Latest funding decisions


14.12.2022

Strengthening education resilience in crisis areas of Ethiopia, MYRP Amhara

This education project, implemented by UNICEF, supports conflict affected children in Amhara, Ethiopia. It will provide children with psychosocial support and skills development, offer children who exp...
14.12.2022

Strengthening inclusive education system in support of Ethiopia's general education sectoral programme

The the project Inclusive education system strengthening aims to improve quality of inclusive education through teacher education. It supports the Ministry of Education in Ethiopia in its effort to imp...
14.12.2022

UN Women Women, Peace and Security in the Arab States - Phase III

Finland has supported UN Women's "Women, Peace and Security" program in the Middle East and North Africa since 2016. UN Women's project strengthens the implementation of UN Security Council resolution ...
14.12.2022

UNODC; Sustainable livelihoods and forest governance, phase 3

Finland has supported UNODC’s alternative development project since 2016. The first phase covered the years 2016-2018, and the second phase will end in December 2022. The project develops the capacity ...
13.12.2022

Capacity Building in the Field of Meteorology

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has implemented a meteorological project with the national institute Tajikhydromet in Tajikistan since 2014. The project is implemented as an inter-institutional co...
13.12.2022

Capacity Building in the Field of Meteorology

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has implemented a meteorological project in Kyrgyz Republic with the National Institute of Kyrgyzhydromet since 2014. The project is implemented as an inter-institu...
13.12.2022

INT/Humanitarian assistance; Finland's support to UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF

Ministry for Foreign Affairs grants 1 million euros to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The global humanitarian situation has continued to worsen during 2022. The number of people in need...
12.12.2022

EBRD's Sustainable Infrastructure Fund and Multi-Donor Cooperation

EBRD founded the multilateral Early Transition Countries Fund (ETCF) in 2004 for the poorest countries in the Union of Independent States, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldov...
12.12.2022

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation Green Recovery Programme for Ukraine

Pohjoismaiden ympäristörahoitusyhtiön Ukrainan vihreä elvytysohjelma on useamman rahoittajan yhteisrahoitusohjelma. Venäjän hyökkäys Ukrainaan on aiheuttanut mittavaa materiaalista ja inhimillistä tuho...
12.12.2022

OPH/Finland´s Support to the Education System Development in Uzbekistan

Since 2016, Uzbekistan has opened up both regionally and internationally. Uzbekistan has also launched an ambitious economic and social reform program, which includes goals also related to education; t...
11.12.2022

Funding of the Sponsor Funded Staff Programme of Asian Development Bank

With this intervention, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland funds the Sponsor Funded Staff Programme of the Asian Development Bank. The funding will cover the sponsorship of a third Finnish exp...
11.12.2022

Support to President Halonen's development policy related activities

President Halonen is a member of many international organizations and networks that work with sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, the status of women and girls, sexual and reproduct...
9.12.2022

Energy and Environment Partnership Southern and East Africa Multidonor Trust Fund

The Nordic Development Fund-NDF manages the EEP for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the countries of Southern and East Africa (15 countries). The fund is a continuation of th...
9.12.2022

Enhancing BMKG's Capacity on Weather Climate and Air Quality Forecast and Warnings to Better Serve the Indonesian Society

The goal of the INDFIN project is to develop weather services in Indonesia. The project focuses on strengthening the capacity of the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG)...
9.12.2022

HEP-Partnership programme - Higher education institutions

Theprogramme aims at strengthening the cooperation between Finnish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and developing country HEIs in a manner that supports the Government Programme's objective on st...
9.12.2022

Payment to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Finlands contribution to the Environment Fund in 2022

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimens...
9.12.2022

Quick Impact Projects in Lebanon

Quick Impact Projects in Lebanon support the development of local communities in Southern Lebanon and, thereby, enhance the trust between the UNIFIL troops and the local population, which is essential ...
9.12.2022

Support for developing youth technical and vocational education and training

The project, co-financed by Finland and Germany, strengthens the quality of Kenya’s vocational education and training by promoting hands-on education and meeting the needs of the labour market. The obj...
9.12.2022

UNESCO Capacity Development for Education Programme

UNESCO, created in 1945, is the UN organization responsible for education, science and culture. UNESCO's mandate is to build peace and sustainable development, deminish poverty and confirm human rights...
9.12.2022

United Nations Peacebuilding Fund

The UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) was established in 2006 under the authority of the Secretary-General.The Peacebuilding Fund will support interventions relevant to the peacebuilding process and addressi...
8.12.2022

OECD sustainable investment project in Africa

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an important organization for international trade, economic growth and social development. Since 2006, OECD has used Policy Framewor...
8.12.2022

Systematic Observations Finance Facility (SOFF)

