of northeast Kenya have led the humanitarian community to rethink traditional ways of delivering aid.

Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten

Klima der Zerstörung

von Wolfgang Drechsler, Durban

IRIN
humanitarian news and analysis
a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

LIBYA: The funding dilemma

The UN says it needs more money to support sites for displaced people

TRIPOLI, 5 December 2011 (IRIN) - Residual humanitarian needs in Libya have not been fully funded because of confusion over whether unfrozen Libyan assets are available, donors, aid workers and government officials said.

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) /German Development Institute

Two-Speed Aid Effectiveness

New Democrat, Monrovia/Liberia

Necessary Evil

by Tom Kamara

Voting in Liberia

Elections held in sub-Saharan African countries, are now easily predictable in one basic respect, and that this is the end in chaos, with results rejected, as the pillars of democracy remain fragile.

Now that military coups and armed rebellions have become anathema for regime change, elections along the western model have become the one respectable and acceptable formula for political change and therefore stability.

Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten

ANC sperrt die Öffentlichkeit aus

von Wolfgang Drechsler, Kapstadt

Pressegesetz in Südafrika macht Recherchen zu Korruption nahezu unmöglich. Journalisten drohen Gefängnisstrafen bis zu 25 Jahren

New York Times

Uganda's Oil Could Be Gift That Becomes a Curse

By JOSH KRON

KAMPALA, Uganda — When billions of barrels of oil reserves were found in Uganda five years ago, the discovery seemed like a gift from heaven to many in this poor, landlocked country.

OTS

Anti-Korruptions-Preis für Kardinal Tumi aus Kamerun
"Transparency International" würdigt Einsatz des prominenten Gegners
von Kameruns Präsident Paul Biya - Preisverleihung am
Donnerstagabend in Laxenburg bei Wien =