Ukrainian refugees arriving in Karlskrona in southern Sweden.
Lyssna: Overseas aid organisations fear funding cut
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Global aid organisations who benefit from development assistance from Sweden are said to be greatly concerned about a potential drop in project funding due to the war in Ukraine, Swedish Radio News reports.
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Migration Minister Anders Ygeman has said that a significant amount of overseas development assistance should be redirected to finance the reception of Ukrainian refugees in Sweden.
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But aid organisations Swedish Radio News has spoken to says this risks creating a shortage of food and clean water in poorer countries and, in the end, may contribute to more refugees.