Aid

Submission on Norwegian positions at the World Health Assembly

Four key points to address during WHA79.

22.4.26

Better assistance

If the government wants to fight poverty, why not give the money directly to the poor?

21.4.26

Contribution to Representative Proposal 168 S (2025—2026) on a long-term plan for effective Norwegian aid

Here is Langsikt's input to Representative Proposal 168 S on a long-term plan for effective Norwegian aid.

1.4.26

Jesus and the Paradox of Pity

Is it a lack of compassion that keeps you from helping those who need your help?

26.3.26

Input to the Government's Global Health Security Strategy

These are our input on the outline of the government's strategy for global health security, submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at GLOB HUMLI and the UTVMIN Secretariat, as well as the HOD at SIS on 26.03.2026.

20.3.26

A World Bank strategy with no clear direction

Today, the government put forward a new strategy for the World Bank, with ambitions on all fronts. But ambition without concrete goals and measures is not a strategy -- it is an intention.

26.2.26

The aid works — when someone asks questions

Over the past 15 years, Noreg has donated funds to more than 100 American research institutions, think tanks and consulting firms, including the International Peace Institute (IPI), without anyone questioning its effectiveness. The problem, however, is the process, not that aid does not work.

26.11.25

Input to the strategy for Norway's cooperation with the World Bank

Norway should see its cooperation with the World Bank, particularly IDA, as more than an aid tool - it should be part of our long-term strategy to contribute to a stable and resilient world with less inequality and less poverty. Here are nine inputs on how.

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Media coverage

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Media coverage

– We must do less of everything that dilutes aid

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https://www.dagen.no/nyheter/digni-sjef-reagerer-mer-enn-antall-myggnett-og-vaksiner/1601021

8.6.2026

Senior Advisor Cindy Robles was interviewed about how she would have reformed Norwegian aid if she had been in charge.

More than the number of mosquito nets and vaccines

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5.6.2026

Digni's CEO is interviewed about aid in Dagen, and Eirik Mofoss' criticism of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is mentioned.

Short-term plan

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Klassekampen

1.6.2026

Morten Jerven criticizes Eirik Mofoss' and Cindy Robles' article in NRK Ytring on cash transfers.

Langsikt recruits global health professional from Save the Children

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21.5.2026

Langsikt strengthens its team with Henrik Mathias Hvaal, who joins as a senior advisor in aid and global health.

The government is taking NOK 655 million from the aid budget to pay for increased spending on Ukrainian refugees in Norway

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12.5.2026

“This is once again a reverse Robin Hood policy: we are taking money from the world's poorest to finance spending that belongs elsewhere in the national budget. An additional $655 million for refugee spending is a legitimate political choice — but it is not aid,” said Eirik Mofoss, the executive director.

Bevilgningene til effektiv bistand bør økes, ikke reduseres

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Dagens Perspektiv

21.4.2026

Lederartikkelen i Dagens Perspektiv argumenterer for økt bevilgning til effektiv bistand, og refererer til Langsikt sin bistandsbudsjettanalyse og Eirik Mofoss sin podkastsamtale med Ness om bistand.

Will examine the use of consultants in the assistance

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