“It seemed somewhat illogical to penalise Zambia for 2009, but to agree to commit funds in 2010," says Head of Economics at the EU Delegation in Lusaka Francesca Di Mauro to Development Today.

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SEK 1.3 billion in Nordic government and NGO funds for Haiti

Funds raised in the four Nordic countries in response to the Haiti earthquake have reached SEK 1.29 billion, divided evenly between governments and public donations to NGOs, Development Today’s overview reveals.

Norway is one of the Clinton Foundation’s main donors. As the current funding agreement expires at year's end, a decision must be made about whether to continue. Back in 2003, the Foreign Ministry in Oslo had strong misgivings about supporting the foundation.

The Norwegian veteran of global health policy, the doctor and government advisor Tore Godal, reflects on the promise and possible pitfalls of using a so-called AMC approach to trigger the development of a vaccine for malaria. Without competition among firms, he says, an AMC will not work.

Several large donors have not reached aid levels promised five years ago at the Gleneagles and Millennium+5 summits, says the OECD.

Norway has informed the Clinton Foundation that it will not continue supporting its HIV/AIDS project in Liberia after the current agreement expires at year’s end.

SEK 40m in health funds released, Dutch aid still frozen

Swedish Minister rages against weaknesses in aid system

Danes, Swedes freeze aid to Zambia. Millions more in budget support at risk

EU ‘disappointed’ by Sweden’s unilateral aid cuts in Zambia

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