All published articles with the tag "assistance".
Trump's rhetoric and aid cuts were addressed by two debaters last week. Image: Collage in Canva.
Of: Michelle Fetwi and Nina Kedia
During week 17, it has been warned for how Donald Trump's return and Sweden's new aid policy risks weakening the position of democracy globally.
April 29, 2025, Current debate
Utvecklingsmagasinet has learned that Benjamin Dousa's portfolio will be expanded and his new title will be Minister for Foreign Trade, Gender Equality, Development Assistance and Working Life Affairs. Image: Collage in Canva. Photo: Kristian Pohl/Government Office
Of: The Chancellery
APRIL APRIL! FUF's very purpose is to spread reliable knowledge about global issues. But yesterday, April 1st, we couldn't resist making a joke about it a little when the opportunity arose with Paulina Brandberg's resignation the day before. So to clarify – as far as we know, Minister Dousa will NOT be expanding her portfolio. Yesterday, the news came that three liberals are leaving important positions within the party and the government. Including Paulina Brandberg, who is resigning from her position as Minister of Gender Equality and Working Life. Utvecklingsmagasinet has learned that the resignation will have repercussions in the corridors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
April 1, 2025, News
In an opinion poll conducted on behalf of the aid organization Diakonia, 42 percent wanted to see Sweden return to spending one percent of its GNI on aid. Image: Collage in Canva.
Of: Agnes Fältman
Four out of ten Swedes think that Sweden's aid should be increased to one percent of gross national income, according to a new survey by the aid organization Diakonia. At the same time, Donald Trump is dismantling USAID, and several European countries are calling for tighter aid budgets. – When the US turns its back, many seem to think that Sweden should step forward, says Mattias Brunander, Diakonia's Secretary General.
April 1, 2025, News
The message in USAID's 2018 advertising campaign stands in stark contrast to the reality for US aid partners around the world in 2025. Image: USAID US Agency for International Development Assistance/Flickr
Of: Isabel Odelfelt
When Donald Trump takes office as president, he orders USAID's work to be paused and reviewed for 90 days. In a month, 90% of all projects have been closed and thousands of employees have lost their jobs worldwide. At the same time, the agency is left with unpaid debts of tens of millions of dollars. Utvecklingsmagazine investigates what has happened.
March 7, 2025, Development magazine explains
Development economist Karl-Anders Larsson writes in a guest analysis for Utvecklingsmagasinet about what lessons development cooperation can learn from the recipients of this year's Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic science in memory of Alfred Nobel. Collage: Canva.
Has this year's Nobel laureate in economics found an answer to one of the world's biggest problems – that countries are stuck in poverty? Maybe not fully, but certainly their research should be important to everyone who deals with development issues and poverty alleviation, writes Karl-Anders Larsson, retired development economist and freelance writer.
November 4, 2024, Guest analysis
The UK has been a pioneer in international development cooperation, but in recent years the country's aid has gradually declined. The Labor Party, which won the election in early July, is positive about increasing aid again, but the change is expected to be delayed. Photo: Sgt Neil Bryden/RAF. Source: Flickr.
Of: Tova Tabacsko
War, conflicts and climate change lead to increased needs for aid around the world, mainly in the global south. Despite this, the previous UK government ruled out an increase in aid in the budget, which has been criticized by several aid organisations. The British Labor Party, which recently secured its own majority in parliament, is on the other hand positive about returning to a higher 0,7 percent of GNP - but the change is expected to be delayed.
July 22, 2024, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
During the last 30 years, humanitarian aid has become an important part of the EU's work. But the upcoming parliamentary elections may change the direction of the EU as a humanitarian aid actor. Photo: EU/Louiza Ammi. Source: Flickr.
Of: Adam hansen
With an increased global need for humanitarian aid, the EU's role as an aid actor has become more important than ever. But which part of the EU is responsible for humanitarian aid? Which principles govern? And how can it forthcoming will the parliamentary elections affect the EU's aid? The development magazine unravels the answersn on these questions.
June 4, 2024, Development magazine explains
A manager at Sida has been detained after suspected fraud and bribery. The crimes must have taken place between 2021 and 2023 and involve millions of kroner in aid money, according to the prosecutor. Photo: Holger Ellgaard. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Of: Benjamin Frisk
Sweden benforcement authority Sida has have been i medially focus under them latest the weeks of grind av ett suspected case av corruption. The fall pipe en Side employee private that has detained suspected for, among other things roughly bribery and roughly fraud. The development magazine explains what has happened in the court case.
May 21, 2024, Development magazine explains
During the past week, several debaters have commented on the new "Russian law" in Georgia and the demonstrations against it. Photo: Der Fuchs. Source: Wikimedia commons.
Of: Adam hansen
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May 20, 2024, Current debate
Several debaters are critical of the government's restructuring of Swedish aid. Pictured (left): Minister for Development and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell (M). Photo: UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré. Source: Flickr. Pictured (right): Site's logo. Photo: Holger Ellgaard. Source: Wikimedia commons.
Of: Adam hansen
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April 2, 2024, Current debate