DT 7 / 2007

Joint Dutch-Norwegian move to boost civilian efforts in Afghanistan

When foreign ministers of the defense alliance NATO gathered in Oslo last week for an informal meeting, the Netherlands and Norway put development and security in Afghanistan high on the agenda.

News May 03, 2007

Aid, CDM and some open questions

Countries with colonial pasts always view the word “aid" with scepticism. Questions multiply when aid appears in conjunction with CDM - Clean Development Mechanism - a construct of our own times.

Opinion May 03, 2007

‘Good beginning’ for Swedish UN business alliance

Swedish company members of the Swedish Association for UN Business (SweUNB) appear to be cautiously optimistic...

Business May 04, 2007

Norway targets top UN jobs

Norway has launched an aggressive strategy to recruit nationals to key field positions in the UN system....

News May 03, 2007

Report: strict separation of military and civilian efforts

A report commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls for “a clear separation" between security and military mandates in the Faryab province in Afghanistan, where Norwegian forces are located. Civilian staff should not be co-located with military forces or be dependent on military escort.

News May 03, 2007

Growing NATO support for Dutch-Norwegian Afghanistan initiative

Several NATO countries want to work with Norway and the Netherlands along the principles outlined in...

News May 03, 2007

Minister Carlsson presses Vietnam on hydro damages in Cambodia

Swedish Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson has offered core funding to the Mekong River Commission...

News May 03, 2007

In Beijing, Tørnæs raises China’s role in Africa

China has for the first time officially rejected Western interference in the country’s increasing aid...

News May 03, 2007

No signal from Rice on softening US bank boycott of Palestine

Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre received no signals that the United States will lift bank...

News May 03, 2007

Carlsson speaks out

Sweden’s Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson has raised at a political level concerns about unresolved...

Opinion Editorial May 03, 2007

Jan Egeland takes on helm of NUPI

The Board of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) has appointed Special Adviser to...

News May 03, 2007

SN Power pursues CDM in hydro investments

SN Power, the Norwegian hydropower investor, is actively pursuing carbon credits in connection with its...

Business May 04, 2007

Finland, Sweden keep CDM aid and carbon credits separate

Both Finland and Sweden have active government programmes for purchasing carbon credits from CDM climate...

Business May 04, 2007

Karuma on hold until financial closure of Bujagali

Negotiations about the Karuma hydropower project in Uganda have been put on hold, following a breakthrough...

Business May 04, 2007

Sida seeks assistance with communication strategy

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) seeks assistance from consultants and...

Business May 04, 2007

Headless Sida

Sida will remain without a Director General for the foreseeable future. The reason, curiously, has to...

News May 03, 2007

Evaluation of 10 Finnish framework NGOs

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland maintains special partnership agreements with ten NGOs. To...

Business May 04, 2007

Danes combine aid, export promotion when shopping in carbon market

Denmark has signed agreements to buy carbon credits from at least 23 CDM projects. While the Danes aggressively...

Business May 04, 2007

DT 7 / 2007

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