Development Sweden
Development Sweden #87. Will she become Sida Director “for real”?
Read more about how Sida’s acting Director General responded when …
Development Sweden #86. How auditors are making a fortune from aid
Whilst evaluators and project managers are losing their job auditors …
Development Sweden #85. Sida Acting Director-General: “My focus is on creating stability”
Read our interview with Sida’s acting Director General Hanna Hellquist. …
Development Sweden #84. Sida drops ‘Islamist clause’ in new agreements
Read more about what happened since the government decided to …
Development Sweden #83. Sida’s Director General is fired!
Read more about the Swedish government’s dismissal of Sida’s Director …
Development Sweden #82. Sida sought information about individuals linked to Islamic Relief
Read more about Sida’s defunding of Islamic Relief and how …
Development Sweden #81. How Sida’s board stopped Islamic Relief
Read more on the government has decided to halve its …
Development Sweden #80. Swedish ODA cut explained – government wants to control young experts
Read more on the government’s decision on the ODA budget …
Development Sweden #78. Government ends ODA to five countries
On Friday the5th, the Swedish Minister for Development Cooperation announced …
Development Sweden #77. Huge cuts await Africa
We are waiting for new budget cuts that will affect …
Development Sweden #76. Who will get the humanitarian partnership with Sida?
Who will get the much-sought contracts for humanitarian partnership with …
Development Sweden #75. How the Ministry for Foreign Affairs influences the decisions of the head of Sida
Through a mail conversation, published by Global Bar Magazine, it …
Development Sweden #74. The Somalia aid scandal
The Somalia aid scandal that we have previously reported on …
Development Sweden #73. Outrage as Swedish aid to Myanmar is phased out
Sweden has decided to phase out development cooperation with yet …
Development Sweden #71. Here is how corruption in Ukraine can be reduced
Parul Sharma from the Swedish Anti-Corruption Institute (IMM) gives her advice …
Development Sweden #70. Sweden stops ODA to Afghanistan – drastic cuts in Asia and Africa programs
The Swedish government has decided to do drastic cuts in …
Development Sweden #69. Sida’s chief responds to criticism
What made Sida’s director General Jakob Granit change the CSO …
Development Sweden #67. Humanitarian aid strategy linked to Swedish interests
the Government required humanitarian organisations to adhere to Swedish interest, …
Development Sweden #66. CSO support delayed – government wants more control
The Government’s increase control over Sida and the CSO funding …
Development Sweden #65. Major layoffs at Save the Children Sweden
Several Swedish NGO’s struggle to make ends meet. Now, Swedish …
Development Sweden #64. ”US budget reduction to UN a signal of disregard”, says Jan Eliasson
Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson voices his criticism of …
Development Sweden #63. How much did aid top managers earn in 2024?
Despite the fact that many aid organisations have been forced …
Development Sweden #62. Why Sweden should resume the support to UNRWA
The Somali government’s decision to declare the counsellor and head …
Development Sweden #61 Somalia expels head of Sweden’s ODA in the country
The Somali government has decided to declare the counsellor and …
Development Sweden #60. What can we learn from 20 years in Afghanistan?
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world …
Development Sweden #59. Do you get to keep your job?
Working in the development sector provides many with a feeling …
Development Sweden #58. Historical increase in Swedish aid to Ukraine
Sweden is increasing its aid to Ukraine by over 1.4 …
Development Sweden #57. Ukrainian refugees must be given long-term security
It has been three years since the EU activated the …
Development Sweden #56. Ramadan in focus for Swedish aid organizations
Fundraising during Ramadan increases, as nearly ten different Swedish aid …
Development Sweden #55. Civil society: Soon to be decided who will receive funding from Sida
Sida’s selection process for the major civil society organizations is …
Development Sweden #54. How Swedish organisations are affected by the USAID crisis
Due to the closure of USAID’s operations organisations around the …
Development Sweden #53. ”Communication with USAID is completely broken”
The closure of USAID’s operations affects millions of people and …
Development Sweden #52. ”Stop the aid to Rwanda”
The dramatic development in Eastern Congo DRC has called for …
Development Sweden #51. Sida and FBA is Shutting Down Training Centres in Härnösand and Kramfors
The Swedish Government continues to reduce the budget for development …
Development Sweden #50. Sweden stops support to UNRWA
In late December, the Swedish Government presented its appropriation letter …
Development Sweden #49. Is Sweden stopping support to NGO’s providing evidence to ICC?
This issue of Development Sweden have a strong focus on …
Development Sweden #48. Minister of ODA: ”Onward Funding is Illegal”
Swedish development policy is now changing rapidly. The Minister for …
Development Sweden #47. Why the Swedish Migration Strategy for Aid is incompatible with the OECD/DAC principles
These are turbulent times for Swedish development policy and Development …
Development Sweden #46. Sida Reverses Decision on Limited Support to Civil Society
What happens at Sida continues to bring a lot of …
Development Sweden #42. Sida Opens for ”Transition Applications” and Allocates Three Billion for Return Migration
The Swedish government has announced plans to allocate three billion …
Development Sweden #40. Here is the government’s strategy for civil society
Finally, the Swedish government has presented its new strategy for …
Development Sweden #38. Water Institute SIWI Goes Down the Drain
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is shaken to its core. …
Development Sweden #36. The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) lays off all employees
Iraq, Afghanistan och and SIW is closing down its development …
Development Sweden #34. The Swedish corruption scandal in DRC
The focus of Development Sweden #34 is the ongoing corruption …
Development Sweden #32. Record Number Interested in Sida Contracts – we have the whole list
Almost 3,000 CSO has presented their expression of interest for …
Development Sweden #31. Sida country manager detained
Why was a Sida country manager detained? What does Sidas …
How is Sweden’s global image affected by the government’s new aid strategy?
Sida’s decision to terminate agreements with all civil society organisations …
Civil Society in Focus for Development Sweden #28
Development Sweden #28 deliver news on how the Swedish government …
Issue #27 of Development Sweden is out
Development Sweden, Global Bar Magazine’s bi-weekly English-language sister magazine, has …
New issue of Development Sweden is out
Development Sweden is Global Bar Magazine’s English-language newsletter. In issue …
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New Issue of Development Sweden Has Reached Subscribers
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The Third issue of Development Sweden is Released
The third issue of Global Bar Magazine’s English language newsletter …
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The second issue of Development Sweden is published
The second issue of Global Bar Magazine’s English language newsletter …
We are launching the Development Sweden newsletter!
Many people around the world are eager to learn more …