Caribbean News # 13 - Feb./Mar. 2008

Feb./Mar. 2008 – Number13   A bimonthly newsletter for the Caribbean Region

1. World Bank President Calls for Plan to Fight Hunger in Pre-Spring Meetings Address
2. World Development Report 2008:  Agriculture for Development
3. Routes en Haiti: voie de sortie de la pauvreté
4. República Dominicana:  Fondo de Desarrollo Social para la Sociedad Civil
5. Report:  Haiti Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability Review
6. Grenada:  US$ 1.9 million to improve local business and modernize public institutions
7. República Dominicana:  Equidad de Género
8. Global: High Food Prices: A Harsh New Reality

1.  World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick called for a "new deal" to combat world hunger and malnutrition through a combination of emergency aid and long-term efforts to boost agricultural productivity in developing countries. read

2.  The World Development Report 2008 calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries.  The report warns that the sector must be placed at the center of the development agenda if the goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 are to be realized.  read

3.  "Grâce à la route, nous pouvons transporter nos produits des champs jusqu’au village", déclare Jean-Albert Chéry, un paysan haitien.  Le Gouvernement d’Haïti, la Banque mondiale et les partenaires du projet sont tous unanimes pour reconnaître que la réfection des infrastructures rurales de base est une priorité dans les efforts d’amélioration des conditions de vie dans le pays.  lire 

4.  El propósito del Fondo de Desarrollo Social para la Sociedad Civil del Banco Mundial (antiguamente conocido como Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones), es apoyar actividades cuyo primer objectivo sea la participación ciudadana.  leer

5.  The Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability Review (PEMFAR) is a joint Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)/World Bank and Government of Haiti report, which aims at improving efficiency of the fiscal system and investing in public capital to accelerate growth and reduce poverty.  read the report

6.  The Grenada Technical Assistance project will support the modernization of key public sector institutions, such as Customs, and the implementation of an export strategy.  “By undertaking strategic reforms in key areas, including those targeted by this project, the country could attract more investments in the tourism and other sectors of the economy” said Yvonne Tsikata, the World Bank Director for the Caribbean.  read

7.    El estudio es un extracto de los resultados expuestos en el informe de pobreza 2006 sobre la equidad de género en la República Dominicana  leer 

8.  Food prices have increased in response to many factors: higher energy and fertilizer prices; increased demand for biofuels, especially in the U.S. and the European Union; and droughts in Australia and other countries  read

See also:

*   NEWS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
*   NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM THE WORLD BANK
*   UPCOMING AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES
*   JOB VACANCIES  

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