Appointed by the Government for its four-year term of office, the Development Policy Committee is the only body monitoring and evaluating Finnish development cooperation and policy on a systematic and broad basis.

Activities

Discussion paper: NATO, women, peace and security – How can Finland promote gender equality at the heart of NATO?

With the deterioration of the security policy environment and Finland’s subsequent NATO […]

DPC report: Democracy needs strengthening everywhere

In this report, the expert group of the Development Policy Committee (DPC) […]

A HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO FINNISH DEVELOPMENT POLICY – Tense times demand a more ambitious direction

In recent years, Finland’s development policy has become more human rightsbased, with […]

Joint Nordic launch: Forum for Development Studies Special Issue ”Nordic Development Aid. Divergent Like-mindedness?”

  Finnish Development Policy Committee hosted the publication event of Forum for […]

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FINANCING IN CRISIS – Finnish SDG-aligned investments in developing countries

Most current investments in developing countries are covered by nationalsources. Some of […]

Development Policy Committee: Sustainable development investments need clear criteria

The Development Policy Committee commissioned a report on sustainable development investing. While […]

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