<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>International-development News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=12&amp;catid=282</link><description>News Feed for - International-development</description><item><title>2010 budget: NGO urges end to NASS personality clash</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96265756&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T02:16:00</pubDate><description>The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), an NGO, on Saturday in Abuja, urged members of the National Assembly to halt their personality conflict in the interest of the country. Reacting </description><source>Daily Triumph</source></item><item><title>Uruguay reduces poverty</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96263307&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T01:16:00</pubDate><description>News: Shell claims Rs 1.7 b from Govt ... Security: Defence Secretary acknowledges crucial role played by Signals?? Corps ... Business: Export strategy next year ... Sports: Rain halts Champions League </description><source>Sri Lanka Daily News</source></item><item><title>Indian NGO Conducts Free Surgeries on 9000 Nigerians with Eye Ailments</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96262795&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T01:03:00</pubDate><description>With the aim of making positive impact in a society where many Indian businesses operate, an Indian philanthropic organisation, Indo Eye Care Foundation (IECF) in conjunction with Rotary Eye Institute, </description><source>This Day Online</source></item><item><title>Challenge yourself. Challenge poverty</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96262757&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T01:02:00</pubDate><description>to access our archives, free online directory and enter our competitions Bookmark us on: WHERE AM I? yourself. Challenge poverty 2009-11-22 18:08:00 yourself. Challenge poverty WideWorld teams with aid </description><source>World Wide Magazine</source></item><item><title>German NGO joins battle against Executive Presidency</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96263095&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T01:11:00</pubDate><description>The Friedrich Naumann Stiftung will support the Opposition??s call for abolition of the executive presidency. The German NGO recently joined hands with Institute for Democracy and Leadership to campaign </description><source>Sri Lanka Island</source></item><item><title>Health camp by Namrup NGO</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96261785&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:46:00</pubDate><description>Correspondent NAMRUP, Nov 22 - Namrup, located at the foothills of Patkai range of mountains, is rich in flora and fauna of rare species. Aiming at preserving and protecting the natural abundance of Namrup, </description><source>Assam Tribune</source></item><item><title>Zyomyx Point-of-Care CD4 Test Selected by CD4 Initiative to Help Treat HIV/AIDS </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96260803&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:36:00</pubDate><description>Zyomyx's innovative approach enters final phase to become the world's first low-cost, instrument-free test for measuring CD4 T-cell count in HIV/AIDS patients HAYWARD, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- </description><source>PR Newswire</source></item><item><title>Facial wounds 'linked to poverty'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96200004&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T02:10:00</pubDate><description>Young men from deprived areas were found to be more at risk Men from Scotland's deprived areas are almost seven times more likely to suffer serious facial wounds than those in wealthier areas, a study </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>Drug seizure: Govt to drag EU to WTO</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96245962&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T23:31:00</pubDate><description>NEW DELHI: India is preparing to file a case against the European Union at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for ??wrongful? seizure of high quality Indian drugs at its ports while in transit to other </description><source>Economictimes</source></item><item><title>Experts: World Bank loan to Jordan justifiable</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96068480&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T07:43:00</pubDate><description>Jordan justifiable Quote','Stock Charts') Quote','Stock Charts','Earnings') else fregion(m_n) else else getQueryVariable(variable) else (marketvalue else // return the value of the radio button that is </description><source>MENAFN</source></item><item><title>Ethiopia should probe political food aid claim ?? UK</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96103288&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T02:05:00</pubDate><description>Ethiopia should investigate allegations that local officials are keeping food aid from opposition members to force them to join the ruling party ahead of national elections, a British aid minister said </description><source>Polity.org.za</source></item><item><title>REPREVE and BlueAvocado Join Forces to Educate Consumers on 'What's Out, Is In'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96198282&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T01:42:00</pubDate><description>[i] Based on 28 billion plastic (PET) water bottles purchased annually and a 23% recycle rate. (Source: Earth911.com) [ii] Based on 78 billion plastic bags used annually and a 12% recycle rate. (Source: </description><source>Carolina Newswire</source></item><item><title>World Bank loan justifiable - experts</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96252314&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T22:05:00</pubDate><description>Economists on Saturday justified the $300 million loan by the World Bank, saying it was necessary