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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden praised for prioritizing humanitarian aid as global funding hits record low]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Funding for humanitarian aid for some of the world's worst refugee crises is at record lows halfway through 2026. But Sweden stands out as solidarity in the world wanes. Sweden always distributes aid based on humanitarian needs, says Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden supports WHO in the fight against the Ebola outbreak]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Through Sida, Sweden is contributing SEK 120 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) in efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:11:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government to distribute 2.7 billion kronor in humanitarian aid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government is now distributing 2.7 billion in humanitarian aid. The money is going to Sudan, the Congo and Yemen, among other countries.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Despite shortcomings, SD's aid project receives millions in funding]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite major shortcomings, the Sweden Democrats' own aid organization Hepatica has received a new million-SEK grant from Sida.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:18:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sida director-general Jakob Granit resigns, says agency needs to be led by someone else]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish development agency Sida's director-general, Jakob Granit, is leaving his post, the government announced. Sida needs to be led by someone else, according to Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (M).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sida to persuade countries to accept deportees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Aid should be used as a carrot-and-stick approach to get countries of origin to accept deportees and to increase returns from Sweden. This is one of the government's messages to the development assistance agency Sida this year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine receives 60 million from Sweden for healthcare and social care]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden is contributing an additional 60 million to Ukraine for children's healthcare and social services.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dousa: 10 million kronor for democracy work in Iran]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government has decided to provide ten million kronor in support to human rights defenders, democracy advocates and other actors working to increase freedom of expression in Iran.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:10:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The government is drastically cutting the aid budget.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government is reducing Sida's allocation by four billion kronor next year. - It is not a decision we have made with great joy, says Minister of Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa (M). At the same time, Ukraine will receive two billion kronor in new record support.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The government's new initiative: "Made with Sweden"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government is launching a new initiative called “Made with Sweden.” It is about continuing to stand up for free trade and partnership in a time of growing protectionism, according to Minister of Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa (M).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:58:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden is phasing out aid – embassies are being closed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government is phasing out aid to Bolivia, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique. At the same time, embassies in three of the countries are being closed. Our task is to make tough decisions, says Minister of Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (M) at a press conference.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:03:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swedish National Audit Office on Sida: Unnecessarily cumbersome]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sida's distribution of humanitarian aid takes an unnecessary amount of time and resources, according to an audit of the agency conducted by the Swedish National Audit Office.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Climate aid goes to projects without a climate link]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden's climate aid has increased drastically in recent years. But several aid projects classified as climate-related have no connection to the climate, TT's review shows.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:56:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Companies at climate summit questioned]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Around 25 Swedish companies are accompanying the Swedish delegation to Belém, Brazil, where the world's countries are to agree on how to reduce emissions. At the same time, the non-profit Transparency International warns that the increasing focus on the private sector has made the climate meetings more like industry fairs.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SD calls Sida to committee after Hamas information]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats are calling Sida's Director General Jakob Granit to the Foreign Affairs Committee after information about Hamas money. The mere suspicion is a "national scandal", writes SD leader Mattias Karlsson on Expressen Debatt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:10:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dousa Maintains Confidence in Sida Amid Hamas Funding Allegations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sida's managing director Jakob Granit was summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, after reports that Swedish aid funds may have gone to an organization with links to the terrorist-designated Hamas. I have continued confidence in Sida, says Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa after the meeting.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sida Investigates Allegations of Aid Funds Linked to Hamas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sida's Director-General Jakob Granit is now commenting on the Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) information that Swedish aid funds have gone to an organization with ties to Hamas.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Aid Funds Linked to Hamas-Associated Organization]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish aid funds have gone to the Palestinian organization ICHR which has ties to the terrorist-designated Hamas and Islamic Jihad, reports aid minister Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) to Aftonbladet.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:15:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden and Somalia Reach Controversial Aid Agreement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish aid to Somalia was redirected to projects near the Somali prime minister's office in exchange for Somalia to take back forcibly deported citizens, shows an investigation from Sveriges Radio's Ekot.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Increases Humanitarian Aid with 775 Million Kronor Package]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government and Sida are now presenting a package of 775 million kronor in humanitarian aid. The focus is on more support to Ukraine and life-saving efforts.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Debate Intensifies Over Unrwa Funding Decision]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The S leader Magdalena Andersson says that the withdrawn support to Unrwa places Sweden "in the same gang" as Trump and Orbán. But Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) brushes off the criticism and the government accuses S of lying. We have doubled the support to the civilian population in Gaza, says Kristersson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:41:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unrwa Chief Criticizes Sweden's Decision to Halt Support]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dousa Criticizes Green Party Amid Calls for Resignation Over Unrwa Handling]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) hits back at the Green party's demands for him to resign due to the government's handling of the UN agency Unrwa. ”I work day and night to ensure that more families in Gaza can benefit from Swedish support”, says Dousa in a written comment.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:18:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Green Party Calls for Aid Minister Dousa's Resignation Over UNRWA Handling]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Green party demands that aid minister Benjamin Dousa (M) resigns. This due to the government's handling of the UN agency Unrwa.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats Report Dousa to Constitutional Committee Over Gaza Aid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democratic Party is reporting the Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Benjamin Dousa (M), to the Riksdag's Constitutional Committee (KU) due to the government's stopped aid to the UN agency Unrwa in Gaza, reports Dagens Nyheter.]]></description>
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