Full Coverage: Aid

31.01.2006 Aid to the Palestinian government will be reviewed in light of a number of conditions, including recognition of Israel and a commitment to non-violence, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in London in a statement on behalf of the "diplomatic Quartet", which also includes Russia, the European Union and the US.

30.01.2006 Afghanistan will get firm assurances of international help in London this week and in return it will promise to push on with reforms and tackle corruption and its huge illegal drug trade. A two-day international meeting in London, beginning on Tuesday, is to launch a five-year blue print on development, peace and how best to confront the continuing attacks by government opponents in the impoverished country.

27.01.2006 Ever since the first news arrived on the horrible tragedy that fell on Montenegro at the beginning of this week, enterprises, institutions, political parties, individual citizens made unselfish contributions to assist the families of the killed and injured.

25.01.2006 The president of Oxfam America offers four key suggestions for the U.S. State Department and Agency for International Development to keep in mind during their momentous restructuring, which could pave the way for improving the effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid.

25.01.2006 Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski and the Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski sent telegrams with condolences to their counterparts in Montenegro. In the telegrams, they expressed their condolences to the families of the casualties and the public of Montenegro.

25.01.2006 A thorough assessment of nutritional levels in Madagascar's drought-stricken southeast has revealed that not as many people as previously thought are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies, but the situation is still quite "fragile" and the front-line responders remain short on funds.

24.01.2006 Al Santoli recently returned from a peace mediation trip to the Philippines' Sulu province, one of the country's poorest and home to two prominent armed movements. His photo reports shows that building peace is not just about negotiating with armed groups; the faces of smiling youngsters are everywhere.

24.01.2006 Some 3.5 million people need food relief as a result of prolonged drought following failed rains, the Kenyan government announced this week.

24.01.2006 A new international development Bill - which aims to ensure that the government is kept to promises made in 2005 to deliver more aid to poor countries - has passed through its beginning stage unopposed after receiving the support of both the Conservative and Lib Dem frontbenches.
* International Development Bill moves forward to next stage

24.01.2006 A blueprint for international engagement in the development of Afghanistan over the next five years had been finalized, the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) announced today. The Afghanistan Compact, to be launched at a conference in London from 31 January to 1 February, covers efforts in security, governance, human rights, the rule of law, development and counter-narcotics.

24.01.2006 A new World Bank report released today warns that fragmentation of foreign assistance may adversely affect the accountability and capacity of the Government of Afghanistan.

23.01.2006 The U.S. must play a pivotal role in slowing population growth in Africa, says a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations, calling for more resources for family planning programs around the world.

22.01.2006 The World Conservation Union (IUCN) President Valli Moosa will visit Pakistan for a visit on January 24-26, 2006 to discuss the post-earthquake situation and the organisation's role in rehabilitation efforts.

20.01.2006 Winter relief operations in northern Pakistan have been hampered by bad weather - snow, ice and landslides - which pose a challenge to army and NGOs. The October earthquake had killed 86,000 and left more than 3 million homeless, who now have to be provided drugs and shelter supplies.

19.01.2006 The Human Rights Committee in Leskovac received, in December 2005, 30,000 EUR worth of humanitarian assistance, which it has not been able to distribute to the beneficiaries. The Committee claims that the Police prevents the distribution of the assistance, while the Police responds that the problem lies in incomplete documentation, i.e. a missing stamp of approval on one document.

19.01.2006 Britain confirmed today that it is withholding direct budget support to Ethiopia because of dissatisfaction with the government's political record, but the Department for International Development denied UN reports that the sum withheld amounts to £50 million.
* ETHIOPIA: Britain withholds direct budget support

19.01.2006 Britain has withheld direct budget support worth around £50 million to the Ethiopian government over political unrest that followed disputed elections last May.

19.01.2006 MPs have been urged to support moves to introduce a legal obligation on the British government to prove its commitment to lifting millions of people out of poverty.

18.01.2006 After being grounded for three days, the UN on Wednesday resumed airborne relief operation in Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas where people are braving a cold snap in the harsh Himalayan winter.

16.01.2006 NGOs met Britain's executive director to the World Bank and IMF, Tom Scholar, a few weeks ago: this is a summary of the highlights of the meeting.