EBA has produced a new short film presenting our study "Sextortion: Corruption And Gender-Based Violence". The report maps the phenomenon of "sextortion" and presents case studies of sextortion in Tanzania and Colombia. We hope you enjoy it!
Under Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna (19-21 april) anordnar EBA två miniseminarier om bistånd och mänskliga rättigheter. Ett handlar om "Avbrutna biståndsprojekt: hur påverkas de som bor där?", och det andra om "Sex, korruption & bistånd: hur bekämpar vi 'sextortion'?". Samtalen är gratis och skrivtolkas.
Our annual report The EBA Aid Review 2021 summarises insights and conclusions from our reports and seminars from the previous year. The report is written for a wide audience of policy makers, practitioners and students, as well as the general public with an interest in development issues.
Where do countries stand today on inclusion of refugees? Our new EBA report is on Social Protection for Refugees and potential challenges and solutions.
The Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) will publish an evaluation of how Sweden has applied the localisation agenda Supporting Local Actors for a More Effective Humanitarian Assistance.
April 12 at 10.00 to 11.30 you are welcome to...
Local and national actors are the first to act in humanitarian crises and are also central in terms of long-term commitment. Yet they have been structurally marginalized by the international humanitarian system. At the World Humanitarian...
At the seminar, three of the authors: Sophia Swithern, Charlotte Lattimer and Teddy Atim, presented their research and findings from the evaluation of how Sweden has applied the localisation agenda Supporting Local Actors for a More...
On 16 May, EBA organised a seminar where Adea Gafuri, Elizaveta Kopacheva, and Valeriya Mechkova presented and discussed their theses in the field of political representation and ways to counter democratic decline.
Today is the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The aim of Swedish aid is to create the conditions for better living standards for people living in poverty and oppression. But what do we really know about how aid can do this?
This year, both Norway and Denmark introduced new strategies for engaging with Africa, a continent of more than 50 states and 1.4 billion people. EBA's Managing Director, Jan Pettersson, is part of a conversation on why Norway and Denmark need official strategies when Sweden - historically the largest Scandinavian donor to Africa - does not. How do Sweden's, Denmark's and Norway's interests differ on the continent?
In development co-operation, the issue of corruption relates to two key areas - corruption as an obstacle to development in partner countries and corruption in aid activities. Corruption thus not only poses a risk to aid funds and to the effectiveness of aid, but also undermines the ability of entire societies to develop.
From 20 December 2024, Lars Niklasson will be a member of the EBA. With solid research and evaluation expertise and knowledge of development policy in the EU and Sweden, as well as of conditions in Africa, he broadens the EBA's overall knowledge base.
Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill over the past five years, and the outlook is bleak. At a packed seminar, representatives from the World Bank, Sida and the EBA discussed the current state of poverty reduction, aid and development.
Sign up for this relevant, timely webinar on how smart investments in health can significantly improve health and life expectancy in low- and middle-income countries by 2050.
Watch the webinar on how smart investments in health can significantly improve health and life expectancy in low- and middle-income countries by 2050. Angela Chang, Justina Seyi-Olajide and Jesper Sundewall will present A roadmap to halving premature death by 2050 – with findings, recommendations and uptake of The Lancet Commission on investing in health 3.0.
China’s influence in the global context is growing, while Western aid actors are cutting back on their assistance. EBA is now starting work on an anthology on China as an aid actor and its importance for Sweden and Swedish aid. The anthology is expected to be finalised in early 2026.