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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 Health Organisation (WHO), saying the world now needs more coordination, not less. The US move...

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

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

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

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

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

Sida to decide on major aid package in wake of Solheim’s departure from UNEP

Just days after the embattled UNEP chief Erik Solheim announced his resignation, the Swedish agency Sida...

News November 22, 2018

UN watchdog scrutinises UNEP boss Erik Solheim’s travelling expenses

In an on-going review, auditors at the UN have called for Erik Solheim, head of the UN Environment Programme...

News September 13, 2018