Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (, ) 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).

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. Provided by Wikipedia