CNN: Kandeh Yumkella: Energy chief on a mission to end poverty – Kandeh Yumkella, the UN energy chief has a goal. Once a child studying by candle light, now the director general of the UN Industrial Development Organization, Yumkella wants to give the world’s poorest access to sustainable energy, and bring 1.3 billion electricity-deprived people up to the modern world. (George Howell)
Reuters: Economic crisis cuts development aid to $133 billion, U.N. says - With the economy still a concern worldwide, the UN has reported $167 billion drop in development aid and projects a decrease as these nations try and recover, which is already taking its toll on international development and antipoverty goals. (Michelle Nichols)
Huffington Post: Bridges Not Barriers: Securing Futures and Improving Lives Through Expanded Foreign Aid - At a time where our own world leaders suggest we cut foreign aid to hostile countries, it may be time to consider the benefits of keeping foreign aid in place, across the globe, and its effects on our country’s international security and camaraderie with other countries. (Thomas Kean)
NPR: Subsidies Help Get Modern Malaria Drugs To Millions In Africa - It’s been two years since the UN Global Fund began its experiment to subsidize the costs of malaria drugs to Africa through the private sector. While results are looking good, there is still not enough data to tell if they are cost effective, which may put the program at risk. (Michaeleen Doucleff)
