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Medical oxygen needs spike in wake of India’s covid crisis

Medical oxygen needs in developing countries exceed USD 6 billion, spurred by the COVID-19 crisis in India. Experts say it has been an uphill struggle to make donors understand the massive scale of the...

News April 28, 2021

Nordic think tank launches plan for a bond scheme to double global aid

The Oslo-based British economist Sony Kapoor lays out an innovative financing scheme that would double...

News April 23, 2021

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New Norwegian focus on climate adaptation, no new money yet

A new strategy on climate adaptation aid backed by four ministries aims to address the imbalance in Norwegian...

News April 23, 2021

Iceland, OECD’s smallest donor, makes tough priorities to put its mark on niches in global aid

The smallest donor in the OECD, Iceland, has had to target its aid on a few countries and thematic areas...

News April 20, 2021

USD 287m pledge makes Sweden a top COVID vaccine donor

At a fund-raising event for the vaccine facility COVAX, the hosts Gavi and the US government raised USD...

News April 19, 2021

UK buys 500,000 Pfizer vaccine doses from COVAX for domestic use

The United Kingdom and Norway have taken opposite approaches to the rich-country window of the COVAX...

News April 14, 2021

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OECD chief Angel Gurría calls for massive expansion of aid

Global aid reached a record-high last year, but OECD chief Angel Gurría said donors will need to do much...

News April 14, 2021

Donors pledge USD 6.4 billion for Syria and the region

Donor pledges for Syria and the region at a virtual conference hosted by the EU and the UN this week...

News March 29, 2021

EU and Norway seek global hub for sharing covid vaccines, but legal obstacles remain

The EU Commission and Norway are working on a proposal to establish a joint mechanism within COVAX so...

News March 26, 2021

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OECD puts 53% cap on reporting CEPI grants for covid vaccine research as aid

The OECD aid watch dog DAC will review the epidemic response agency CEPI’s business model to determine...

News March 24, 2021

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