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Korruption: Uganda - Rwanda 0-1 Copy from DBC Webarchive Copy from: Kampen mod korruption: Uganda - Rwanda 0-1 This content has been stored according to an agreement between DBC and the publisher. www.dbc.dk e-mail:[email protected] GULT KORT TIL NICARAGUA MIKROLÅN I KRISE Danmark skærper tonen over for Ortegas Tjen penge, mens du udrydder fattigdom Nicaragua. Demokratiet er under pres, i Afrika. Sådan lød budskabet fra mikro- og derfor skal bistanden beskæres og låns-initiativet MyC4. Måske har MyC4 omlægges. Signalværdien er stor, men lovet for meget. Der er store tab på udlå- dialogen må ikke sættes over styr, adva- nene, og investorerne holder sig væk. rer flere. Læs side 3. Læs side 6-7. Sept. nr. 5/2009 NYHEDER OG DEBAT OM UDVIKLINGSSAMARBEJDE HANDICAP -TEMA: VÆK MED VELGØRENHEDEN Sidst i august tiltrådte Danmark i relativ ubemærkethed FN’s handicapkonvention, som forpligter donorer til at tage højde for personer med handicap i udviklingsarbejdet. Konventionen er et skridt væk fra ”krykker til krøblinge”-velgørenhed – hen imod en anerkendelse af rettighederne for personer med handicap. Hovedparten af verdens flere end 600 millioner handicappede lever i u-lande – under vidt forskellige vilkår: I Afrikas måske mest positive land i forhold til personer med handicap, Uganda, tog 400 handicappede sidste år en universitetsgrad, mens Somalilands handicappede stadig lænkes til træer på psykiatriske klinikker. Læs side 15-19. TID TIL ATSE GENTEGNE BREV INDE DIT I AVISEN. ABONNEMENT! NR. 4/2009AKTUELT SIDE 2 BOGNYT: NYT FRA DANIDAS STYRELSE FORBRYDELSE OG STRAF I VIETNAM Vietnam, Peter Lysholt Hansen, som deltog i Danmark fortsætter støtten mødet per videotelefon fra Hanoi. til Vietnams juridiske reform- proces. Men kan man være Nye aktører på banen ”Justice Partnership Programme” adskiller sikker på, at institutionerne sig fra den tidligere danske støtte ved også at er retfærdige, når landet ikke involvere ikke-statslige aktører. De senere år er demokratisk? er der opstået mange foreninger og institu- tioner, som ikke i samme omfang er under- lagt statens og partiets kontrol. Af Mads Mariegaard Programmet etablerer en fond, hvor civil- samfundsorganisationer, forskningsinstitu- Væksten i Vietnam, Asiens yngste tigerøko- tioner og medier kan søge midler til aktivite- nomi, har de senere år været så massiv, at det ter, der er relevante for reformprocessen, fx traditionelle danske sektorprogramsamarbej- forskning, formidling og netværksdannelse. de ikke fortsætter meget længere. Men landet Det øgede fokus på de ikke-statslige aktører styres stadig af ét parti, som kontrollerer alle kommer på et tidspunkt, hvor det er lykkedes politiske organisationer, og borgerne må for ambassaden at etablere en tættere dialog undvære uafhængige domstole og en deling med politiske beslutningstagere, herunder mellem den lovgivende, udøvende og døm- personligt med landets præsident. Derfor mende magt. blev der på mødet spurgt, om det er fornuf- Så meget desto mere brug er der for støtte tigt at skifte fokus fra stat til civilsamfund til landets juridiske reformproces. Derfor netop nu. Der var dog enighed om, at man godkendte Danidas styrelse på sit møde i bør støtte begge grupper. august en bevilling på 78 mio. kr. til ”Justice Udenrigsministeriet planlægger at udfase Partnership Programme” i Vietnam. bistanden til Vietnam og forventer at give det Den danske støtte begyndte i 1997, og det sidste tilsagn i 2011. Herefter vil en række nye program er det fjerde i rækken. Målet er bistandsaktiviteter dog fortsætte. Det gælder at udvikle en stærk og demokratisk juridisk blandt andet støtten til klima, kultur, erhverv sektor. Vietnam har et relativt veludviklet lov- og god regeringsførelse, herunder juridiske grundlag på området, men mangler juridiske reformer. institutioner, der kan gennemføre lovgivnin- gen, så dét er programmets fokus. Mads Mariegaard er journalist på Udvikling. Udgives af Danida, Udenrigsministeriet Hård regeringskurs Asiatisk Plads 2, 1448 København K De principielle problemer ved at støtte juridi- STYRELSEN GODKENDTE DISSE Telefon 3392 0000, fax 3392 0710 ske institutioner i et udemokratisk land gav BEVILLINGER PÅ SIT MØDE I 35. årgang. Udkommer otte gange om året. Trykoplag: 13.300 anledning til debat på styrelsens møde. Hvad AUGUST: ISBN nr. 978-87-7087-213-3 (tryk) nytter det eksempelvis at støtte landets ankla- 978-87-7087-214-0 (e-version) gemyndighed, hvis den bruger pengene til at Multilaterale klimaindsatser, skov og klima- ISSN nr. 0106-0570 krænke menneskerettighederne, lød bekym- tilpasning – 105 mio. kr. ringen. Vietnam: Justice Partnership Programme – 78 mio. kr. Abonnement På det seneste er situationen på menneske- Ekstraordinært forhandlingsmøde i Bangkok Udebliver avisen eller har du adresseændringer eller til-/framelding af