OFID extends grant to aid earthquake victims in Haiti

OFID has approved a US$500,000 grant to provide essential relief supplies and help finance emergency operations to aid earthquake victims in Haiti. The grant will be channeled through the IFRC...
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OFID attends IEF energy poverty symposium in South Africa

The Republic of South Africa hosted in the City of Johannesburg, an International Energy Forum (IEF) Symposium on Energy Poverty. This was a joint effort by the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based IEF and the South African Ministry of Energy...
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A Royal mission: – fighting cancer in Jordan and the Middle East

The name is not all that is royal about Jordan’s King Hussein Cancer Foundation. Leading the dedicated team of medics, support staff and fundraisers are two royal princesses – Princess Ghida Talal, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, and Princess Dina Mired, Director- General....
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AIDS vaccine breakthrough: OFID supports clinical trials

In furtherance of its mission to fight the global AIDS pandemic, OFID in December pledged its support to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). An OFID grant of US$3.5 million will bolster IAVI’s research and development program...
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Society’s forgotten victims

For many years, the International Committee of the Red Cross Special Fund for the Disabled (ICRC/SFD) has worked to help physically disabled people in poor countries regain their mobility and self-respect and lead productive, fulfilling lives....
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Save the fish: food for thought?

While climate change has conquered global headlines for the past decade, the sorry state of the world’s fish stocks has barely penetrated the public consciousness. The tide, however, is about to turn: “Imagine a World without Fish,” suggests a new movie...
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First generation biofuels threaten food security

A seminal study commissioned by OFID and prepared by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) concludes that the use of first-generation biofuels will increase food insecurity in the world’s poorest countries...
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