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Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Swedish aid agency
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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]
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]
In 2024, Sida's annual budget was 26.5 billion SEK, similar to previous years.[6] Sida has received criticism for being unable to manage the large amounts.[7]
In 2023, SIDA won a satyrical tax-wastefullness prize for long-lasting financial support to an organization that participated to the terrorist attack against Israel.[28]
^Bjerström, Erika (27 June 2018). "Sveriges biståndsbudget större än någonsin – men svår att kontrollera". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024. Sveriges starka ekonomi har skapat den största biståndsbudgeten någonsin. Men biståndsorganisationen Sida saknar kapacitet att hantera de enorma beloppen, menar erfarna biståndsexperter.
^Nyheter, SVT (29 August 2015). "Sida får hård kritik – betalade ut miljoner till korruptionsprojekt". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024. Biståndsorganisationen SIDA har betalat ut 43 miljoner kronor till ett projekt med korruption. Nu får Sida kritik från Riksrevisionen. "Det finns en rad allvarliga brister", skriver man i sin utredning.
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