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DT 1 / 2024

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Gavi expands into new areas as multi-billion-dollar COVID money bin continues to grow

The cash balance of the vaccine alliance Gavi keeps growing. Unspent COVID-19 funds could exceed USD 5 billion by next year, as the agency exits vaccine contracts. It also has access to a donor-sponsored credit line worth USD 2 billion. While Gavi has been tight-lipped about this growing pot of money, critics call for more transparency and a rethink of the Geneva-based agency. Read Development Today’s analysis.

News January 31, 2024

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Humanitarian conference for Gaza being discussed

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) urgently needs more funding, and Norway is consulting...

News February 02, 2024

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New OECD aid rules could trigger a shift away from grant giving

The new OECD rules on reporting private sector aid reflect efforts driven largely by finance ministries...

Opinion February 08, 2024

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CIVICUS: only 2% of all people in the world live in ‘open’ societies

A tiny proportion of the world’s population – including the five Nordic countries - live in “open” societies,...

News February 01, 2024

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Norway’s rainforest scheme still focused on carbon emissions, outspending UK and Germany

Over 15 years, Norway has committed more than half of its NOK 40 billion rainforest programme for result-based...

News January 25, 2024

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How we measure aid – and who decides?

Development Today has invited to a debate on an important but also fairly technical issue: how should...

Opinion January 22, 2024

Only a small fraction of billions in new resources for IFU will be reported as aid

The lion’s share (80%) of funds that make up the massive, planned expansion of the Danish development...

News January 22, 2024

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Finnish government terminates cooperation with four countries

Half of the austerity cuts in Finnish development cooperation will be achieved by terminating bilateral...

News January 19, 2024

A raging debate about new ODA rules for reporting private sector aid

Experts spar over how the new OECD rules for reporting private sector assistance could affect global...

News January 11, 2024

Good investments create impact and jobs: A response to Simon Scott

Carsten Staur and Katrine Heggedal respond to Simon Scott’s critique of the OECD new rules on reporting...

Opinion January 11, 2024

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Making nonsense of aid measurement

In a previous op-ed, the Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Carsten Staur and Chair...

Opinion Editorial January 04, 2024

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