News highlights, January 2015

Limited impact of aid in the DRC: http://www.irinnews.org/report/101053/much-aid-little-long-term-impact-in-drc

UN peacekeeping is multitasking in the CAR: http://www.irinnews.org/report/100633/un-peacekeeping-dilemmas-in-car

Impact on food security of potential EU-US trade agreement (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership):

Negative: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/german-ngo-says-ttip-will-undermine-global-food-security-303699

Positive: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/ttip-big-bonanza-developing-countries-eu-claims-311507