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Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

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Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete

Earlier main office on Valhallavägen in Stockholm.
Agency overview
Formed1995 (1995)[1]
HeadquartersSundbyberg, Sweden
Employeesabout 900[1]
Parent departmentMinistry for Foreign Affairs
Websitewww.sida.se

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Swedish: Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete, Sida) is a government agency of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Sida is responsible for organization of the bulk of Sweden's official development assistance to developing countries. According to the OECD, 2022 official development assistance from Sweden increased to US$5.5 billion, representing 0.9% of their Gross National Income (GNI).[2]

Sida is informed by the Yogyakarta Principles in Action the working for the rights for LGBTI and Swedish government mandated an "Action plan for Sida's work on sexual orientation and gender identity in international development cooperation 2007–2009". As well as directly funding a number of LGBTI groups, Sida has actively promoted LGBTI issues in its networking with other donors and international stakeholders.[3]

Research cooperation

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A long-term development cooperation supported by Sida is its research cooperation, which aims at strengthening research in and by low-income countries, to reduce poverty and build sustainable societies.[4] The budget was close to 1000 million SEK 2020.[5]

Annual budget

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In 2024, Sida's annual budget was 26.5 billion SEK, similar to previous years.[6]

Corruption issues

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Sida has been embroiled in many corruption cases and typically discovers hundreds of suspected such cases every year.[7][8][9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sida". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2011.(subscription required)
  2. ^ "Sweden Development Co-operation Profile". OECD. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ An Activist's Guide to the Yogyakarta Principles Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Research partners". Sida. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Strategy for research cooperation and research in development cooperation 2015–2021". 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Finansiering av biståndet". Sida (in Swedish). 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Sida upptäcker allt fler korruptionsfall". Sida (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Många fler korruptionsfall hos Sida". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 April 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Hur mycket korruption finns i biståndet?". Sida (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ Röstlund, Lisa (2 September 2021). "Misstänkt korruption kring Sida-bistånd i Afghanistan". DN.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Sida stoppar miljonutbetalningar efter korruptionsskandal". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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