DT 13 / 2009

ABBA and solidarity

What is Sweden associated with among young people in today’s world? Henning Melber reflects on the Swedish government’s new policy on support to civil society. The emphasis on “pluralism", he says, gives the misleading impression that anything goes.

Opinion October 01, 2009

Tanzania corruption audit stamped secret

Development Today has been refused access to a new audit of the corruption-tainted Norwegian-funded natural...

News October 01, 2009

SADEV chief blocked review of how aid influences Swedish state agencies

The head of SADEV has blocked a recent proposal to investigate whether aid transferred via Swedish state...

News October 01, 2009

MS embraces ActionAid, prepares to close down offices in Africa

At its general annual meeting, the members of the Danish NGO MS have voted to formalise the link to ActionAid....

News October 01, 2009

Little interest in monitoring Policy on Global Development

Six years after the Policy for Global Development was launched, Sweden still shows no interest in evaluating...

News October 01, 2009

Door-to-door competition

Because of an antiquated Danish law, Danish Red Cross is one of a limited group of NGOs that have permission...

News October 01, 2009

Finns prepare to audit Tanzanian forestry

Finland currently provides funding to two forestry programmes through Tanzania’s Forest and Beekeeping...

News October 01, 2009

EUR 4m for Nordic climate change project competition

The Board and management of the Nordic Development Fund have for several years been preparing the agency...

Business October 01, 2009

Slight increase in NOREPS turnover in 2008

The turnover of NOREPS products sold to humanitarian actors in 2008 was NOK 247 million, compared with...

Business October 01, 2009

Foreign Ministry scrutinises legality of NOREPS

Interest from foreign companies about joining the Norwegian emergency relief network NOREPS has forced...

Business October 01, 2009

NDF approves EUR 14 million in new projects

The Nordic Development Fund Board has recently approved four new projects worth a total of EUR 14 million....

Business October 01, 2009

Private sector development in Mozambique

The Danish Embassy in Mozambique is looking for consultants fluent in English and Portuguese to formulate...

Business October 01, 2009

Nordic World Bank chair survives Pittsburgh

The Nordic chairs in IMF and the World Bank have survived the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. The G20 leaders...

News October 01, 2009

EUR 9m forestry programme in Zanzibar

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs announces a consultancy tender for the second phase of the Sustainable...

Business October 01, 2009

Swedish budget 2010: Africa, WFP sheltered from dramatic cuts

Though almost all areas in Swedish aid face dramatic cuts in next year’s budget, a few have been sheltered:...

News October 01, 2009

GAVI denies cheaper AMC vaccines will save more lives

The GAVI vaccine alliance says the donors’ decision to drop the price of vaccines in the Advance Market...

News October 01, 2009

DT 13 / 2009

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