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Sida's objective is to help create conditions that will enable the poor to improve their lives
Examples of Swedish development cooperation
It is possible to halve poverty
When a person is given the opportunity to improve his or her life, he or she will take it. Improvements in the living conditions of any one individual contribute to a country's development.
Here you can read about some examples of successful Swedish development cooperation.
12 December 2008
Kosovar women cooperate for peace
Women's leader, Nena Rikalo lives in a Serbian enclave, completely isolated from Kosovar Albanian society. When Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson, met her during her visit to Kosovo, Nena spoke about how Kosovar Albanian women are now finding ways to be independent, as well as achieving reconciliation in the country.
10 December 2008
What is Sida doing in the area of climate?
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland on 1-12 December expects to move toward a common vision of climate work. Here you can read more about what Sida is doing in the area of climate.
9 December 2008
Director-General of Sida in Afghanistan
Anders Nordström, the Director-General of Sida, has recently visited Afghanistan. The purpose of the visit was to gain an on-site understanding of how development cooperation is working in that country, as well as to begin efforts aimed at developing and expanding assistance to Afghanistan. Swedish assistance will increase to half a billion SEK per year until 2011. Democracy, education and the development of the private sector will be prioritised areas in development cooperation with Afghanistan.
5 November 2008
Sida research a good model
The world's most respected journal of medicine, British the Lancet, in its November issue mentions Sida and its former department for research cooperation, SAREC, as good models. Sida is mentioned among other initiatives which have "greatly contributed to capacity strengthening of health research in sub-Saharan Africa", according to the Lancet.
» Link to the article in the Lancet.
You can read more about development issues in OmVärlden (only available in Swedish).
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