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DT 9-10 / 2021

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Auditor sheds light on hidden costs of Norwegian grants to World Bank funds

Billions of crowns channelled through World Bank trust funds are at odds with key goals in Norway’s aid policy. A report by the Auditor General finds poorly documented field results, costly administration, and disbursements to countries like Saudi Arabia and Poland that are not eligible to receive Norwegian aid.  

News December 31, 2021

OECD donors fail to agree on rules for reporting covid vaccine donations as aid

Despite efforts to reach agreement about rules for reporting COVID-19 vaccine donations as aid, 2021...

News December 31, 2021

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Secrecy surrounding Sida’s SEK 450 million guarantee for UNICEF vaccine procurement

Despite Sweden’s strong freedom of information laws, details of a Swedish guarantee to UNICEF for procurement...

Business December 20, 2021

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WHO-led covid response has received only 2% of funding requirements for 2022

G20 donors have provided almost no funding for next year to the multi-agency pandemic response mechanism...

December 17, 2021

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From farmer’s daughter to diplomat. New Development Minister puts agriculture at centre of Norwegian aid

Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, 47, takes over the aid portfolio following a sea change in the Norwegian political...

News December 12, 2021

Olusoji Adeyi on global health, narcissistic charity, and neo-dependency

Decades of being drip-fed on deleterious forms of foreign aid have caused African countries and institutions...

Opinion December 31, 2021

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Humanitarian needs skyrocket as war, climate change and the pandemic drive crisis

COVID-19, political conflict and the climate crisis are fuelling a dramatic rise in humanitarian needs....

News December 02, 2021

Ford Foundation challenges bilateral donors to give more climate funds directly to indigenous peoples

Following a historic donor pledge at the COP26 in Glasgow, the Ford Foundation calls on traditional donors...

News November 30, 2021

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Roadblocks for vaccine donations. Only 1 in 10 pledged doses shipped by COVAX

Of 1.6 billion dose donations pledged to the vaccine facility COVAX, only 171 million have been shipped...

News November 25, 2021

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Martin Griffiths on UN’s grim humanitarian outlook for 2022

Forty-one billion dollars. That’s what aid agencies need to help people facing war, disease and hunger...

Opinion December 02, 2021

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