Kapitalnasjonen: Oljefondets diskré rolle i internasjonal bistand rundskue24.substack.com/p/kapitalnas...

Déjà vu in Geneva: Rich and poor countries in tense conflict over final rulebook for next #pandemic #globalhealth #COVID #WHO www.development-today.com/archive/2026...

Hegemonier står for fall, lokale aktører tar styringen open.substack.com/pub/rundskue...

Crossroads: Norfund’s value now equals an entire aid budget #DFIs open.substack.com/pub/developm...

Brazilian Ministry of Finance pushes back against critics of Tropical Forest Forever Facility #TFFF #Brazil #rainforest open.substack.com/pub/developm...

Her er min kommentar til klimabråket på stortinget publisert på vårt nye nettsted på norsk Rundskue24: #klima #statsbudsjett #regnskog @alisterdoyle.bsky.social @magnusforsberg.no @hansvang.bsky.social @mdg.no rundskue24.substack.com/p/stres-kras...

Norge er største bidragsyter til et fond som skal investere 1 250 milliarder kroner i obligasjoner i framvoksende økonomier. Deler av profitten skal gå til land som verner #regnskogen. Fondet skal etter hvert stå på egne bein og bli evigvarende. #klima #TFFF rundskue24.substack.com/p/nytt-regns...

Gaza’s children are entering their third year without school. As the ceasefire takes hold, @unrwa.org is trying to resume in-person teaching, but faces a plethora of obstacles and #Israel has restricted the entry of educational supplies. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Det siste året har jeg jobbet en god del med spørsmålet om hvor mye av statens #oljeformue som blir reinvestert i #fornybar #energi i utlandet. Det har vært snakk om promiller, men i år har Oljefondet mangedoblet slike investeringer etter en treg start. Du kan lese saken på Rundskue24.

I år har #Oljefondet mangedoblet direkte investeringer i #fornybar energi i Europa. Eksperter er kritiske til at fondet ikke får investere utenfor Nord-Amerika og Europa. Bør Oljefondet få sette penger i slike prosjekter i Asia, Afrika og Latin-Amerika? rundskue24.substack.com/p/oljefondet...

The @unfpa.org & @unwomen.bsky.social, two UN agencies where #Nordics are top donors, have been singled out to be merged first in the #UN80 reform process. UN chief Guterres: transformation "urgently needed” to make UN fit for today’s challenges. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

#Norway will continue to be deeply involved in coordinating donor support for #Palestine. #Egypt is organising a major conference on #Gaza reconstruction and has asked Norway to be co-chair, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

In a strongly worded joint statement last week, 54 African governments criticised the UN Secretary General’s reform proposal which calls for @unaids.org, the body that coordinates the response to the #HIV #pandemic, to be shut down next year. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

In a recent shift of leadership at the Norwegian aid agency, a seasoned diplomat has replaced an outspoken politician. The new @norad.no chief’s mission is to bring calm and a unified direction to #Norway’s aid administration. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Norge har ledet giverlandsgruppen for #Palestina (AHLC) i tre tiår. Da Norge i forrige uke innkalte til møte i #AHLC, møtte verken USA eller Israel opp. På agendaen var en krisepakke som skal forhindre kollaps i de palestinske selvstyremyndighetene. rundskue24.substack.com/p/fn-uka-usa...

Sweden’s new strategy for #humanitarian assistance managed by Sida is lauded by experts for its focus on “humanitarian diplomacy” and on increasing the share of aid to be channelled through local #NGOs. #Sweden @sidasweden.bsky.social www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Syriske #flyktninger i #Jordan er mer skeptiske til å reise hjem. Mindre #nødhjelp og ufullstendige dokumenter gjør det vanskelig for syriske flyktninger å reise tilbake til #Syria, viser en ny rapport fra @flyktninghjelpen.bsky.social substack.com/@rundskue24/...

Denne uka undertegnet #Norge en avtale med #Kroatia om at landet får 1.5 milliarder kroner i norsk støtte fram til 2028 fra de såkalt #EØS-midlene. Midlene skal finansiere samarbeid med Kroatia om grønn omstilling, utdanning i distriktene og justissektoren. rundskue24.substack.com/p/norge-inng...

Også energi og næringsutvikling blir viktig, ifølge Utenriksdepartementet. I Kroatia er Innovasjon Norge, Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse, Domstolsadministrasjonen, Kriminalomsorgsdirektoratet og NVE blant norske institusjoner involvert. rundskue24.substack.com/p/norge-inng...

25 humanitarian actors shortlisted for multi-year funding from Sida, have been informed that the agency will be carrying out a “media review” to ensure they do not support violent #extremism, #islamism, #antisemitism or #terrorism. @sidasweden.bsky.social www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Klimainvesteringsfondet går ut av Afrikas største sol- og batteriprosjekt med solid gevinst og investerer 765 mill. kroner i nye Anthem, som skal bygge fornybarprosjekter i #Sør-Afrika som kan produsere kraft tilsvarende 1/4 av Norges strømforsyning. #fornybar rundskue24.substack.com/p/klimafond-...

Anthem sikter mot en storstilt utbygging av sol- og vindkraft i #Sør-Afrika med mål om å produsere 11 gigawatt. Utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust sier bidrag i «denne skalaen må til for å få fart på overgangen til #fornybar #energi i Sør-Afrika». rundskue24.substack.com/p/klimafond-...

Samlet norsk investering i Anthem er 850 mill. kroner. KLP, Norges største pensjonsfond bidrar med 85 mill kroner. Bjørnar Baugerud, leder for Klimainvesteringsfondet, sier Anthem blir en nøkkelinvestering for å bidra til #fornybar energi i #Sør-Afrika. rundskue24.substack.com/p/klimafond-...

Norway's Climate Investment Fund is exiting the Kenhardt hybrid #sunpower and #battery project in #SouthAfrica, the largest of its kind in #Africa, after just 2 years. Fund chief Bjørnar Baugerud says their job is done, others can take over the financing. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

On the surface, #Denmark ’s aid is steady and predictable. But in this time of global turmoil and the downward spiral in global aid, Danish aid is increasingly transformed into a realpolitik toolbox in the hands of Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

The #GlobalFund faces two huge funding challenges at once. Though it has so far survived the US and UK aid cuts, slow disbursements from donors like #France, #Canada, and #Germany mean that it is short billions of dollars for this year. #globalhealth #HIV www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

A Brazilian federal prosecutor is suing the state of #Pará, host of #COP30 climate summit, for damages to #indigenous communities caused by a #forestcarbon purchase agreement worth USD 180m. #Norway has funded much of the architecture facilitating the deal. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

As disruptive forces reshape the #Nordic aid scene, #Sweden, #Denmark, and #Norway, three of the world’s top donors, have headed in very different directions. Aid alliances are cracking within and between the countries. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

- Den borgerlige bistandsalliansen ligger i ruiner. #Høyre er nøkkelen til kontinuitet - Frp, det største opposisjonspartiet, må tåle skarpere søkelys på sin utenriks- og bistandspolitikk Les hele analysen her: rundskue24.substack.com/p/valganalys...

- Rødgrønn valgseier trygger et norsk internasjonalt engasjement på høygir de neste 4 årene - Budsjettforhandlinger om #bistand med en flora av småpartier kan føre til mer fragmentering - #Ukraina og #Klimainvesteringsfondet kan drive bistandsprosenten oppover rundskue24.substack.com/p/valganalys...

Scandinavian aid: Two towers and a broken bridge As disruptive forces reshape the Nordic aid scene, #Sweden, #Denmark, and #Norway, three of the world’s top donors, have headed in very different directions. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

OPINION: A faltering process - Unpredictable funding undermines ambitious African climate plans. Nationally determined contributions (NDCs), which play a key role in the #ParisAgreement will be on the #COP30 agenda. #Africa #energytransition #renewables www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Danish #vaccine diplomacy during the #Covid-19 #pandemic was driven largely by foreign policy self-interest and #migration concerns, a new study shows. #Denmark donated 10.78m doses of Covid-19 vaccines globally. @diis.dk Read full story here: www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

I løpet av Erna Solberg sine åtte år som regjeringssjef (2014-2021) utgjorde #bistand i snitt 1.02 prosent av bruttonasjonalinntekt (BNI) årlig, ifølge OECD. Les mer om hvordan en borgarlig utviklingspolitikk kan se ut. rundskue24.substack.com/p/bistand-li...

