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.

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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 […]

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DPC report: Democracy needs strengthening everywhere

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

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Development Policy Committee’s message to government-formation negotiators in 2023: New government must strengthen Finland’s global responsibility and impact

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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 […]

DPC Reports and papers

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 rights based, […]

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Press release: Analysis by the Development Policy Committee: Finland’s development policy needs a more ambitious human rights based approach

An increasingly tense international situation, prolonged conflicts, catastrophes exacerbated by climate change […]

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DPC Statement to the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs 18 October 2022

Finland needs a roadmap for financing sustainable development that transcends governmental terms […]

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DPC Statement: Sustainable development investment from Finland to least-developed countries need clear criteria and encouraging examples

Although significant sums are already being invested by Finland in least-developed countries,private […]

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Sustainable Development Financing in Crisis – Finnish SDG-aligned investments in developing countries

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

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Annual report 2019

Global responsibility transcending  government terms of office and administrative boundaries The solution […]

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