Development Monitor
Do your own monitoring - policy related weblinks and email news services
The Development Monitor aims to provide a brief and regular news summary, monitoring developments across the broad range of political institutions targeted by NGOs. More detailed and timely information on particular institutions and issues can be gathered by going direct to the websites and email list serves below.
Email lists:
Bretton Woods Project: BWP produce a monthly update on news relating to the IMF and World Bank. To subscribe email info@brettonwoodsproject.org or visit Bretton Woods website
DebtChannel: weekly email digest of the latest top stories from global portal on international debt Send an email to: majordomo@oneworld.net with the following text in the body of the message: subscribe debtchannel
Global Focus: One World Trust provide information about key issues in international decision-making - focussing particularly on the International Criminal Court and the UN. To subscribe send an email to owt@parliament.uk
Shaan online: An e-zine on Gender and Human Rights, produced in cooperation with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Women tell, in their own words, how HIV/AIDS and the denial of their human rights have affected their lives. Shaan Online E: shaan@ipsnews.net
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. E-CIVICUS is produced weekly. E: europe@civicus.org Web: CIVICUS
Africa Policy Electronic Distribution List: Distributes documents on US and international towards Africa. To join, E: apic@igc.org
ID21: Brief summaries of recent academic research on development topics. To subscribe, send blank message to: lyris@lyris.ids.ac.uk Choose your topic by typing in SUBJECT field, one of: 'subscribe id21news' 'subscribe id21HealthNews' 'subscribe id21EducationNews'
UN Newswire: Daily update on development across the UN system. E: nwire-alert-subscribe@mail.securestone.com
Websites:
UK POLITICS
- Department for International Development (DFID)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- House of Commons Select Committees
- Hansard: Verbatim reports of Parliamentary debates
- E-Politix: Legislative tracking, daily news, MPs mini-site and profiles
EU
- EU Official site
- Monitoring and comment
- Africa Carribean and Pacific (ACP) Countries Brussels Secretariat
WORLD BANK/IMF
UN
- Main official site
- Development Programme
- UN/Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
- International Labour Organisation
- World Health Organisation
- Independent monitoring and comment
COMMONWEALTH
WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION
OECD/DAC
INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT NEWS