Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Explained

Agency Name:Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Nativename:Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete
Picture Width:240
Picture Caption:Earlier main office on Valhallavägen in Stockholm.
Formed:[1]
Headquarters:Sundbyberg, Sweden
Employees:about 900
Parent Department:Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Swedish: Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete, Swedish: '''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

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

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

Corruption issues

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

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sida . . sv . 12 August 2011 . 21 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221192723/http://www.ne.se/sida . live .
  2. Web site: Sweden Development Co-operation Profile. OECD. 11 September 2023.
  3. http://www.ypinaction.org./files/02/85/Activists_Guide_English_nov_14_2010.pdf An Activist's Guide to the Yogyakarta Principles
  4. Web site: Research partners. Sida. 2 May 2023. 19 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419163949/https://www.sida.se/en/for-partners/research-partners/. live.
  5. Web site: Strategy for research cooperation and research in development cooperation 2015–2021. 29 June 2015. 2 May 2023. 5 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220705043655/https://www.government.se/country-and-regional-strategies/2015/06/strategy-for-research-cooperation-and-research-in-development-cooperation-2015-2021/. live.
  6. Web site: Finansiering av biståndet . Sida . 2024-03-04 . sv . 2024-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609122419/https://www.sida.se/sa-fungerar-bistandet/finansiering . 2024-06-09 . live.
  7. Web site: Sida upptäcker allt fler korruptionsfall . Sida . 2020-12-17 . sv . 2024-06-01.
  8. News: Många fler korruptionsfall hos Sida . SVT Nyheter . 2013-04-15 . sv . 2024-06-01.
  9. Web site: Hur mycket korruption finns i biståndet? . Sida . 2020-12-17 . sv . 2024-06-01.
  10. Web site: Röstlund . Lisa . Misstänkt korruption kring Sida-bistånd i Afghanistan . DN.se . 2021-09-02 . sv . 2024-06-01.
  11. Web site: Sida stoppar miljonutbetalningar efter korruptionsskandal . Aftonbladet . 2019-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601074858/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/70Qw6W/sida-stoppar-miljonbistand-efter-korruptionsskandal . 2024-06-01 . live . sv . 2024-06-01.

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