Addressing the complex challenges that fragile states face is an important area for action on the international development cooperation agenda. Danish development cooperation prioritizes countries that are considered fragile states. This DIIS Working Paper provides an overview of Danish aid to...

European Union (EU) funding for United Nations (UN) organisations has expanded significantly over the last two decades. The EU’s partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an important example of EU-UN cooperation, and UNDP was the fourth-largest UN recipient of...

1. Development aid as a policy instrument -- 2. Aid and domestic politics -- 3. Consensus and aid generosity in Denmark -- 4. The cautious humanitarian : aid politics in Switzerland -- 5. The long shadow of the past : aid politics in France -- 6. Fragmentation and micromanagement : US aid...

How EU policy for global development will look in the future depends on how the organisation manages two key challenges: The changing political dynamics within an enlarged EU with a diverse set of preferences - and the evolving external environment characterized by emphasis on global public...