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Finland joins Sweden and US in terminating support to UNRWA

Development Minister Ville Tavio of the populist right-wing Finns Party will terminate funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA from next year, breaking with a decades-old Finnish policy. He cites as his reason that Finland is following “its closest peer country, Sweden.” Meanwhile in Sweden, with an election two weeks away, the Social Democrats say that if they win, they will reinstate support to the agency.

News September 01, 2026

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Shifting power to NGOs in the Global South is easier said than done

Efforts in Sweden and Norway to “shift power” and funding to civil society organisations in the Global...

News August 25, 2026

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Sida finalises overhaul of NGO funding regime, 35 multi-year agreements with Southern actors to be signed

The dust and the shock have started to settle after a major shake-up in Sida’s NGO funding system that...

News June 24, 2026

More than 1,000 Ebola cases confirmed. Donors respond with differing priorities

Nordic support branded as a response to the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...

News June 21, 2026

Hanna Hellquist appointed as new Director General at Sida

Formerly a State Secretary, political advisor, business consultant, and security analyst, Hanna Hellquist...

News June 18, 2026

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UN point man Guy Ryder defends merger of UNFPA and UN Women as concern among member states grows

The UN diplomat heading the task force of the UN80 reform process defends the idea of merging two agencies,...

News June 11, 2026

Norwegian government heads for a risky parliamentary showdown on TFFF

The Norwegian government has backtracked on its current effort to seek parliamentary authorisation for...

News June 10, 2026

Norad rules bar Indigenous organisations from direct access to climate funding

Norway has made little progress on a promise dating back to 2021 to increase direct climate financing...

News June 08, 2026

Strong Nordic presence on Global Fund Board

The Nordics will soon have two positions on the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis...

News June 04, 2026

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New ‘four-leaf clover’ government in Denmark, but no development minister

After more than two months of negotiations, Denmark finally has a new four-party centre-left cabinet,...

News June 03, 2026

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