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Nordic block is third largest contributor to IDA, World Bank’s fund for lowest-income countries

The five Nordic countries constitute the third largest donor to the World Bank’s IDA arm over the next three years, supporting 74 of the world’s poorest countries recover from the COVID pandemic. The United...

News January 22, 2022

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IMF analysis reveals staggeringly unequal delivery of vaccines by COVAX

The IMF Pandemic Response Task Force’s analysis of vaccine deliveries to developing countries through...

News January 21, 2022

New global health research hub. Korea-based vaccine developer to establish branch office in Stockholm

The international organisation IVI headquartered in Seoul, which develops vaccines for poor-country diseases,...

News January 12, 2022

OECD donors fail to agree on rules for reporting covid vaccine donations as aid

Despite efforts to reach agreement about rules for reporting COVID-19 vaccine donations as aid, 2021...

News December 31, 2021

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Auditor sheds light on hidden costs of Norwegian grants to World Bank funds

Billions of crowns channelled through World Bank trust funds are at odds with key goals in Norway’s aid...

News December 31, 2021

From farmer’s daughter to diplomat. New Development Minister puts agriculture at centre of Norwegian aid

Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, 47, takes over the aid portfolio following a sea change in the Norwegian political...

News December 12, 2021

Humanitarian needs skyrocket as war, climate change and the pandemic drive crisis

COVID-19, political conflict and the climate crisis are fuelling a dramatic rise in humanitarian needs....

News December 02, 2021

Ford Foundation challenges bilateral donors to give more climate funds directly to indigenous peoples

Following a historic donor pledge at the COP26 in Glasgow, the Ford Foundation calls on traditional donors...

News November 30, 2021

Roadblocks for vaccine donations. Only 1 in 10 pledged doses shipped by COVAX

Of 1.6 billion dose donations pledged to the vaccine facility COVAX, only 171 million have been shipped...

News November 25, 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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