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8 February, 2012 - 01:20
Third Billion Campaign: the Emerging Economic Power of Women
Last week, the La Pietra Coalition launched a major new global initiative, the Third Billion Campaign, aimed at expanding women’s employment, access to finance, markets and education. A coalition ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 23:41
Training: Haiti: Gestionnaire de Base de données GIS
Country:
Haiti
Registration deadline:
23 Feb 2012
Training date:
07 Feb 2012
La Croix Rouge Haitienne ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 22:01
Women Deliver 2013
Event Date:
May 2013
May 28-30, 2013Women Deliver 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The theme of the third global conference is “Moving from promises to progress for ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 21:32
Blackbaud Releases 2011 Corporate Citizenship Year in Review
2011 efforts focused on providing technology and insight to nonprofits, serving
others, preserving the environment, and empowering employee-led philanthropy
Charleston, S.C. (February 7, 2012) ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 21:13
Tsunami alert system tried and tested by Philippines earthquake
The UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction congratulated the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on its rapid response to the year's first ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 21:13
Change is needed in the humanitarian system's response to disasters
When disasters strike humanitarian aid is essential and the generosity of donors at such times helps save lives
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7 February, 2012 - 21:13
Pakistan: 'Disaster management plans flawed'
'Our efforts are focused on providing tents during the rehabilitation process and helping the affected communities to reconstruct their destroyed houses, but what is our mitigation strategy?'
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7 February, 2012 - 21:13
Philippines: 'LGUs must also prepare for quakes, not just floods' - Interior Secretary
Referring to the response to strong typhoons and tropical storms such as Pedring and Sendong and the 6
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7 February, 2012 - 21:13
Nigeria: 'How we repositioned the National Emergency Management Agency'
'There have to be a deliberate and conscious efforts by [state] governments to make sure that they implement the policy of urban planning
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7 February, 2012 - 20:42
Supporting transparency; country pilots
Now that the high profile Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness and all the buzz that surrounded it is over, you’d be forgiven for thinking that things had quietened down a bit here since, ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 20:22
Electronic Dismantling
Number of Volunteers:
20
If you are interested in what NextStep is about, come to our Volunteer Orientation every Saturday starting at 1245 for about one hour. ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 19:43
Forensic Investigations of Disasters (FORIN) report
This document sets out the objectives, concepts and methodological guidelines and suggestions for the design and conduct of a set of internationally organized case studies of disasters, the ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 19:43
PASSA: Participatory Approach for Safe Shelter Awareness
This manual presents the participatory approach to safe shelter awareness (PASSA), which aims to raise the awareness of the ‘everyday vulnerable' of the ‘everyday risks' related to their built ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 19:00
African Beggars Union Hall?
BY alemayehu g mariam The new African Union (AU) headquarters was inaugurated last week. It was “China’s gift to Africa.” China picked the entire USD$200 million tab for the building, fixtures ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 18:42
TED: Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons - Stephen Coleman (2011)
Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At TEDxCanberra, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 18:22
World Bank or US Bank?: President selection debate launched
Rumours that Robert Zoellick will not seek another term as World Bank president after his term ends in June have thrown open the debate about leadership selection at the Bank.
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7 February, 2012 - 18:22
Crises in a new world order: challenging the humanitarian project
This briefing paper reports on the recent progresses in humanitarian aid, including the increased focus on building resilience, for example, in emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction, and ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 18:22
Disaster relief must be more local and national, Oxfam says
A key recommendation is for more emphasis to be placed on disaster prevention, rather than waiting for crises to erupt
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7 February, 2012 - 18:03
New World Bank infrastructure strategy: Paving over development?
A World Bank infrastructure strategy update, developed because of a G20 push for more infrastructure investment, reaffirms the Bank's commitment to large-scale projects and scaled up private ... (More)
7 February, 2012 - 18:03
The World Bank and extractives: a rich seam of controversy
As World Bank projects fail to reduce corruption in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), International Financial Corporation (IFC) investments in extractives are provoking ... (More)