DT 7 / 2015

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Ban’s spin on final millennial report. PM Solberg calls for clear new goals

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched the final MDG report in Oslo Monday and said more than one billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty since 2000.

News July 07, 2015

Sida chief on Zambian health aid scandal: ‘We needed to send a clear signal’

Back in 2009, SEK 7 million in Swedish aid were stolen by Health Ministry officials in Lusaka. Since...

News July 07, 2015

Danish center-right alliance aims for deep aid cuts

The Danish election has given yet another populist party a key role in Nordic aid policy, paving the...

News July 07, 2015

Lykketoft to celebrate his 70th as UNGA President

Denmark’s former Foreign Minister Mogens Lykketoft will serve as President of the UN’s 70th General Assembly...

News July 07, 2015

Forests under threat from weakened World Bank social, environmental safeguards

We are witnessing a proposal for a massive rollback of environmental and social policies, including a...

Opinion July 07, 2015

Avoiding a resource curse in Myanmar. Norad plans to advise on oil and gas

Norad’s Oil for Development Programme is exploring the possibility of working in Myanmar, but wants to...

News July 07, 2015

Sweden announces core support to 2 multilaterals

Decisions on Swedish core funding for 2015 to two of eight key multilateral organisations have finally...

News July 07, 2015

The MDGs come to an end

The deadline is upon us, said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he presented his last report on the...

Opinion Editorial July 07, 2015

Denmark expands IFU’s mandate

The Danish aid-financed investment fund IFU is no longer restricted to the poorest countries.

Business July 07, 2015

Norway looks to Sweden in overhaul of private sector aid

The Norwegian government pledges to step up funding of private sector support and introduces new competitive...

Business July 07, 2015

Consultants lose ground to NGOs in Swedish aid

Sida procurement of consultancy services has fallen dramatically since 2008. The criteria used by Sida...

Business July 07, 2015

Audit of Kenyan health sector aid

Business July 07, 2015

NDF supports Green Climate Fund readiness

The Helsinki-based Nordic Development Fund has teamed up with the Inter-American Development Bank to...

Business July 07, 2015

Bill Clinton’s pep talk for Norwegian aid officials

Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende had a neat gift for his staff before sending them off on their...

News July 07, 2015

Evaluation of Finnish aid for trade

The Finnish Foreign Ministry is commissioning an evaluation of assistance under the theme of Aid for...

Business July 07, 2015

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