For years, Norway has been one of the most generous donors in the world.
In 2023, the country directed more than 1% of its gross national income toward official development assistance — and Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Norway’s minister of international development, was the woman at the helm.
But in recent months, even Tvinnereim said she had grown frustrated. The number of humanitarian crises has exploded, forcing countries to spread their dollars thin. People across the world are going hungry, triggered by climate change and conflict. And amidst a dizzying array of challenges, trust between countries has become undermined, Tvinnereim said — adding that if such a pattern continues, she didn’t know where the world would be in 10 or 20 years.