Aid

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Publications

18.11.25

Policy note

The death of the aid percentage: An analysis of what Norwegian aid goes to

Never before has the share of Norwegian aid going to poverty reduction and development been lower.

29.10.25

Policy note

The world's best insurance: How investments in global health security protect both Norway and the world

It's time to treat health as security policy.

2.5.2024

Executive Director Eirik Mofoss in NRK Debatten on Aid

Executive Director Eirik Mofoss meets Development Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Sp), Hans Andreas Limi (FrP), and Kari Helene Partapuoli (Plan International Norway) in NRK Debatten on whether Norwegian aid is working well enough and whether it should be divided into two: poverty alleviation and global common goods.

Team

Eirik Mofoss

Managing Director

Cindy Robles

Senior Advisor

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1.4.26

Op-ed

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

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

Op-ed

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

Op-ed

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

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.

20.11.25

Input

Norwegian aid can accomplish much more if it is prioritized correctly. Here are suggestions on how

Below are two proposals for structural measures in the aid budget, and then two concrete budget amendments that can save free up room for action for new initiatives (a total of NOK 1 billion in 2026).

18.11.25

Policy note

The death of the aid percentage: An analysis of what Norwegian aid goes to

Never before has the share of Norwegian aid going to poverty reduction and development been lower.

6.11.25

Input

Input to Development Minister in Light of Global Aid Cuts

Global aid cuts must have consequences for Norwegian priorities.

29.10.25

Policy note

The world's best insurance: How investments in global health security protect both Norway and the world

It's time to treat health as security policy.

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Media coverage

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Media coverage

Cindy Robles om norsk støtte til Verdensbanken: – Ikke like hot å gi penger til kjernen

First published:

Panorama Nyheter

8.4.2026

Norske bistandspenger går til dyre særfond med fancy logoer fremfor der de gjør mest nytte, mener seniorrådgiver i Langsikt og tidligere Verdensbank-ansatt.

Podcast with Cindy Robles about the World Bank

First published:

World problems

7.4.2026

Senior adviser Cindy Robles has guested on the podcast World Problems to discuss the government's new strategy for the World Bank.

Many countries are cutting aid to refugees. Norway, too, has changed its priorities in recent years. In Kakuma refugee camp, they have to face consequences.

First published:

NRK

7.4.2026

Eirik Mofoss's aid budget analysis is linked to in NRK's case on aid cuts.

The Eirik Mofoss Method: How to Discuss Aid with People Who Basically Have Second Value Views

First published:

Panorama News

25.3.2026

Panorama Nyheter mentioned the “Eirik Mofoss method” after Eirik Mofoss guested on the podcast Ness on the topic of aid.

Norway changes course for its biggest aid recipient

First published:

Panorama News

20.3.2026

“When everything is important, nothing becomes a priority,” senior advisor Cindy Robles told Panorama News.

Mer bistand – mindre eliteklubber

First published:

Rødt-bloggen

18.3.2026

Rødt vil styrke internasjonal solidaritet, skriver Bjørnar Moxnes. Han referer til både daglig leder Eirik Mofoss og fagrådsmedlem Jon Lomøy.

Utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust møter Ole Asbjørn Ness til en åpen samtale om norsk bistand

First published:

Ness

18.3.2026

Langsikts og Eirik Mofoss' argumenter til hvordan endre norsk bistand blir gjennomgående tatt opp i Ness-podkasten med utviklingsministeren om bistand.

What happens to the $56 billion Norway spends on aid each year?

First published:

Ness

14.3.2026

Eirik Mofoss discusses the ongoing debate about aid with Ole Asbjørn Ness, and why only around half of the aid budget goes to poverty reduction aid.

Aid

Publications

The death of the aid percentage: An analysis of what Norwegian aid goes to

The world's best insurance: How investments in global health security protect both Norway and the world

Executive Director Eirik Mofoss in NRK Debatten on Aid