https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden dishes out more development aid in relation to gross national income than any other country, according to figures released by the OECD this week. https://www.thelocal.se/20120407/40142 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:26:00 +0200 40142 The OECD has criticised Sweden for using money from the development aid budget to finance embassy operations, in contravention of international regulations. https://www.thelocal.se/20110517/33814 Tue, 17 May 2011 10:30:00 +0200 33814 A Swedish designed social media initiative has been launched this week aiming to raise awareness and funds for the World Food Programme (WFP) in which well-fed donors can opt out of a snack or a meal and donate the difference. https://www.thelocal.se/20110420/33310 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:21:00 +0200 33310 The Swedish government on Monday launched a new online service - Openaid.se - in a bid to increase transparency within development aid and enable interested parties to follow the entire aid chain. https://www.thelocal.se/20110404/33004 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:48:00 +0200 33004 Sweden's minister for development cooperation has pledged to increase aid for social media and technical systems to prevent repressive regimes from shutting off the internet, such as the Egyptian government's measures last week. https://www.thelocal.se/20110210/31966 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:15:00 +0100 31966 Sweden has topped the rankings of a study evaluating the countries with the world's best policies that benefit the developing world for the second straight year. https://www.thelocal.se/20101112/30176 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:10:00 +0100 30176 Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has launched a new mobile phone application which aims to reunite African families that have been torn apart by war or natural disaster. https://www.thelocal.se/20100924/29226 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:03:00 +0200 29226 Sweden spends more per capita on development aid than all other EU countries, according to a new report which has slammed the failure of some member states for not doing enough to live up to spending goals. https://www.thelocal.se/20100610/27150 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:19:00 +0200 27150 The Swedish government has sacked the director-general of the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), Anders Nordström, and announced a major overhaul of the sternly criticised public authority. https://www.thelocal.se/20100527/26880 Thu, 27 May 2010 11:48:00 +0200 26880 Sweden plans to donate 180 million kronor ($25.6 million) in financial aid to help Haiti recover from last week’s devastating earthquake, the foreign ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100119/24454 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:35:00 +0100 24454 Five top officials at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have issued a statement criticizing development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson, report several Swedish media. https://www.thelocal.se/20091222/23986 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:39:00 +0100 23986 Sweden has the best foreign aid policies among the world’s wealthy countries, according to a new ranking. https://www.thelocal.se/20091022/22816 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:33:00 +0200 22816 Development groups have rejected charges laid out by a Jerusalem-based NGO watchdog accusing Sweden's aid community of sponsoring groups that contribute to the "demonization" of Israel. https://www.thelocal.se/20090827/21730 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:42:00 +0200 21730 Sweden's Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson, has called for an open debate over the role of development aid in the wake of a corruption scandal in Zambia. https://www.thelocal.se/20090824/21646 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:27:00 +0200 21646 Sweden has agreed to pay direct support of 50 million kronor ($6.9 million) to the beleaguered Palestinian Authority, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090812/21272 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:03:00 +0200 21272 A prominent Swedish think tank has warned that air cargo companies hired to deliver humanitarian aid and support peacekeeping operations in Africa are also often used to smuggle weapons. https://www.thelocal.se/20090512/19408 Tue, 12 May 2009 15:21:00 +0200 19408 Sweden’s foreign aid may not have any long-term positive effects for developing countries, according to a comprehensive review of Swedish foreign development assistance. https://www.thelocal.se/20090508/19336 Fri, 08 May 2009 18:18:00 +0200 19336 Sweden has agreed to provide 84 million kronor ($10.5 million) in humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe in part to help the country battle its ongoing cholera epidemic. https://www.thelocal.se/20090319/18324 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:44:00 +0100 18324 Sweden’s foreign assistance programme has been given top marks by an influential American think tank. https://www.thelocal.se/20081205/16158 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:18:00 +0100 16158 The Moderate Party wants to ditch Sweden’s development aid goal of devoting 1 percent of the country’s gross national income (GNI) to foreign assistance. https://www.thelocal.se/20081127/15956 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:49:00 +0100 15956