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DT 10 / 2024

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Minister Benjamin Dousa defends Sweden’s drastic cuts to UN humanitarian actors

Sweden will slash support for the UN emergency fund CERF by 86 per cent next year, signalling a dramatic shift in approach to the two-decade old fund. Swedish Development Minister Benjamin Dousa says to Development Today that during a time of rising humanitarian needs and scarce funding, “donors must prioritize.”

News December 31, 2024

Norway fast-tracks grants for IDA, Sweden sticks to promissory notes

Development banks are encouraging donors to make cash contributions rather than issuing promissory notes...

News December 31, 2024

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UN resolution asks World Court to lay out Israel’s obligations to secure aid for Palestinians

A Norwegian-led UN resolution calling for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to clarify Israel...

December 21, 2024

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Sweden defunds UNRWA, UN agencies ‘shocked’ by the move

Sweden will no longer give core funding to the UN Palestinian refugee body UNRWA. Development Minister...

News December 21, 2024

OECD: Finland’s reputation as a reliable, rights-based donor ‘at a critical juncture’

The latest OECD peer review of Finnish aid contains a litany of warnings about the right-leaning government...

News December 20, 2024

IFU facility has signed its first two guarantees

A new guarantee scheme managed by the Danish development finance institution IFU is now fully operational....

Business December 20, 2024

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Norway makes record rainforest payments to Brazil and Indonesia

Norway has approved a total of NOK 1.86 billion in payments for forest carbon to Brazil and Indonesia...

News December 13, 2024

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World Bank’s IDA replenishment ran into headwinds before the finish line

Nordic funding for the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) shrinks in USD despite...

News December 11, 2024

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Time for OECD DAC reform and a UN convention to define what can be counted as aid

Civil society is calling for a new UN convention on development that will take over the power to decide...

Opinion December 11, 2024

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