Opinion

Afghanistan: The road to change and lasting solutions

Donors committed at least USD 3.3 billion for next year at the Afghanistan Conference in November. Now is the time for pledges to be translated into actual responses to address needs among millions of...

Opinion December 21, 2020

Private sector holds the key to recovery

The Covid-19 crisis has hit emerging economies hard. Many companies have taken a beating. But a strong...

Opinion November 26, 2020

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Marine plastic pollution: A decisive test for the UN Environment Assembly

The case for a new treaty to combat marine plastic pollution is open and shut. Can the UN Environment...

Opinion November 09, 2020

Walking the talk – the Nordic way on global green COVID-19 recovery

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic calls for immediate action to Build Back Better and Greener. Today, the...

Opinion October 27, 2020

Post-COVID19, sovereign debt crises could wreak havoc on SDGs

One in four countries is now facing a debt crisis. This calls for an urgent resolution of the sovereign...

Opinion October 08, 2020

Time to re-start stalled reform of humanitarian aid

At the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in 2016 donors agreed, as part of a reform package - the...

Opinion Editorial August 31, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine, ODA and the need for transparency

Plans are underway for an aid-financed mechanism, the Gavi Covax Advance Market Commitment (AMC), that...

Opinion Editorial June 16, 2020

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How women’s employment affects partner violence

It is a common belief in the aid community that women’s employment can help to reduce intimate partner...

Opinion May 06, 2020

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Helping African businesses through the pandemic

The EU, Bretton Woods and national donors are pledging tens of billions of euro to mitigate the hardship...

Opinion Editorial May 06, 2020

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Unlock WHO funding

With the myriad far-reaching health, humanitarian and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, scarce...

Opinion Editorial April 02, 2020