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A Tvinnereim-Solhjell breeze made waves in the pond

In a recent interview with Development Today, former Development Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Centre) described the tension in the government over what could be financed out of the aid budget and briefly criticised the former Norad director Bård Vegar Solhjell for making it harder for her to maintain the aid level in government negotiations. Solhjell insists he was only providing professional advice.

News June 17, 2025

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Solhjell steps down as chief of Norad and withdraws from race for top job in UNDP

During Bård Vegar Solhjell’s five-and-a-half-year tenure as head of Norad, the aid agency’s budget expanded...

News June 15, 2025

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The anomaly. How a cutting-edge scheme in Brasilia gives direct grants to indigenous funds

A programme managed out of the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil aims to channel 90 per cent of its support...

News June 12, 2025

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High-level power play ahead of Gavi’s replenishment

At a time when aid budgets are being slashed across the board, the Vaccine Alliance Gavi - the financial...

News May 29, 2025

Donors reject Israel’s ‘new model’ for aid delivery to Gaza, affirming support for UN as lead humanitarian actor

A large group of mainly European donors distance themselves from the newly established Gaza Humanitarian...

News May 21, 2025

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Nobel laureate promotes venture capital approach to development finance

Michael Kremer, the American economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019, wants donors to...

News May 14, 2025

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Guarding the aid budget of the world’s most generous donor

For more than three years, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Centre) was Development Minister in Norway, which...

News May 12, 2025

With US, UK pledges at risk, World Bank may be forced to downsize IDA21 envelope. China climbs to nr 5

Pledges made last year by the US and UK governments are no longer certain, a report on contributions...

News May 09, 2025

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Norwegian Climate Minister stands by forest aid to Indonesia amid concerns of nepotism

Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Norway’s Climate Minister, dispels concerns about nepotism in Indonesia’s management...

News April 23, 2025

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US aid cuts: Scandinavian donors offer relief, but NGOs face tough choices

The Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian governments have introduced measures to mitigate the effects on humanitarian...

News April 07, 2025

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