The aid budget proposal for 2026 solidifies this trend.
Aid has always had a role in foreign policy, but Russia’s war in Ukraine and increasing competition for access to emerging markets, especially Africa, have reinforced this.
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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.
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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
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OPINION: The geopolitical vandalism of Trump II could have the unintended consequence of prompting low and middle-income countries, under duress, to liberate themselves from much of external financiers. #globalhealth #USaid #Africa
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#Indonesia’s claim that #deforestation has declined by 90% is the result of “cherry picking” the data, a report by NMBU says: 1/3 of the decline in deforestation is simply due to the fact that there is less forest left to destroy.
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NRC says it will be unable to take advantage of recent waivers unless the US resumes payments to partners for work completed. NRC states that unless the problem is solved, the impact will be felt severely by the most vulnerable. #usaidpause #usaidstop #usaid
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The Norwegian Refugee Council announces that it must, for the first time, halt urgent #humanitarian work for hundreds of thousands of people in almost 20 countries and lay off aid workers in response to the US decision to suspend aid.
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OPINION: Sweden's defunding of UNRWA is an abrupt end to the country’s wholehearted support for the agency over decades. #Palestinians in #Gaza are the immediate victims, incl. 300,000 children dependent on #UNRWA for education, write Jo Kelcey & Anne Irfan.
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