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DT 10 / 2016

Sida’s humanitarian NGO aid is untied. Other Nordics favour national channels

The norm among Nordic donors is to reserve the lion’s share of humanitarian NGO funding for their own NGOs. Sweden takes a different approach. 

News October 07, 2016

Freeze in Norwegian aid, narrow space for Børge Brende’s priorities

The spin doctors at the Foreign Ministry have put a positive twist on next year’s aid budget by comparing...

News October 07, 2016

MSF’s global reach. Finland is next

The medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) plans to open a branch in Finland....

News October 07, 2016

Global Fund raises USD 13b for next three-year period

In its fifth replenishment, hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montréal, the Global...

News October 07, 2016

Sweden’s UN Security Council agenda

Sweden will take a seat at the UN Security Council starting next January for a two-year term. Foreign...

News October 07, 2016

Donors to demand refund from Zambian farmers’ union

Sweden, Finland and the Swedish NGO We Effect are aligning their demands for reimbursement of misused...

News October 07, 2016

Norad refused to pay hefty day rates for former US politician Henry Waxman

The Norwegian aid agency has refused to pay exorbitant rates for the services of retired US Congressman...

Business October 07, 2016

Danes consider untying emergency relief

Development Today’s review of Nordic donor spending of humanitarian NGO aid shows that while Norway,...

Opinion Editorial October 07, 2016

Finland explores new engagement with Eritrea on rule of law

Pekka Haavisto says he is aware of the risks of engaging with a totalitarian regime. He insists, however,...

Opinion October 07, 2016

IFU grows fast despite small capital injections

Solid profit and a more flexible mandate have allowed Denmark’s aid-funded risk capital fund IFU to expand....

Business October 07, 2016

Former PM Stoltenberg’s legacy, in his own words

In Jens Stoltenberg’s autobiography, Min historie (Gyldendal, 2016), the former Norwegian Prime Minister...

News October 07, 2016

Investigation into Agua Zarca

An investigation of the Agua Zarca hydropower project in Honduras, commissioned by the Dutch financier...

Business October 07, 2016

NDF grant launches ADB climate fund

A new multi-donor fund, developed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and the Asian Development Bank...

Business October 07, 2016

Sweden’s 2017 aid budget aligned with UN Security Council agenda

Sweden aims to keep its aid at a high level next year, and aligns development and climate engagements...

News October 07, 2016

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