in light of the current economic situation. The World Bank (WB) on Thursday approved the development policy </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Surviving the holiday season in good form</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96035082&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-21T04:27:00</pubDate><description>The holidays burst upon us every year with a veneer of joyousness, yet that bubbling of good cheer masks a series of rather dire seasonal warnings: Don't eat too many rich, fatty foods; don't drink to </description><source>Los Angeles Times</source></item><item><title>Rights group says Israel-Palestinian conflict claimed almost 9,000 lives in twenty </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96210555&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T21:56:00</pubDate><description>[JURIST] Marking its own 20th anniversary, Israeli human rights group B'Tselem [advocacy website] claimed Sunday that almost 9,000 people have been killed [materials; press release]  in the conflict between </description><source>JURIST's Paper Chase</source></item><item><title>ASTMH Symposium Showcases Efforts To Meet the Need for New Medicines to Treat Infectious </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96173615&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T19:58:00</pubDate><description>Product Development Partnerships Help Bridge Innovation Gap for Global Health Products ) WASHINGTON, Nov 21, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- An urgent need for new medicines to treat neglected infectious </description><source>RBC Dain Rauscher</source></item><item><title>One injured in blast at NGO office F.P. Report</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96159108&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T19:46:00</pubDate><description>PESHAWAR: One person was injured in a blast at office of a non-governmental organization (NGO) in University Town, here on Saturday. The building was severely damaged in the blast. The blast took place </description><source>Frontier Post</source></item><item><title>Crorepati MPs double in LS, average assets tripled: NGO</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96229957&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T18:41:00</pubDate><description>PTI | New Delhi The number of MPs with assets worth over Rs one crore has doubled in the present Lok Sabha compared to the preceding one as the average worth of assets of an MP has nearly tripled, a report </description><source>The Pioneer</source></item><item><title>Four injured in 'rocket attack' in Afghanistan capital: official</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96037859&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T15:31:00</pubDate><description>Four injured in 'rocket attack' in Afghanistan capital: official KABUL, Nov 21, (Agencies): A rocket attack near the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul has injured four people, including two members of the </description><source>Arab Times</source></item><item><title>5 NGO officials held with stolen relief goods F.P. Report</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96223947&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T09:23:00</pubDate><description>DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Local police have arrested five officials of a NGO and have recovered a stolen truck of relief goods of IDPs worth lacks of rupees from their possession here on Saturday. As per details, </description><source>Frontier Post</source></item><item><title>Sales of Award-Winning USB Device EcoStrip Helps International NGO Wherever the </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96037325&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T09:24:00</pubDate><description>(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green electronics firm EcoStrip today announced a partnership with international sanitation non-profit Wherever the Need to donate $2 for every EcoStrip 2.0 USB controlled power strip </description><source>World Energy Source</source></item><item><title>World Bank technical aid for Thar coal: Sindh appoints Piet as Energy Advisor</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96222758&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T08:57:00</pubDate><description>: The Sindh government has appointed Faling, Pieter Adriaan (Piet) as the International Energy Advisor under World Bank's Thar Coal and Power Technical Assistance Project to promote the vast coal reserves </description><source>Business Recorder</source></item><item><title>Globalization Unchecked: How Alien Media is Suffocating Real Culture</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96013201&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T08:38:00</pubDate><description>A Muslim family sits across of me in café, in a largely Muslim Asia country. An older woman shyly hunches over and desperately trying to avoid eye contact with the giant plasma screen TV, blazing loud </description><source>Arabic Media Internet Network</source></item><item><title>Peshawar gas blast injures one</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96139962&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T06:12:00</pubDate><description>Staff Report PESHAWAR: A gas explosion in the office of an aid organisation in University Town wounded a worker on Saturday, police said. A police official told Daily Times that the blast occurred at </description><source>Daily Times</source></item><item><title>NGO turns 11,000 poor families in Sorsogon into entrepreneurs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96210556&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=282</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T05:33:00</pubDate><description>SORSOGON CITY, Nov. 18 (PNA) ? As part of its commitment towards poverty alleviation, a non-government organization serving as a microfinance institution (MFI) based here has so far produced 11,000 small </description><source>Individual.com</source></item></channel></rss>