Jon Lomøy

Five predictions about the future of aid

International aid is not dead, but changing. Five trends in particular will shape the future of development, according to aid veteran Masood Ahmed.

Welcome as new NORAD Director

You can make Norwegian aid even better. Here are 10 suggestions on how.

Children need education, but do they need their own education funds?

Nine aid leaders warn of cuts in support for education funds because education is important. But an important purpose does not make all remedies equally good. What if other measures can produce better results?

Better aid for a changed world: 100-day plan for new government

How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 4 of 4.

From words to action: Locally led development in Norwegian civil society support

How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 3 of 4.

Norwegian aid management should be streamlined

How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 2 of 4.

Leadership in crisis: a Nordic counter-reaction to Trump

With cuts to USAID, the world needs greater and more effective investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Have we reached “peak aid”?

The United States and several European countries are turning their backs on the world. Is this the beginning of the end for aid as we know it?

Improving the efficiency of Norwegian aid through the UN and the World Bank

In 2023, 31.7 billion Norwegian kroner (54% of Norway's aid budget) was allocated through multilateral organizations, with the UN system and the World Bank Group being the two main recipients. This note presents recommendations to the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Norad on how the foreign service can become a more effective and coordinated donor to Norway's largest partners. We focus on the UN system and the World Bank in this first note of the series.

Norwegian aid 2025 - what do the different parties think?

We have looked at the parties' alternative aid budget. Here's what we found.