Opinion

Supporting indigenous Afghan structures could be a lifeline in new Taliban era

Can linking NGOs to traditional Afghan community institutions create a new humanitarian paradigm, and will the international community be willing to let go? Gry Synnevåg and Karim Merchant reflect on how...

Opinion October 29, 2021

Rethink financing of global public goods

As global challenges mount, politicians increasingly view development aid budgets as a source of easy...

Opinion Editorial October 11, 2021

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Church groups call for ‘game-changing’ Food Summit

Four Nordic church groups and Christian Aid say small farmers should be the main focus of the UN Food...

Opinion September 23, 2021

Critical reflections on ten years of the Guyana-Norway REDD+ agreement

The bilateral climate forest agreement was meant to be a model for the world. Instead, it was based on...

Opinion July 03, 2021

Per Fredrik Pharo: ‘Misleading’ on Guyana

Guyana and Norway have collaborated to promote green development in Guyana while keeping deforestation...

Opinion June 16, 2021

Danish PM Frederiksen’s betrayal of Nordic values

A new Danish law opens for the export of Denmark’s asylum obligations to a third country. Having covered...

Opinion Editorial June 04, 2021

Desmond McNeill: The limitation of bond schemes

A proposed bond scheme inspired by IFFIm, which aims to trigger a massive expansion in aid, won’t work,...

Opinion May 08, 2021

Peter Sands: We must scale-up the global response to COVID-19. This needs more than vaccines

In many rich countries, discussion of COVID-19 revolves around the pace of vaccine deployment and the...

Opinion April 28, 2021

Sony Kapoor: A plan to save lives, tackle climate change and finance the recovery

The international covid pandemic response, ACT-Accelerator, which marks its one-year anniversary, is...

Opinion April 23, 2021

Jared Rowell, Evan Jones: Forced return of Afghans hampers the pursuit of durable solutions

The principles of safety and dignity must not only guide the pursuit of durable solutions, but also the...

Opinion April 23, 2021

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