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

Development Policy Committee: Finland should distinguish itself in food security diplomacy

Finland must influence and assume more responsibility for reinforcing global food security […]

Greater than the sum of its parts – Why is a triple nexus approach needed for Finland’s development cooperation, humanitarian assistance and peace actions?

Protracted and complex crises around the world pose a significant challenge to […]

Biodiversity as an Enabler of Sustainable Development – Why is Safeguarding Biodiversity Important in the Finnish Development Policy?

Biodiversity refers to the range of species and biotic communities on the […]

Development Policy Committee: Preparation of corporate social responsibility legislation should be faster and more ambitious

Press release, 7.10.2020 : The Development Policy Committee calls for a faster preparation […]

Coronavirus threatens to erode Africa´s development efforts

The Development Policy Committee estimates that coronavirus affects the most vulnerable people […]

Government issued a Decree on the Development Policy Committee

  Finnish government issued a Decree in November 2019 on the Development […]

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