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DT 8 / 2021

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No reference to REDD+ in historic forest finance pledges at COP26

At the Glasgow climate summit, there was a dramatic shift in forest discourse. REDD+, the idea that rich countries give cash to tropical countries in exchange for leaving their carbon-rich forests standing, was not mentioned in three key forest finance pledges amounting to USD 13* billion.

News November 18, 2021

Swedish watchdog flags weaknesses in how core grants for UN agencies and World Bank are decided

The Swedish Foreign Ministry lacks clear rules for deciding on the level of core grants to the World...

News November 18, 2021

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Norway’s new aid priorities: farmers, refugees and climate

The new Center-Left government seeks to step up aid funding for small-scale farmers and climate while...

News November 11, 2021

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Global health agencies ask G20 countries for USD 23b to curb covid pandemic

The ACT-A covid response mechanism has launched a fund-raising target of USD 23.4 billion to help developing...

News October 29, 2021

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OECD countries want to report donated covid vaccines as aid, but are met with strong criticism

Countries that donate their excess COVID-19 vaccine may report this as official development assistance...

News October 22, 2021

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African voices missing from review of ACT-A covid response. Expert calls for WHO envoy Carl Bildt to resign

Only a handful of representatives of low-income country governments were consulted in the review of the...

News October 15, 2021

Supporting indigenous Afghan structures could be a lifeline in new Taliban era

Can linking NGOs to traditional Afghan community institutions create a new humanitarian paradigm, and...

Opinion October 29, 2021

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How a rookie minister navigated the pandemic and reshaped Norwegian aid

During his last week at work, Norway’s Development Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein reflected on a once-in-a-century...

News October 14, 2021

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Agreements with Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson pave way for vaccine sharing

Norwegian legal diplomats have helped broker two landmark agreements with Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson...

News October 10, 2021

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