The decision is made to ensure that the aid agency can re-prioritize if necessary.
There have been a lot of developments in recent weeks that make us believe we need to be prepared to re-prioritize Swedish aid in line with our government's potential priorities, says Annika Otterstedt, head of the results department at Sida, to the radio.
However, Sida's decision does not apply to aid projects related to humanitarian aid, sexual and reproductive health, and support to Ukraine.
Thousands of aid and development programs have been terminated worldwide since Donald Trump announced the cuts. As a result, more than 30 million people may lose life-saving humanitarian support, according to an analysis by Sida from the end of February. Therefore, Sida is urging its managers not to sign new agreements until the end of April.
We want to take a small "time-out" to ensure that our analysis is in line with what is actually happening now in the world and what we believe we need to do to ensure that fewer people continue to suffer from hunger or lack of water.
