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Here is what is new at the IDN this week:
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This week's "Tools You Can Use" from the International Development
Network (IDN) at http://www.idn.org/ is a link to the web site for
Australian Agency for International Development Business Opportunities.

Last week's tool was a link to the web site for "Working with Great
Britain's Department for International Development (DFID)" as an
employee, contractor and/or NGO grantee.
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QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK

This week's quick link is to the OECD DAC Development Cooperation Review
of Luxembourg.

Last week's quick link was to the FY 1998 Audit Reports of the USAID
Inspector General.
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NEW LINKS

Association for the Development of Education in Africa - focuses on
developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding
agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on
African leadership and ownership.

Brazilian Development Bank - an institution linked to the Planning and
Budget Ministry, is the chief federal agency for long-term funding which
aims at promote the country's development.

The International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN) - is a collaborative
group of researchers, development workers, and policymakers interested
in the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) - is a partnership of
over 150 groups working to improving infant health through the
protection of breastfeeding.

International Telecomputing Consortium -   is a nonprofit organization
that helps rural and overseas schools use new technologies.

Nordic Consulting Group - offers advisory and consulting services in
development assistance within a wide range of sectors.

Save the Children - Canada

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - is a manifestation of
the determination of the peoples of South Asia to work together towards
finding solutions to their common problems in a spirit of friendship,
trust and understanding and to create an order based on mutual respect,
equity and shared benefits.

The Mountain Institute - a nonprofit scientific and educational
organization committed to the preservation of mountain environments and
advancement of mountain cultures around the world.

Note:  The IDN did not send an update mail last week.  These links were
added on December 6, 1998:

Arkleton Centre for Rural Development Research (ACRDR) - set up in
November 1995 to research the issues of rural change and development in
Europe, including developments in rural policy and practice.

CICAT - is the central liaison office of the Delft University of
Technology (DUT) providing its faculties and departments with management
support in the field of development cooperation activities.

The European Environment Information and Observation NETwork (EIONET) -
created as the main vehicle of the European Environment Agency to
collect data, information and knowledge for the process of reporting on
the state of environment.

FUNREDES - is an International Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO,
dedicated to disseminate the Newer Information and Communications
Technologies (NICT) in developing countries.

The Inter-American Dialogue - U.S. center for policy analysis,
communication, and exchange on Western Hemisphere affairs.

The International Bureau of Education (IBE) - is a UNESCO centre for
information and research in the field of comparative education.

Nepal Forward Foundation - provides volunteers and charitable assistance
to support human rights, environmental health and sustainable
development in Nepal.

ORBICOM - The International Network of UNESCO Chairs and Associates in
Communications.

University of Saskatchewan International - participates in projects
involving institutional development and human resources development in a
number of countries within the developing world as well as in the
process of democratic development in the former Soviet Union and other
countries of central and eastern Europe.

World University Service - is an international NGO focusing on
education, development and human rights.
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New Publications (Posted December 6, 1998)

Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction

"From the health risks of sexual activity to those of pregnancy,
abortion, and childbirth, reproduction constitutes enormous risks to a
woman's health. Ill-health conditions related to sex and reproduction
account for 25 percent of the global disease burden in adult women. This
volume offers comprehensive data and detailed discussions of the
epidemiologies of three sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, and five
specific maternal conditions, as well as those of congenital anomalies
and perinatal conditions.

Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction will serve as a comprehensive
reference for epidemiologists, public health specialists, practitioners
and advocates of STD and HIV prevention, and reproductive and neonatal
health."
       - from Amazon Books

This book is available from the IDN Bookstore, in association with
Amazon Books.

You can also visit the IDN Bookstore for over 790 Titles covering a
variety of development topics or you can search for titles of your own
interest.
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THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT - Selected Sample Headlines From Dec 7-12

The following is a small sample of the headline links and full text
stories provided in "The Development Front" newsletter sent to
sponsoring members of the IDN each day last week:

US$ 70.40 Million Loan for Potable Water Supply in Algeria Approved

Canada to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Russian Communities in the Far
North

Morocco: Loan of  ECU 9 million for Settat sewerage scheme

IDB Pledges $3.0 Billion For Central America

IDB And Spain Sign $1 Million For Central America

Brazil Recognizes Jurisdiction of Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Jamaican Attorney General Urges Human Rights Commission to Speed up
Consideration of Death Penalty Appeals

Broadcasters Set Aside a Day for Children Worldwide

New Financial Support for Poorest Countries Neighboring Russia

First World Asthma Day Launched

Brazil Refuses Foreign Donations to the Environment

Countries with poor human rights records defend themselves at U.N.

Aid agencies say Senegal blocking supplies into Guinea-Bissau

Flamethrower now an option on S. African cars

India ends non-tariff barriers to Bangladesh goods

China keeps close eye on growing Internet use

Cuomo Announces $5 Million in HUD Aid to Rebuild Central American
Housing; Honduras Receives Donated Tools

'High-Rhetoric' Fight Between World Bank, IMF

Commonwealth 'no longer a relic of British Empire',

S.Leone inflation shrinking with foreign aid inflow

INTERVIEW-Uganda finmin says reaping fruits of openness

Donors say commit $2.2 bln to Uganda over three yrs

Sudan urges assistance for African refugees

An Ill-Conceived Way to Fight Abortion

Prince looks to UN for fresh aid

France to send humanitarian aid to Comoros

Russia works out programme to cut food imports

US$ 276 Million Loan for the Economic and Social Reform Program in
Morocco

US$ 110.41 Million Loan for the Post, Telecommunications and Information
Technologies in Morocco

Development Partnership Forum on Aid Untying, Procurement and Capacity
Building

EBRD Assists the Reconstruction of Croatia's Rail Network

Statistical Institutes Face Resource Crunch

Gains by Women Reversed in Economic Downturn

ESCAP Says Inland Waterways and Maritime Sector Need More Attention

ESCAP Unveils 'Bold' Reform to Meet Millennium Needs

South Pacific Forum Announces Appointment of Deputy Secretary General

IDB Governors Reach Historic Cooperation Agreement

Central America Draws Strong Support at Donors Meeting

"New Directions in Asian Housing Finance" Released

1.9 Million Dead from Sudan's Civil War; More Than 70,000 Deaths in
1998, Report Estimates

UNDP to Discuss Major Relief And Recovery Effort for Central America

Board Approves First IDA Guarantee for Private Sector Initiative

Mozambique Receives $150 Million Grant

Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Program for the Caribbean
Receives Financing

A New Partnership: Kampala Meeting Engages Government, Civil Society,
and Donors

Proposed New Experimental Lending Instrument to Help Address Problem of
Primary Education Quality in Bangladesh
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The State of the World's Children 1999

The "State of the World's Children 1999" report tells the stories of a
world community unwilling to accept the consequences of illiteracy or to
be denied the human right to a quality education.

With the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a guiding framework,
governments, policy makers, educators, community leaders, parents and
children themselves are advancing an education revolution.

Their goal—Education For All."

    -from the UNICEF Summary

The IDN provides a direct link to this report at http://www.idn.org/
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