DT 17-18 / 2014

As soldiers leave, donors de-link aid from military strategy in Afghanistan

For years Nordic aid to Afghanistan has been heavily earmarked for areas where Nordic troops were stationed. The donors are now doing away with earmarking, directing more support to Kabul instead.

News December 31, 2014

Phase out bilateral health aid. Re-focus on health care systems

The five-fold increase in aid for health over the last decade or so has led to a global architecture...

Opinion December 31, 2014

Misspent USD 66m still owed to Global Fund

Millions of dollars in misused grants have still not been reimbursed by countries to the Global Fund,...

News December 31, 2014

Who won and who lost the battle in Paris over how to define aid

Western countries have agreed on new rules for development assistance accounting following unusually...

News December 31, 2014

Sida may resume IFRC funding

Indicative figures for 2015 show that Sida plans to reinstate its previous funding level to the Geneva-based...

News December 31, 2014

Record public support for high Swedish aid level

Not since the 1980s have so many Swedes expressed a willingness to maintain the level of spending on...

News December 31, 2014

Human rights, a new ‘red line’ in Norwegian aid. Signals tougher policy on Burma

Foreign Minister Børge Brende has presented a White Paper on human rights that promises to put rights...

News December 31, 2014

UK praised for massive increase in aid level

In its peer reviewof British development assistance, the OECD gives the United Kingdom top marks for...

News December 31, 2014

New UNESCO centre opens in Sweden

A UN centre focusing on the challenges of transboundary water cooperation has been established in Stockholm....

News December 31, 2014

Lake Turkana wind farm achieves financial close

After eight long years, the Lake Turkana project in Kenya is getting underway, set to become Africa’...

Business December 31, 2014

Farewell to additionality

Development Minister Isabella Lövin made an honest attempt to fund Sweden’s record pledge of SEK 4 billion...

Opinion Editorial December 31, 2014

Tying up loose ends of mixed credit scheme

Next year the aid agency Norad will repay NOK 73 million to the state coffers as the Norwegian mixed...

Business December 31, 2014

Finnish Lao support to focus on hydro

As Finland completes the first phase of its environmental support programme in Laos, the Foreign Ministry...

Business December 31, 2014

Energy sector capacity building in Tanzania

Sida is providing support to Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) for capacity strengthening...

Business December 31, 2014

Danish host for Arab research programme

The Danish ministry of Foreign Affairs will finance a new programme to support cooperation among academic...

Business December 31, 2014

Norway puts stamp on Nobel Peace Prize

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates fit perfectly with the aid agenda of the current Norwegian Blue-Blue...

News December 31, 2014

Climate breakthrough out of reach. Isabella Lövin’s tough initiation

The new Green Development Minister Isabella Lövin almost succeeded in making Sweden the first donor to...

News December 31, 2014

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