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DT 12 / 2015

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The end of Nordic aid

Dramatic aid cuts in Finland and Denmark, rumours about tremendous increases in the use of aid funds for receiving refugees in Sweden, a government proposal to reduce aid through civil society organisations by two-thirds in Norway, generalised cuts in support to UNDP, and a move of money from development to relief indicate that the Nordic emphasis on long-term development cooperation may end on New Year’s Eve 2015.  

Opinion November 08, 2015

Court to rule on compensation for abducted, injured NRC worker

A trial in Oslo that could set a legal precedent for relief organisations’ responsibility for staff injured...

News November 09, 2015

Swedish government considers even more aid cuts

The Swedish government is discussing more cuts in aid to fund costs related to receiving more than a...

News November 08, 2015

Guyana says Amaila dam is ‘too expensive’

The new government in Georgetown is willing to continue the climate forest partnership with Norway, but...

News November 09, 2015

Denmark would be first Nordic to leave UNIDO

The leadership of UNIDO hopes Denmark will change its mind about cancelling its membership in the agency...

News November 09, 2015

Norway shelters a billion aid crowns

It is the clearest sign of Norway’s unwavering commitment to its climate forest initiative and the vision...

Opinion Editorial November 08, 2015

Nordic donors exit Mekong River Commission

For the last two decades, three Nordic donors have been the river commission’s main source of funding,...

News November 08, 2015

‘Icing on the cake’. Google buys into Nordic-backed mega-windfarm in Kenya

Africa’s biggest windfarm at Lake Turkana in Kenya would not have been possible without three Nordic...

Business November 08, 2015

Auditor questions Norfund’s fossil fuel investment

The share of Norfund’s investments in poor countries dropped last year and the fund became a major...

Business November 08, 2015

Sida’s stake in Bagamoyo hangs by a thread

The agreement between Sida and the biofuel company Bagamoyo EcoEnergy expires in two months. If the firm does not find an investor for the ambitious sugar project in Tanzania by year's end, Sida stands to lose up to SEK 54 million.

Business November 08, 2015

External monitoring of Somalia programme

Denmark is seeking a consultant to carry out an external monitor and evaluation function for its country...

Business November 08, 2015

Finnish water supply in rural Nepal

The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been engaged in the water sector in Nepal since 1989. The...

Business November 08, 2015

Off-grid energy in rural Zambia

Sweden plans to support an off-grid facility in Zambia that can address the lack of access to electricity...

Business November 08, 2015

Four Nordics top first SDG donor ranking

Once again, four Nordic countries find themselves at the top of a donor ranking; this one being the first...

News November 08, 2015

New, deeper cuts in Norway's aid may set priorities for years to come

The refugee crisis has paved the way for sudden and historic cuts in Norwegian aid, and the Blue-Blue...

News November 09, 2015

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