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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] Sida has received criticism for being unable to manage the large amounts.[7]

Corruption issues

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Sida has been embroiled in many corruption cases and typically discovers hundreds of suspected such cases every year.[8][9][10][11][12]


Criticism

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Sida has received widespread criticism for:

  • financial support to corruption-prone projects[13]
  • inefficient corruption prevention[14]
  • unsubstantiated financial decisions[15] and lack of financial control[16]
  • weak results[17][18]
  • diffuse priorities and decisionmaking[19][20]
  • rampant conflict of interest[21][22][23][24]
  • sub-standard planning and coordination[25]
  • inefficient use of resources[26][27]

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]

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. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Sida upptäcker allt fler korruptionsfall". Sida (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Många fler korruptionsfall hos Sida". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 April 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Hur mycket korruption finns i biståndet?". Sida (in Swedish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ Röstlund, Lisa (2 September 2021). "Misstänkt korruption kring Sida-bistånd i Afghanistan". DN.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Sida stoppar miljonutbetalningar efter korruptionsskandal". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Jemsby, Carolina (6 February 2020). "Sidas agerande ifrågasätts av korruptionsexperter – Sveriges Natur". Sveriges Natur (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024. Sidas agerande är bortom all förståelse, det är inte försvarbart. Trots larm förhåller sig Sida passivt
  15. ^ "Sida får kritik i ny granskning". SvD.se (in Swedish). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  16. ^ Cassemar, Louise (3 September 2019). "Inga-Britt Ahlenius kritik mot Sida: "Noll koll!"". Omni (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Sida om kritik mot Afghanistanbistånd: "Har inte lyckats"". Altinget.se (in Swedish). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  18. ^ Nyheter, SVT (2 November 2021). "Riksrevisionen riktar skarp kritik mot regeringens hantering av svenskt bistånd". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Vem, hur och varför – Sidas val av samarbetspartner och biståndsform ( RiR 2022:9 )". Riksrevisionen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  20. ^ Nyheter, SVT (2 November 2021). "Riksrevisionen riktar skarp kritik mot regeringens hantering av svenskt bistånd". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  21. ^ Canbäck, Av Rasmus (12 May 2024). "Stor oenighet inom SIDA efter jävsrapporten". Blankspot (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  22. ^ Radio, Sveriges (1 May 2024). "Hög risk för jäv på Sida: "All anledning att stå bakom kritiken"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  23. ^ Gasslander, Tor (1 May 2024). "Intern rapport varnar: Hög risk för jäv på Sida". Omni (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  24. ^ Radio, Sveriges (2 May 2024). "Ministern efter rapport om risk för jäv: Det finns problem i systemet". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Sida efter kritik". Dagens Arena (in Swedish). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  26. ^ Hall, Gunilla von (9 March 2019). "Direktör levde lyxliv – för svenska skattemiljoner". SvD.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  27. ^ Gustafsson, Johan (13 March 2019). ""Stoppa slöseriet med biståndspengarna!"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Årets värsta slöseri". Skattebetalarna (in Swedish). 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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