DT 10 / 2015

Germany vs Denmark: the race to be UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Germany has endorsed Achim Steiner, head of the UN environment agency UNEP, as its candidate to become the new UN High Commissioner for Refugees, contesting the nomination of former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

News September 29, 2015

Two Nordics to lead UN working groups on Syria

The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland and the Swedish diplomat Birgitta...

News September 29, 2015

Scaling up speed schools in W Africa

The innovative “Speed School” programme started by the Kristiansand-based Strømme Foundation a decade...

Opinion September 29, 2015

Jon Lomøy becomes new head of Norad

The veteran aid bureaucrat Jon Lomøy leaves the OECD to become head of the aid agency Norad, which is...

News September 29, 2015

Big new forest advisory contract for Climate Advisers. This time, no lobbying

The Washington-based consultant and lobby firm Climate Advisers has landed a new contract worth up to...

News September 29, 2015

Finland to lose vital competence

The serious economic setback in Finland has created a political climate that is paving the way for the...

Opinion Editorial September 29, 2015

Sida and Swedish consultants at odds over procurement practices

Sida’s chief lawyer defends the aid agency’s system of procurement. He says Swedish law demands that...

Business September 29, 2015

Audit of Mali private sector programme

The Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen seeks to audit the partners in a private sector programme in Mali....

Business September 29, 2015

Call for Nordics to revamp NDF

The authors of a new book on the role of the multilateral banks in modern aid argue for a revitalisation...

Business September 29, 2015

Sida drops tender, opts for call for proposals

Sida has decided to issue a call for proposals for the new phase of the Innovations Against Poverty (IAP)...

Business September 29, 2015

UN and climate win in growing Swedish aid budget, but domestic refugee costs still weigh heavily

The gap among Nordic aid performers grows with Sweden increasing its aid next year, and Denmark and Finland...

News September 29, 2015

Finnish aid workers and diplomats face lay-offs as historic cuts take their toll

Dozens of lay-offs are planned as both the Foreign Ministry and Helsinki-based NGOs adjust their operations...

News September 29, 2015

DT 10 / 2015

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