Aid
Here you will find an overview of our work on aid.
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Media coverage
Eirik Mofoss on the radio program Trygdekontoret
Why are vitamins and mosquito nets the most effective aid? Managing director of Langsikt, Eirik Mofoss, discusses with Thomas Seltzer how simple solutions can save hundreds of thousands of lives.
- After the fall of the United States, Norway should take over the leadership jersey on global health security and preparedness
The Stoltenberg Committee on Global Health has written a chronicle of why Støre must take the lead in preventing a new (or worse) corona pandemic. Long-Term was one of the principals behind the Stoltenberg selection in the autumn of 2024.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the criticism in a new Langsikt policy note: “Will significantly damage the management and follow-up of Norwegian aid.
The Foreign Ministry rejects the foreign service being subsidised by aid and believes cuts in administration costs of half a billion kronor are a bad idea.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) is spending $500 million too much to administer aid.
In addition, NOK 200 million from UD's operating budget should be transferred to Norad. Cindy Robles, Senior Advisor at Langsikt, is interviewed by Panorama News about new Langsikt policy note.
Will move at least 700 million aid from the State Department
Too much of Norway's aid goes to administration, and an excessively high proportion of administration costs falls to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Eirik Mofoss, General Manager of Langsikt, is interviewed by Minerva about a new Langsikt policy note.
It is naive to think that China will not try to exploit the situation.
Jon Lomøy, special advisor at Langsikt, believes that Trump's aid freeze, and expectations of cuts, have created an economic and political vacuum. China may use the situation to strengthen its own influence
- Even relatively limited cuts in the US aid will have major consequences on the ground
Jon Lomøy, Special Adviser in Langsikt, has been interviewed about the layoffs in USAID and the consequences it may have for the aid.
— Norwegian UN support should be streamlined
Norwegian support for the World Bank and the United Nations is characterised by too many agreements, costly intermediaries and poor coordination, according to the think tank Langsikt.