rettighedsområdet i Vietnam på visse punkter op til COP15 – 29 mio. kr. abonnement (gratis): www.udvikling.dk eller kontakt Schultz Distribution blev forværret, måske fordi næste partikongres Generelt bidrag til International Media Sup- på telefon 4322 7300, [email protected] i januar 2011 nærmer sig. I juni arresterede port (IMS) – 23 mio. kr. regeringen den prominente advokat Le Cong Regional kapacitetsopbygning for udviklings- lande forud for COP15 – 12 mio. kr. Redaktion Dinh, hvilket adskillige regeringer og interna- Redaktør: Stefan Kati´c (sk) ([email protected]) 3392 0709 tionale organisationer har protesteret imod. Journalist: Mads Rasmussen Mariegaard (mm) ([email protected]) 3392 0052 På trods af de begrænsninger, som ét-parti- Styrelsen for Internationalt Udviklingssamarbejde er Journalistpraktikant: Mikkel Noel Lanzky ([email protected]) 3392 0066 systemet medfører, var der på mødet enighed rådgivende organ for udviklingsministeren. Styrelsen Ansvarshavende iflg. Medieansvarsloven: om fornuften i at støtte statslige aktører. Fx er drøfter og indstiller nye bilaterale og multilaterale Kontorchef Eva Egesborg Hansen (PDK) det nu, som en direkte konsekvens af det dan- programmer samt oplæg til nye strategier og hand- Redaktionen afsluttet den 31. august 2009 ske program, muligt at få en forsvarer i krimi- lingsplaner. nalsager, fortalte Danmarks ambassadør i Annoncesalg og markedsføring: Simone Hagensen tlf. 2633 8000 ([email protected]) Nyt om navne: [email protected] Layout: Og Jensen RETTELSE Tryk: Skive Folkeblad. Trykt på svanemærket papir med miljøvenlige farver. I Udvikling 4/2009 ses på side 10 en liste over danske NGO’er, som tilbyder fadderskaber www.udvikling.dk. Her findes blandt andet tidligere numre, artikelbibliotek, i den tredje verden. Desværre har vi glemt tre organisationer, der også arbejder med blogs og link til Udviklings Facebook-side. udviklingsprojekter: Tidligere numre på tryk kan rekvireres fra www.danida-publikationer.dk Verdens Børn (knap 3.000 fadderskaber) AC Børnehjælp (1.440 fadderskaber) Artikler i Udvikling udtrykker ikke nødvendigvis Udenrigsministeriets synspunkter. Aktion Børnehjælp (1.000 fadderskaber) Forsiden: En gruppe handicappede basketballspillere træner i Ougadougou, Burkina Faso i Vi beklager forglemmelsen. Red. sommeren 2006. Gruppen er med i et projekt, som er organiseret af Handicap Solidaire, en NGO for handicappede. Foto: Andy Aitchison/Corbis/Polfoto. NR. 5/2009AKTUELT SIDE 3 I juni 2008 udelukkede det politisk kontrollerede Valgråd to oppositionspartier i Nicaragua. Det medførte massive protester – indtil Ortega-støtter satte en stopper for demonstrationerne ved at besætte alle centrale pladser i hovedstaden Managua. En besættelse, der varede otte måneder. Foto: Rikke Zeuner. GULT KORT TIL NICARAGUA på grundlæggende værdier om fremme af – Jeg har i finanslovsforslaget for 2010 lagt – Det er korrekt, at det overordnet set går Danmark skærper tonen over demokrati og menneskerettigheder, og jeg vil op til en reduktion af rammen på 15 mio. kr. den forkerte vej i Nicaragua, men det har en for Nicaragua. Demokratiet er gerne understrege, at jeg med dansk bistand ud fra en bistandsfaglig vurdering af det dan- betydning, hvilken vinkel man vurderer ikke ønsker at være med til at støtte en nega- ske landeprogram. Men mit besøg giver under pres, og derfor skal tiv udvikling i Nicaraguas demokrati ved at anledning til en yderligere omlægning af Fortsættes næste side ... bistanden beskæres og om - vores program, så vi i højere grad samarbej- lægges. Signalværdien er stor, der med civilsamfundet, NGO’er og uafhæn- men dialogen må ikke sættes gige medier, samt med et øget fokus på den DANMARK SKRUER NED FOR private sektor. Jeg vil også gerne se på mulig- over styr, advarer flere. BLUSSET Den danske beslutning vil ramme hederne for at støtte faglige uddannelser, hvis det kan ske uden om regeringsstrukturerne, Danmark har ydet bistand til Nicaragua siden hårdt, ikke alene af økonomiske forklarer Tørnæs. 1981 – og siden 1993 som programsamar- Tekst og foto: Christian Korsgaard, Managua årsager, men også symbolske. Ændringerne vil blive gennemført, så snart bejdsland. Den statslige bistand ydes i dag det er muligt, og med præsidentvalget i 2011 gennem fire sektorprogrammer: landbrug, Manuel Ortega, sociolog miljø, transport og uddannelse. Desuden ydes Den nicaraguanske regering kan godt forbe- som en klar milepæl. Direkte adspurgt om der statslig støtte gennem et decentralise- rede sig på at skulle spænde livremmen ind Danmark også vil yde udviklingsbistand til ringsprogram og et program for god regerings- næste år. Nicaragua om fem år, svarer Ulla Tørnæs førelse og menneskerettigheder. I 2008 beløb Det er konklusionen efter udviklingsmini- støtte Nicaraguas regering, fortæller Tørnæs uden
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