Fremskrittspartiet vil kutte nesten hver tredje bistandskrone og foreslår igjen store endringer i norsk #bistand, men partiet har alltid forhandlet vekk mye av politikken sin på dette området i bytte for andre innrømmelser.

Satt på spissen har bistand fungert som en politisk valuta for Fremskrittspartiet, som kan byttes i strammere innvandring, billigere alkohol og diesel, eller andre prioriteringer partiet er opptatt av. Bløffer Frp om bistandskutt?

Norsk #bistand har holdt seg på omtrent 1 % av BNI de siste 20 årene uavhengig av hvem som har styrt. I et nytt notat anbefaler den liberale tankesmien Civita et fortsatt høyt bistandsnivå dersom de borgerlige vinner valget. #valg rundskue24.substack.com/p/bistand-li...

Opinion II: The #cleanenergy transition brings heavy human costs & new forms of dependency for #Africa. A country like #Nigeria must be pragmatic, use #naturalgas to drive #industrialization and avoid colonial technology dependency, Obinna Onyekwena writes. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Op-ed: #Africa must recognise that #EnergyTransition models exported from Europe and the US are shaped by their strategic interests and carry double standards. “We must deconstruct the narratives being sold to us,” writes Obinna Onyekwena. #renewables www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

There are 5 known contenders in the race for the top job at @undp.org, all from donor countries: #Japan, #Denmark, #Norway, #Belgium & #France. There is still time for a dark horse to join. The deadline for applications has been extended. #UNDP www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

At a time when aid budgets are being slashed across the board, #Gavi - the financial powerhouse in #globalhealth - aims to raise USD 9b to expand its mission. Bill Gates has reached out to old friends in Oslo to bolster the alliance. #sdgs #vaccines www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

INTERVIEW: Norway’s Anne Beathe Tvinnereim was development minister when #Norway topped the OECD donor ranking but aid budgets shrunk elsewhere. She recounts her political battles to keep aid level up and how an engaged PM Jonas Gahr Støre was crucial. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

IDA pledges by the US and UK governments are no longer certain, a #WorldBank report on #IDA21 hints. Reductions from the two leading donors could diminish concessional funds available to low-income countries by billions of dollars. @eurodadnews.bsky.social www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

OP-ED: Smallholder #farmers - many of them #women - grow most of the food consumed in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. They must be front and centre in locally led solutions for addressing #climatechange and bolstering #foodsecurity. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Norway's Climate Minister Andreas B. Eriksen dispels nepotism concerns, stands by #forest aid to #Indonesia. “Indonesia is an important partner for #Norway .. We have a clear zero tolerance policy on financial irregularities and conflict of interest.” www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Western donors’ aid declined by 7% in 2024 to USD 212b, OECD statistics show. The OECD/DAC expects a further drop in the years to come. Carsten Staur, Chair of OECD’s aid committee, says donors should ringfence aid for Sub-Saharan Africa. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Rethinking aid: A call for genuine transformation in the development paradigm. Op-ed in Development Today by Obinna Onyekwena of @gatesfoundation.bsky.social writing in his personal capacity. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Since #Sweden's sudden defunding UNRWA, SEK 300m are re-directed to other UN agencies and ICRC, implying that they can carry out its work. Critics say this undermines #UNRWA’s primary mandate, which is children’s education. #GazaWar #Palestine #humanitarian www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

Norfund's aid-funded Climate Investment Fund reports solid returns on #renewable #energy #investments in countries like #India & #SouthAfrica, while Norway's oil fund is losing money on its renewable #investments restricted to Europe & North America. www.development-today.com/archive/2025...

UNRWA is running out of cash, uncertain about covering costs in April, says Marc Lassouaoui. A few donors Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands & Denmark have kept #UNRWA afloat. But defunding by Sweden and USA wiped out 1/4 of core budget. #Palestine #GAZAwar www.development-today.com/archive/2025...