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Of: Gerda Larsson
Many non-profit organizations lack transparency and only 7% of those who donate to charity have a high level of confidence that the money will come, according to a new report from Charity Rating. The organization's operations manager Gerda Larsson calls for improvements.
October 24, 2014, Debate
Of: Elizabeth Bushby
In Latin America there are certainly economic resources, but the fragile democratic development is threatened by so-called hybrid regimes. Therefore, it is unfortunate that Sweden downgrades democracy support to the region, writes Elizabeth Bushby
October 23, 2014, Debate
Of: Göran Hyden
The previous government did not accept the opposition between effective aid and measurable results. Standardization, fixed-term results and predetermined monetary frameworks are some of the problems that the new government can now solve. That is the opinion of Göran Hydén.
October 21, 2014, Debate
Of: Annica Sohlström and Stone Rylander
Sweden is, after Switzerland, the country within the OECD that erodes aid the most. It is unfortunate that the new government is now signaling that the erosion will continue. Other budget solutions exist and should be discussed, write Sten Rylander and Annica Solhström from Forum Syd.
October 20, 2014, Debate
Of: Avni Dervishi
By involving new Swedish experts with a background in the recipient countries in the execution and follow-up of development assistance projects, Swedish development assistance can be made more efficient and corruption avoided. I and many others are available, writes political scientist Avni Dervishi
October 20, 2014, Debate
Of: Eva von Oelriech and Ulrika Årehed Kågström
Effective disaster prevention work is hampered by the fact that many international organizations today lack knowledge of how culture and different attitudes affect people's attitudes to risk. A more holistic and people-centered approach is required, write Eva von Oelriech and Ulrika Årehed Kågström due to a new report.
October 16, 2014, Debate
Of: Gunilla Källenius and Olle Stendahl
In recent years, the reduction in budget allocations for Swedish research on global health issues is ominous, not least against the background of poverty diseases such as HIV / AIDS and Ebola. The new government now has the chance to take seriously the hitherto unfulfilled parliamentary promise from 2006 to contribute to the global fight against infectious diseases by further developing Swedish research. That is the opinion of Gunilla Källenius and Olle Stendahl
October 15, 2014, Debate
Of: Bertil Odén
Sweden's new government should work to get more Swedes in key positions in the EU Commission and to strengthen the EU's foreign administration's focus on dealing with both the global challenges and the effects that EU policy has on areas other than development cooperation. That is the opinion of Bertil Odén, a writer with long experience of development aid and development issues.
October 8, 2014, Debate
In a year, the world will have new development goals to eradicate extreme poverty. The months ahead will be marked by negotiations and discussions on content and funding. As a natural part of Sweden's work for a new development agenda, Sida will do everything we can to contribute to the goals being well-balanced, focused and feasible. It writes Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Page
October 1, 2014, Debate
Of: Göran Hyden
The global arena's new balance of power and dynamism entails challenges for Swedish foreign and development policy. Respect for universal human rights seems to have diminished since the 1990s and is being challenged by new African, Arab and Asian institutions that do not want to submit to the UN on these issues. Much of what Sweden has fought for in multilateral contexts is at stake, says Göran Hydén
September 24, 2014, Debate