The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is under fire from Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson for its plan to reduce the number of its Afghanistan and Iraq staff, Stockholm News reports. SIDA claims it has to withdraw their representatives in the two country to save money and reduce a budget deficit, which hit 20 million Swedish kroner in 2009. Carlsson said the Swedish government is looking for ways to keep SIDA staff in the two conflict-torn countries.
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Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.
