Analysis, statements and press releases
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 […]
Development Policy Committee appointed 2020-2023
New Development Policy Committee (DPC) has been appointed for this government term. […]
Statement by the DPC: Development cooperation requires a funding model extending beyond the current government term
The Government’s budget proposal for next year would add EUR 32.4 million […]
Assessment report 2018 by the Development Policy Committee
Assessment report by the Development Policy Committee: Development policy focusing on equality […]
Development Policy Committee calls for transparency in the allocation and use of financial investments
The nature of Finland’s development cooperation financing has undergone a drastic change […]
Statement by the Development Policy Committee: The EU needs stronger development policy and cooperation more than ever before
5.4.2017 This spring, the European Union and its Member States will decide […]
Development Policy Committee: Finland responds quickly in support of women
7 February 2017 The presiding officers of the Development Policy Committee […]
Statement by the Development Policy Committee: Adequate resources needed for both pre-emptive development cooperation and humanitarian aid
The acute refugee crisis is diverting attention from long-term development cooperation to […]
The Development Policy Committee’s guidelines on the role of the private sector in Finnish development policy
Sustainable development emphasises the role of the private sector. The private […]
Statement by the Development Policy Committee: Cuts in development cooperation will undermine results and tarnish Finland's image abroad
2 September 2015 Finnish development cooperation is facing the steepest cuts in […]
Development policy needs a permanent base and clear objectives
14 April 2015 A development policy programme that changes with each Government’s […]
