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.

Analysis, statements and press releases

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 […]