Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete

Earlier main office on Valhallavägen in Stockholm.
Agency overview
Formed1995 (1995)[1]
HeadquartersSundbyberg, Sweden
Employeesabout 900[1]
Parent departmentMinistry for Foreign Affairs
Websitewww.sida.se

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

  1. ^ a b "Sida". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2011.(subscription required)
  2. ^ "Sweden Development Co-operation Profile". OECD. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ An Activist's Guide to the Yogyakarta Principles Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine