Senate Hearing Scheduled For Global AIDS Coordinator Nominee Deborah Birx March 4, 2014 News Summary “A U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the nomination of Dr. Deborah Birx to be the next Ambassador at Large and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator has been scheduled for March 6, at 2 p.m.,” the Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks” blog reports. “…The hearing, which will…
Near East, North Africa Governments Conclude FAO Regional Conference March 4, 2014 News Summary “Governments from the Near East and North Africa [on Friday] wrapped up a five-day meeting on regional food security challenges pledging enhanced cooperation to tackle the critical issues of water management, food waste and building more resilient rural communities. In a final report, the 32nd FAO regional conference for the…
Bomb Targets Pakistan Polio Team, Kills At Least 11 March 4, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the latest series of attacks on polio workers in Pakistan. Agence France-Presse: Three bomb blasts targeting Pakistan polio team kill 12 “Twelve people were killed and 11 injured when three roadside bombs targeting a polio vaccination team in Pakistan’s restive northwest exploded Saturday, officials said, in…
USAID, P&G Launch Clean Drinking Water, Health Projects In Myanmar March 4, 2014 News Summary USAID “Administrator Rajiv Shah [on Thursday] helped deliver the first liter of clean drinking water under the Global Development Alliance (GDA) between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) to improve health in [Myanmar]. … Over the next two years, USAID and P&G intend to…
Humanitarian Crisis In Syria Poses Challenges For Aid Groups February 28, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria and how the U.S. and the international community are responding. Associated Press: U.N. chief: 20 years after Rwanda, Syria shameful “U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that 20 years after the Rwanda genocide the international community’s collective failure to prevent…
U.S. Releases Annual Global Report On Human Rights February 28, 2014 News Summary The U.S. Department of State released its annual report on human rights on Thursday, with remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry and further remarks by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Uzra Zeya. Several news outlets discuss findings of the report. Associated Press:…
Donors To Uganda Continue To Announce Aid Suspensions Because Of Anti-Gay Law February 28, 2014 News Summary As international outcry over Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill continues, the World Bank announces it has postponed a loan to the country meant to strengthen its health care system. Associated Press: Uganda slapped with aid cuts over anti-gay law “Uganda’s government has been hit with substantial aid cuts after the president enacted…
PBS Examines Cookstoves’ Impact On Health February 28, 2014 News Summary PBS NewsHour discusses the impact of cookstoves on health around the globe. PBS NewsHour: Designing cleaner stoves for home cooks in the developing world PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on “efforts to provide cleaner stoves to people in developing countries” as part of his ongoing series,…
Food Waste Impacting Global Agricultural Prices, World Bank Report Says February 28, 2014 News Summary News sources report on a new World Bank report (.pdf) discussing food prices worldwide. The Independent: Third of the world’s food is never eaten — and it’s increasing the cost of your weekly shop “A third of the food the world produces is never consumed, meaning that prices are being…