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Diakonia regularly participates in and produces in-depth reports regarding development aid and our thematic focus areas. Most of our publications are in Swedish, but some are also produced in English: December 2009: A report about Gaza one year after Operation Cast LeadOne year after the war the citizens of Gaza still have not seen any rebuilding. Only 41 truckloads with construction materials have been allowd to enter gaza during the last year. The international community has betrayed the people of Gaza by failing to back their words with effective actions. November 2009: Keep and develop the Kyoto protocolIn an evaluation, the network Aprodev points out the importance of keeping and strengthening the current Kyoto protocol. This as a way of securing that the developed countries historical climate burden and responsibility, must not be lost in a new agreement. October 2009: The role of religion in development work:What does the role of religion in development work look like? This was the theme for an international seminar, held by Diakonia. A report summarizes the discussions and conclusions from the seminar. May 2009: “Lighten the load: In a time of crisis European aid has never been more important”.This is the title and the main message in the AidWatch report on EU's development aid that was launched in May 2009. Diakonia is one of the organisations behind the report. October 2008: "Illegal Ground: Assa Abloy’s business in occupied Palestinian territory"Report from Diakonia on the Swedish company Assa Abloy's factory in an illegal settlement in the West Bank. Produced by Diakonia in cooperation with SwedWatch and Church of Sweden. May 2008: No time to wasteThe report “No Time to Waste”, published by CONCORD, a network where Diakonia is a member, reveals that on current trends the European Union (EU) will have given 75 billion less in aid by 2010 than it promised, threatening progress on the UN Millennium Development Goals set for 2015. If the recent record of slow progress continues, February 2008: Risky businessDiakonia, SwedWatch and IPIS published a report that assesses the company Lundin Mining’s involvement in the mining industry of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Diakonia is critical of the circumstances and lack of insight into how the contracts were made. February 2008: Tug-of-war over aidNot all international development aid reaches the poor. Donor countries, including Sweden, are undermining their development aid budgets and using aid funding for purposes other than efforts to eradicate poverty. This is shown in the report "Tug-of-war over aid", from Diakonia.
October 2007: Report on Eastern BurmaHumanitarian atrocities exposed when Diakonia's partner TBBC releases a report on the situation in eastern Burma.
September 2007: China and the end of poverty in AfricaDiakonia has, in collaboration with European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad), produced a report analysing Chinese development assistance policies, i.e. China’s role as a donor to Africa. June 2007: The Paris Agenda and its consequences for Civil society in KenyaThe report ”The Paris Agenda and its consequences for Civil society in September 2006: Evaluation of Sweden's policy for global developmentSince 2003 Sweden has had a Policy for global development. This aims for coherency, so that all policy areas strive in the same direction and contribute to an equitable and sustainable global development. In 2006, Diakonia and other organisations carried out a summarised evaluation , a sort of "litmus test" or coherence barometer. The report evaluates, puts grades and comments the coherence between the policy and its implementation so far. June 2006: World Bank and IMF conditionality: a development injusticeA report from the network Eurodad, where Diakonia is a member. The report examines World Bank and IMF lending in 20 impoverished countries. It shows that these countries face a high and rising number of conditions in order to gain access to development finance.
February 2006: The EU:s coordination in the World Bank and IMFLearn more about how European countries organise and coordinate their work within the IMF and the World Bank. At the end of this publication you find a series of recommendations directed to NGO:s that wish to have an influence on decisions within the two institutions. October 2004: Diakonia comments the Swedish report on the Millennium goalsThe document deals with for example debt cancellations, poverty reduction strategies, the IMF and World Bank. October 2004: Reducing poverty or repeating mistakes?Report on PRS where some of Diakonia's partners tell their experiences on the processes for establishing national poverty reduction strategies (PRS). The report contains documentation from nine countries and has concrete recommendations for governments as well as the civil society and donors. The report is available in four languages: |
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European Coordination at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund: A Question of Harmony?
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