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DT 20 / 2008

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Ahtisaari makes plea for aid as antidote to terror

This year’s Nobel Laureate, the Finnish diplomat and former President Martti Ahtisaari, used the Nobel platform to urge governments to maintain their aid levels in spite of the financial crisis.

News December 19, 2008

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Finnish diplomacy in the era of globalisation

The Helsinki Process on Globalisation and Democracy, an initiative launched jointly by Finland and Tanzania...

Opinion December 19, 2008

OECD peer review: Norway spreads aid too thinly

News December 19, 2008

Head of UNEP calls for new approach to agriculture

News December 19, 2008

Norwegian forest funds

After the climate summit in Poznan, Norway continues to be the sole donor to two key global forest climate...

News December 19, 2008

If Norfunds exits SN Power, aid level could crash

Norway’s aid could plunge in the coming years because highly profitable hydropower investments have...

News December 19, 2008

Yara pushes for more aid, Minister leans towards fertiliser promotion

In Norway, the pressure to increase the level of agriculture aid is coming from several fronts.

News December 19, 2008

New research points to exaggerated vaccine figures

Poor countries are over-reporting the extent of their immunisation pro-grammes, new research published...

News December 19, 2008

GAVI halts reward payments. Study reveals bogus vaccine reporting

Poor countries are over-reporting the extent of their immunisation programmes, new research published in the medical journal The Lancet shows. The GAVI Alliance, which rewards countries with high vaccine coverage, has responded by freezing its payments. Meanwhile, an evaluation raises issue with GAVI's overwhelming focus on new vaccines.

News December 19, 2008

Swedish support for new donors in Eastern Europe

Sweden, a top bilateral donors to Eastern European countries, has launched a programme with new EU members...

News December 19, 2008

GAVI review came too late

At last a comprehensive evaluation of GAVI has been done, nine years after the innovative vaccine scheme...

Opinion Editorial December 19, 2008

Profitable Tanzanian bank prepares for stock listing

Business December 19, 2008

Danida supports Africa to enter CDM market

Business December 19, 2008

Evaluation water in small towns Vietnam

The Finnish Foreign Ministry announces a tender for an evaluation of the first phase of its Water and...

Business December 19, 2008

Sida/USAID joint-financed contracts in Bosnia

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the US Agency for International Development...

Business December 19, 2008

Ghana business development programme

The Danish Embassy in Accra is looking for three consultants to handle various components of the upcoming...

Business December 19, 2008

A new Roman forum on food and agriculture

A radical reform proposal by the rural advocacy group ETC calls for a merging of four UN institutions...

News December 19, 2008

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