DT 11 / 2011

WFP: USD 225m short for Horn of Africa

As famine conditions risk spreading to more areas in southern Somalia, the triple threat of drought, conflict and high food prices affect the lives and the future of millions of people in the Horn of Africa. WFP is short USD 225 million to fund feeding programmes during the coming five months.

Opinion September 04, 2011

Hautala aims for continued growth in Finnish aid

Finnish Development Minister Heidi Hautala (Greens) is in an open battle with the Finance Ministry over...

News September 04, 2011

Highest risk of corruption in GAVI cash grants

The internal auditor of the vaccine alliance GAVI Cees Klumper is focusing his efforts on cash grants...

News September 04, 2011

Bypassing World Bank fund to provide forest aid for Guyana

Norway has decided to disburse forest climate aid for Guyana, bypassing a mechanism that was set up to...

News September 04, 2011

Finland has second thoughts about aid to Nicaragua

Finland, the only like-minded donor that maintains an embassy and an aid programme in Nicaragua, is re-thinking...

News September 04, 2011

UK plans massive increase in forest climate aid, but where to spend it?

A report commissioned by the British government on global forest climate aid points to slow disbursement...

News September 04, 2011

Foreign firms can be ‘role models’ in Uganda’s fight against corruption

The chief of Transparency International Uganda says foreign companies can be a role model in fighting...

News September 04, 2011

Missionpharma enters plea settlement. DKK 200m in lost UN contracts

In an out-of-court settlement, the pharmaceutical supplier Missionpharma has admitted to paying kickbacks...

Business September 04, 2011

Another exit from Managua?

When Denmark phased out aid to Nicaragua last year, the country’s ambassador Ricardo Alvarado learned...

Opinion Editorial September 05, 2011

Norway considers funding new dam flooding rainforest, this time in Ethiopia

The African Development Bank has asked Norway to provide USD 35 million in co-financing for the Geba...

Business September 04, 2011

Questions legality of SEKAB biofuel study

The Swedish agency Sida has lingering concerns about the potential environmental impacts of EcoEnergy...

Business September 04, 2011

Prosecutor appeals Norconsult verdict

A prosecutor has appealed a lower court’s acquittal of Norway’s leading engineering firm Norconsult on...

Business September 04, 2011

Evaluation of water supply programme in Burkina Faso

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces a tender for consultancy services for the external evaluation...

Business September 04, 2011

Mid-term review of Finnish water sector aid to Palestine

Finnish cooperation in the Palestinian water sector began in 1994 through UNDP, with focus on improving...

Business September 04, 2011

Uphill fund-raising task for Danish MS

For the last five years the Danish organisation MS has been under pressure to become better at raising...

News September 04, 2011

UNDP Vietnam seeks TA on baseline survey

The UN Development Progam is procuring a technical assistance for the design and implementation of a...

Business September 04, 2011

DKK 110m for Horn of Africa

Danes opened their pockets on August 27 donating more than DKK 110 million in response to a television...

News September 04, 2011

Denmark cuts aid to Global Fund and UNESCO

The Danish government has presented a budget for 2012 that will cause a further drop in the country’...

News September 04, 2011

Blue Nile dams: ‘lower Renaissance Dam to save Mandaya’

The Norwegian consultancy firm Norplan recommends that the Ethiopian government lower the height of the...

Business September 04, 2011

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