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Nordic-led effort to increase support for UN agriculture fund

Ahead of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s 12th replenishment, which has been postponed until early next year due to the pandemic, Sweden, Finland and Norway have announced that...

News December 22, 2020

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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...

Opinion December 21, 2020

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Nordics condemn Trump’s decision to cut WHO funding

Nordic governments have roundly criticised President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to the World...

News April 16, 2020

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US think tanks push ahead on proposed health security fund. ‘Last thing health ministers need,’ says Global Fund chief

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, US think tanks want Congress to back a new USD 1-billion global...

News April 08, 2020

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Expanded UN presence in Helsinki

UN Assistant Secretary General Vitaly Vanshelboim has been appointed head of the newly established UNOPS...

News March 31, 2020

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Donors slow to fund global coronavirus response, WHO seeks private money

Rich countries have pledged billions of dollars to deal with their own coronavirus outbreaks, but they...

News March 18, 2020

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Ambitious plan to grow UN Peacebuilding Fund to USD 500m

The Swedish Foreign Ministry has hosted the first donors’ strategic financing dialogue for the UN Peacebuilding...

News April 05, 2019

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UNEP on a tight leash in wake of travel audit

Months after a critical audit of UN Environment triggered the resignation of Executive Director Erik...

News April 01, 2019

Finland breaks new ground with loan for IFAD’s core activities

Finland becomes the first Nordic donor to provide a loan to finance a multilateral agency’s core efforts....

News March 29, 2019

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New Danish UNEP boss must regain donors’ trust after Solheim debacle

The Dane Inger Andersen has been chosen to restore confidence at UNEP in Nairobi after the former chief...

News February 22, 2019

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