Greetings and apologies for any cross-posting!

The IDN is pleased to welcome our 3 newest members: Mr. Fausto Martins,
Ms. Janice Moore of the World University Service of Canada, and Mr.
Dominique J.M. Lelievre.  Mr. Lelievre is presently a Project Officer
with the Common Fund for Commodities in Amsterdam. He has over 27 years
experience as a development economist working on a variety of projects
throughout Africa. His CV (as well as the CVs of other IDN members) is
available for downloading at the IDN for any organizations that would
like to utilize his expertise

As soon as profiles of Mr. Martins and Ms. Moore are received, they will
be posted in the IDN membership Directory.

Also, the Research Triangle Institute is recruiting for a Health Policy
Analyst and and a Health Finance Specialist.  More information on these
positions is available on the web site, including application
instructions.

Here is what else 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 subscription based
UN Development Business On-Line. It is the only business publication
providing comprehensive sources of information on opportunities to
supply goods, works and services to projects financed
by the world's leading development banks and the United Nations System.
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QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK

This weeks IDN Quick Link is to the web site for the OECD/DAC
Development Co-Operation Review of Finland: Summary and Conclusions.
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NEW LINKS

Austrian Foundation for Development Research - maintains a research
archive, as well as Austria's largest specialized library of literature
covering all topics concerning development aid, development policy and
Austrian relations with the countries of the South. (English/German)

Centre for Development Research (Copenhagen) - carries out social
science development research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It
supports development research through library and documentation services
and offers consultancy services.

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) - a Global Network of
Organisations Sharing their Experiences of Information on Children's
Rights.

European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
(EADI) - purpose is to promote development research and training
activities in economic, social, cultural, technological, institutional
and environmental areas.

Global Water Partnership - Building a network for sustainable water
management

The Henry Luce Foundation - financial support for projects involving the
interdisciplinary exploration of higher education; increased
understanding between Asia and the United States; the study of religion
and theology; scholarship in American art; opportunities for women in
science and engineering; and contributions to youth and public policy
programs.

International Committee on Fundraising Organisations - The association
of national monitoring agencies.

Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) -  an informal alliance which
participates in independently financed projects in partnership with
member organizations and technical support agencies.

Pacific Forum CSIS - operates as the Asia-Pacific arm of the Center for
Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

Research School for Resource Studies for Development (CERES) - is the
coordinating body for development oriented research in the Netherlands

Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) - works to recognize, support and
promote excellence in scientific research in the South and to provide
promising scientists in the South with research facilities necessary for
the advancement of their work.
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Meetings, Conferences and Symposia

Information on the following conferences has been posted this week:

Connecting Knowledge: Bridging the Gap between Training and Employment
in Communications

Building Information Communities in Africa (BICA) 1999
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THE DEVELOPMENT FRONT - Selected Sample Headlines From Nov 22-28

The following is a sample of the headline links and full text stories
provided to sponsoring members of the IDN last week:

£20m pledged by McCreevy to World Bank

Y2K 4 agencies, including USAID, critical

USAID Funded Ukraine Energy Center Steps Out On Its Own

First-Ever Family Planning, Dental Services in Rasuwa, Nepal,
Inaugurated

Shaping a Tobacco-Free Cambodia

The World Water and Climate Atlas: Powerful New Computer Tool Examines
Earth in Detail

US administration to try to revive Africa trade bill

Israeli and Palestinians seek total of $1.6 billion in aid

Uganda To Give Out 1M Condoms

60000 Indians Isolated After Mitch

Caribbean Parliamentarians Seek to Increase Women's Leadership Roles in
Politics and Peace Initiatives

Loan Agreement Helps St Petersburg to Improve the City's Investment
Climate and its Financial Position

African Statistics Day 1998 to Focus on 'Harnessing Information for
Development'

Comparative Study of Education in Industrialized Countries And Latin
America

Secretary General of South Pacific Forum Invites Review of Forum Process

Controlling Diseases After Mitch Will Cost Money

Director-General Calls for Action to Stem Human and Cultural Rights
Abuses in Afghanistan

Director-General Pleads for the Consolidation of Peace and Democracy in
Niger

Upturn Predicted for Food Aid

Luce Foundation Will Sponsor Program Grant to Fund Exchanges Between
American and Asian Legislators

"No Human Being on the Planet Should Be More Than  300 Yards from …A
Condom"

$102.2 Million to Improve Water And Sanitation, And Public Finances in
Venezuela Approved

$45,226,000 For Family Allowances in Honduras to Assist The Poor
Approved

$93.8 Million in Soft Loans to Honduras And Nicaragua Approved

Cairo Ministerial Meeting Links Climate Change and Ozone Solutions

Measles in Central America Poses Risk

Agencies Join Forces to Tackle Child Marriages, Forced Marriages and
Rape in Marriage

International Bioethics Committee to Hold it 5th Session in The
Netherlands, December 2 - 4

Brazil's TV Cultura Wins Children Broadcasting Award

Working Together With Indonesia to Solve Y2K Problem

World Bank and China Hold Seminar on Year 2000 Problem

German Government makes DM 18 million available to GTZ to year-end
Reconstruction in Central America

PNG at mercy of epidemic

Rep. says feds still working 'too slowly' on Y2K, USAID Called Dunce of
the Year

Pleas for aid put U.S. in a tight spot

Ne’eman to Try to Convince US Israel Won’t Use Special Aid to Strengthen
Settlements

Squatters invade white-owned farms in Zimbabwe

Investors upbeat on new Mozambique gas project

Nicaraguan leaders put differences aside for disaster relief

Mexico's Zedillo faces backlash from tax plans

China urges Marshall Islands to correct ``mistake''

Jordan and Syria agree to monitor disputed river waters

Iraq's oil-for-food wish list: Liposuction breast implants

Danish Minister wants to make an impact on social issues globally

UK charity campaigns over Asian sex slave trade

Storm aid to Central America will get improved coordination

Future water shortages seen as a threat to parts of world

OAU chairman wins reelection as Burkina president

Nigeria inches towards hard decision on fuel price

UN leaves police trainers in Haiti for another year

U.N. panel says Australian uranium mine should be stopped

45 countries to go to Palestinian aid meeting

USAID-South Africa and VITA Announce Tycoon Award Winners

Latvian Health Reform Project Loan Signed Today

World Bank Moves Swiftly to Provide US$200 Million For Bangladesh
Fast-track Emergency Flood Recovery Project

Migration of Thousands of Hungry Somalis an Early Warning of Food Crisis

First WFP Food Arrives in Remote Northeast Honduras

WFP to Dedicate Memorial to Colleagues Killed in The Line of Duty

Twenty-two African Countries Participate in First Regional Seminar on
Sports And Environment

Canada to Support New Human Rights Initiatives in Developing Countries

ADRA Continues to Aid Honduran Hurricane Victims

EXPO 2000 / OECD Forum for the Future: Conference on 21st Century
Economic Dynamics - Anatomy of a Long Boom

PAHO Working with Countries on Mosquito Control in Central America

International Seminar to Examine New Information and Communication
Technologies' Role in Population Advocacy
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