DT 9-10 / 2011

Hautala to prioritise human rights and civil society

Finland’s new Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala brings to the Finnish aid portfolio her previous political interests in transparency, human rights, civil society and global environmental issues, including climate change.

News July 07, 2011

Many reasons to stay in Nicaragua

Nordic countries established aid programmes in Nicaragua as an act of solidarity. Now all but Finland...

Opinion July 07, 2011

Unspent forest climate aid could exceed NOK 3 billion this year

Frustration is growing over the slow disbursement of Norway’s forest climate aid funds. Only a small...

News July 07, 2011

New era for FAO. Graziano succeeds Diouf

The recent appointment of the Brazilian economist José Graziano da Silva as Director General of the Food...

News July 07, 2011

Norway speeds up transfer of Guyana funds to World Bank

Norway has put major efforts into changing the rules for its forest climate deal with Guyana to make...

News July 07, 2011

Danish aid as export subsidy

It is now five years since the Netherlands and Belgium complained to the OECD about the tied Danish mixed...

Opinion Editorial July 07, 2011

GAVI working to reduce vaccine prices

In response to the DT article “GAVI funds big pharma while Indian drug firm could produce for less”,...

Opinion July 08, 2011

Ramboll Finland pulls out, sells aid portfolio to NIRAS

NIRAS emerges as a leading Nordic consultancy group in the aid market and continues its expansion after...

Business July 08, 2011

Compact, Mediq, Polynor leave NOREPS after Ministry unties

Several key suppliers have left the prestigious emergency relief network NOREPS following the recent...

Business July 08, 2011

Assessment of Sao Hill - Mufindi transmission line

The Norwegian forest carbon company Green Resources AS, through Sao Hill Energy Ltd is planning to build...

Business July 07, 2011

Danida Annual Report on consultant financing

In 2010, Danida spent DKK 322 million on new and on-going consultancy contracts, according to the Danida...

Business July 07, 2011

Green Resources reports CDM forest project

The Norwegian forest carbon company Green Resources announces that its plantation project in Northern...

Business July 07, 2011

Support for early childhood education in Mozambique

Early childhood development is a new area in the education sector strategy of Mozambique 2012-2016.

Business July 07, 2011

Ibis: give Sudan debt relief, but don’t spend aid

With an accumulated debt of DKK 6 billion, Sudan is Denmark’s largest remaining debtor among developing...

News July 07, 2011

Denmark channels DKK 600m through 6 key NGOs

Danida spent about DKK 1.1 billion on activities carried out by non-governmental development and humanitarian...

News July 07, 2011

Nile Basin donors stunned by Ethiopia’s unilateral move

Donors that have supported the Nile Basin Initiative over the past decade are nervous about Ethiopia...

News July 08, 2011

DT 9-10 / 2011

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