DT 4-5 / 2005

Squeaky clean. Nordics show unblemished corruption record

In the past two years, the World Bank has had cases of alleged misconduct affecting the equivalent of one in 25 of its staff members. In the same period, there have been no allegations of fraud or corruption involving Norwegian or Swedish aid staff.

News March 21, 2005

MSF breaks new ground, diverts tsunami funds to forgotten crises

The humanitarian medical NGO Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to divert some of the money...

News March 21, 2005

World Bank corruption report reveals mounting case load

Duncan Smith states the Bank has steadily increased the resources available for investigations. “Nonetheless, like any such investigative agency, we have difficult decisions to make about how to prioritise and manage the caseload ... We [respond] by focussing resources on higher impact cases, increasing proactive means of finding cases of fraud and corruption and by using tools that give bigger results in a shorter time period," he says. During the past four years, 41 staff members of the World Bank have been fired due to fraud and other misconduct, while 114 Bank officials have received disciplinary measures. The number of new investigations into staff misconduct is rising.

News March 21, 2005

Tsunami takes 26% of Finnish humanitarian budget

A Finnish Foreign Ministry spokesperson has confirmed to Development Today that no further aid funding...

News March 21, 2005

Finnish 0.7% aid target out of reach

In the midst of congratulatory celebrations marking 40 years of Finnish development cooperation, Finland...

News March 21, 2005

Third Nordic candidate for UN top jobs enters fray

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has nominated Søren Jessen-Petersen as candidate for the position...

News March 21, 2005

Donors, recipients agree on aid effectiveness

Ministers from more than one hundred countries, donors and recipients, met in Paris at the beginning...

News March 21, 2005

Kofi Annan gives his blessings for new commission on rights of poor

Norway has cleared the last main hurdle towards setting up a high-level commission on the rights of the...

News March 21, 2005

Sweden steps up support for Global Fund

More than 40 donors met in Stockholm earlier this month to discuss a new replenishment mechanism for...

News March 21, 2005

Holding out. Right Livelihood delays decision to leave Sweden

The Right Livelihood Award (RLA) Foundation has still not totally given up hopes of being granted a place...

News March 21, 2005

WFP praises Sweden’s record donation

The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently confirmed a multilateral unearmarked contribution...

News March 21, 2005

A wolf at the helm

During Wolfensohn’s two terms as President, the World Bank has moved much closer to European priorities...

Opinion Editorial March 21, 2005

ISRA terrorism case remains unresolved

Charges of involvement in an international terrorist network levelled last fall against the Danish Islamic...

News March 21, 2005

Who cares? Health systems cannot cope

Gijs Elzinga of the Dutch National Institute for Public Health sees signs that “vertical" health initiatives like GAVI and the Global Fund have realised the need to finance overall health services in the poorest countries. The impact of their change in approach remains to be seen.

Opinion March 21, 2005

DT 4-5 / 2005

Squeaky clean. Nordics show unblemished corruption record

MSF breaks new ground, diverts tsunami funds to forgotten crises

World Bank corruption report reveals mounting case load

Tsunami takes 26% of Finnish humanitarian budget

Finnish 0.7% aid target out of reach

Third Nordic candidate for UN top jobs enters fray

Donors, recipients agree on aid effectiveness

Kofi Annan gives his blessings for new commission on rights of poor

Sweden steps up support for Global Fund

Holding out. Right Livelihood delays decision to leave Sweden

WFP praises Sweden’s record donation

A wolf at the helm

ISRA terrorism case remains unresolved

Who cares? Health systems cannot cope

Swedish consultants demand transparency in Sida market

Sida training tenders: Norwegian firm challenges Swedish domain

EOI for Phase 3 of Vietnam rural development project

Orgut wins prestigious Kenya water sector contract

Danish five-year business sector programme in Vietnam

Three Sida international training tenders

CARE for a dinner with your favourite MP?

Norwegian wake-up call for GAVI

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