DT 10-11 / 2004

Chaotic but comfortable. Little interest in changing status quo

The latest major study of the international humanitarian system, undertaken as part of the Good Humanitarian...

News July 01, 2004

No final decision on merging GAVI, Vaccine Fund

The Executive Committee of GAVI has recommended to the GAVI Board some principles for clarifying the...

News July 01, 2004

Norway recruits legal professionals to assist post-conflict societies

The Norwegian Justice Ministry has received a positive response to its request for legal professionals...

News July 01, 2004

The Utstein UN reform

The Utstein Plus UN reform proposal follows a long Nordic tradition. A solid beam in the Nordic approach...

Opinion Editorial July 01, 2004

Danish mixed credit programme struggles to reach Africa

2003 was a record year for the Danish mixed credit programme. Last year support was granted to 15 projects...

Business July 01, 2004

NORAD scrutinises Yanji tender to speed up project process

The Norwegian aid agency NORAD is now examining its first international bidding related to an untied...

Business July 01, 2004

Feasibility study for crisis management operator

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs is currently considering a concept developed by Jorma Hämäläinen of the Finnish-Swedish telecom company TeliaSonera for a “crisis management operator" system.

Business July 01, 2004

Not enough Norwegians. UNHCR recruits in Oslo

A recruiting team from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will be visiting Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen...

Business July 01, 2004

Danes prepare second Iraq reconstruction contract

The second reconstruction aid contract for Iraq funded out of the DKK 170 million budgeted over a year...

Business July 01, 2004

New Swedish aid evaluation unit

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering establishing an aid evaluation institute that would be...

News July 01, 2004

Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tender

Business July 01, 2004

Nairobi Prize to Jesper Jespersen

Co-founder and Danish Editor for 12 years of Development Today, the late Jesper Jespersen has been awarded...

News July 01, 2004

Key NGOs split over lobbying NATO to expand role in Afghanistan

A large group of Kabul-based NGOs wants NATO to expand its role in Afghanistan. Otherwise, they say,...

News July 01, 2004

The future of humanitarianism

In early June, five of Médicins Sans Frontières Holland’s staff in Afghanistan were killed. A Taliban...

Opinion July 01, 2004