The Systematic Observations Finance Facility (SOFF) aims to invest in weather observation equipment and systems, in particular in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States...
8.12.2022

UNESCO International Programme for the Development of Communication

UNESCO, created in 1945, is the UN organization responsible for education, science and culture. UNESCO's mandate is to build peace and sustainable development, deminish poverty and confirm human rights...
7.12.2022

Education Sector Support for Mozambique

FASE is a Trust Fund to support the comprehensive development of the country's education sector, funded by the Mozambican government and international donors. FASE implements the ten-year strategy for ...
7.12.2022

Finland-LAC Blended Finance Fund

Finland will make 50 million euro investment as development policy investment in a Climate Fund established by Finland and IDB Invest. The purpose of the fund will be to catalyze greater private invest...
7.12.2022

International development policy dialogue and development management

The funding is mainly intended for use by the Unit for Development Policy. It enables policy influencing and the further development of procedures and methods. The priorities of policy influencing re...
7.12.2022

WFP humanitarian aid

Ministry for Foreign Affairs supports the WFP's operation in Afghanistan with 4 million euros in 2022. The UN estimates that more than half of Afghanistan's 40 million people are in need of humanitaria...
5.12.2022

Cooperation in support of the rule of law

Strengthening inclusive, peaceful and democratic societies is an important part of Finland’s foreign and security policy and one of the priorities of Finland's development policy. The work is based on ...
5.12.2022

The role of religious and traditional leaders in conflict prevention in Africa

The purpose of the project is to deepen the understanding of the role that religious and traditional leaders can play in preventing and mitigating insurgencies and climate-change induced conflicts in A...
30.11.2022

FRC humanitarian aid operations 2022

Ministry for Foreign Affairs supports the Finnish Red Cross project in Ethiopia with 2 500 000 euros. The project is implemented together with the Ethiopian Red Cross and it focuses on cash assistance ...
30.11.2022

Global Environment Facility (GEF); 8th Replenishment (2022 support)

The Global Environment Facility was established in October 1991 as a pilot program in the World Bank to assist in the protection of the global environment. In 1994, at the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF was...
30.11.2022

International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC / Finnish Red Cross FRC humanitarian operations 2022

Ministry for Foreign Affairs supports the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) operation in Somalia with 2,5 million euros and the ICRC water project in Syria with 1 million euros.
30.11.2022

The associated costs of a WFP grain shipment from Ukraine to Somalia

Finland supports with 6 512 400 euros the associated costs of a WFP chartered vessel, which will deliver a grain shipment from Ukraine to Somalia. This grain was donated by Ukraine to WFP, but Ukraine ...
29.11.2022

African Development Fund (AfDF) 16th replenishment

African Development Fund (ADF), which is part of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), provides grant assistant and concessional loans to the poorest and most fragile countries of the continent. ...
29.11.2022

EU Pillar Assessment

EU Pillar Assessment: reassessment of prior assessed pillars and the assessment of the three new mandatory pillars.
29.11.2022

INT/Humanitarian assistance; Finland's support to UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF

Ministry for Foreign Affairs grants 6 million euros to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The global humanitarian situation has continued to worsen during 2022. The number of people in need...
29.11.2022

KV.RAH.LAIT/Multilateral Debt Relief Iniative (MDRI) in IDA and AfDF

The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, MDRI, is based on the proposal of the G8 Summit in July 2005. According to the proposal, the International Development Association (IDA), the African Developmen...
29.11.2022

Strategic Joint Evaluation of the Collective International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Response to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented test of development co-operation’s ability to react quickly, adapt to shifting priorities, mobilise and reallocate resources, and build and sustain a co‑ordin...
29.11.2022

The School Meals Coalition ministerial meeting in Helsinki 18 October 2022

Minister for Development Cooperation and International Trade Mr Ville Skinnari is hosting in Helsinki 18 October 2022 the Ministerial meeting of the School Meals Coalition.
28.11.2022

Support to the programme of work of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (1992) creates a framework for regional transboundary water cooperation. UNECE Water Convention aims to pr...
24.11.2022

Humanitarian assistance; Thematic support for UNDRR for Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction

In humanitarian crisis, persons with disabilities are at higher risk of losing their lives, up to 2-4 times higher than population on average. Persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected ...
24.11.2022

Humanitarian assistance; UNHCR; Myanmar

The crisis of the Rohingya refugees continues and the conditions in refugee camps in Bangladeh have deteriorated further as a result of the coronavirus epidemic. It is estimated that over one million p...
24.11.2022

UNRWA/additional contribution to programme budget in 2022

UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) is a humanitarian agency that provides basic services and protection for about 5.8 million Palestine refugees ...
23.11.2022

Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership Fund

E5P Trust Fund strengthens municipal investments in Eastern Partnership countries by increasing energy efficiency and improving the state of the environment. E5P takes a holistic approach and combines ...
23.11.2022

Humanitarian Assistance; UNHCR; East Horn and Great Lakes

The Horn of Africa is a major junction of migration, and large numbers of people move back and forth within the region. The eastern route of the Horn is the busiest and most dangerous one in the world....
23.11.2022

UN Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan, STFA

Afghanistan is one of the least developed countries in the world. Humanitarian and socio-economic situation in the country further deteriorated after the Taliban takeover in August 2021. The UN Special...
22.11.2022

Annual payment to the Montreal Protocol Ozone Fund

The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature in 1987. It contains legally binding agreements that aim to reduce the production, consumption and trade of ozo...
22.11.2022

External Review and Evaluation of forestry programmes in Tanzania, ERET

The purpose of this External Review and Evaluation of forest projects in Tanzania (ERET) is external review and evaluation of the Participatory Plantation Forestry Programme (PFP) phase 2, Forestry and...
21.11.2022

INGO/International union of forest research organizations (IUFRO)

The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) has a recognized status as an advocate for the international cooperation in forest research and as an educator of research institutions ...
18.11.2022

10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production

The 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) was adopted at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The objective of the Framework Programme...
15.11.2022

Quality Basic Education Pathways for Children in Myanmar

Finland is supporting UNICEF’s learning programme during 2022-2025. In the Learning Programme the funding is channeled through NGOs and CSOs at the community level. Goal is to provide safe learning env...
15.11.2022

Strengthening Capacity of the IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

Support for the IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden through CMI. The aim of the project is to support capacity building of the IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The pro...
14.11.2022

Responsible and Innovative Land Administration Project in Etiopia, second phase (REILA II)

The project is the second phase of REILA (Responsible and Innovative Land Administration) that supports the development of land administration in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the least developed count...
10.11.2022

KV.RAH.LAIT/WB/ Human Rights, Inclusion and Empowerment Umbrella Trust Fund

Rising global inequalities, Covid-19, lagging progress in economic and social development, multiple prolonged violent conflicts, and increased forced displacement point to a need to strengthen the unde...
2.11.2022

European Centre for Development Policy Management

ECDPM is an independent 'think and do' tank established in 1986. It has offices in Maastrichtissa and Brussels. ECPDM is regarded for its neutral and high quality research. During 2022-2026 ECDPM will ...
2.11.2022

UNFPA Somalia Wellbeing of Women and Girls

After four consecutive failed rainy seasons in Somalia, the drought has had a terrible impact. More than 7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. More than 805,000 people have become in...
1.11.2022

The School Meals Coalition ministerial meeting in Helsinki 18 October 2022

Minister for Development Cooperation and International Trade Mr Ville Skinnari is hosting in Helsinki 18 October 2022 the Ministerial meeting of the School Meals Coalition.
28.10.2022

The Green Transition Investment Program in Southeast Asia (GTIP)

The Green Transition Investment Program (GTIP) accelerates the green transition of partner ASEAN lower-middle income countries (LMICs) by mobilizing investments in selected sectors in Indonesia, the Ph...
26.10.2022

Review of the Use and Utility of Centralized Evaluations

Development Evaluation Unit (EVA-11) of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs carries out centralized strategic level and policy evaluations, meta-evaluations as well as syntheses of decentralized and centr...
13.10.2022

INT/UN Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons With Disabilities UNPRPD

It is estimated that more than a billion people - about 15 % of the world's population - live with some form of disability. They experience higher rates of poverty, less legal protection, lower educati...
13.10.2022

IOM promoting economic recovery and employment of women

The proposed programme, implemented by IOM, will contribute to the economic recovery of Iraq through employment creation and revitalisation of local economies. The programme is designed to consolidate ...
4.10.2022

Strengthening Rule of Law and Human Rights to Empower People in Tajikistan, Phase III

UNDP Tajikistan’s “Strengthening Rule of Law and Human Rights to Empower People in Tajikistan – Phase III” project is the follow-on to the earlier phases, which were implemented 2014-2022. The main ob...
4.10.2022

Training of health and education professionals in Somalia

Training of health and education professionals in Somalia –project (MIDA FINNSOM III) supports the development of high-quality public services by appointing experts from the Somali diaspora to support ...
3.10.2022

SL DAR / bilateral development cooperation programme planning between Tanzania and Finland

Planning funds will be used i.a. for the implementation of the country strategy for development cooperation between Finland and Tanzania, planning, monitoring and evaluation of the bilateral developme...
23.9.2022

Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Co-financing of the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance in Ukraine (PEACE)

The Russian invasion in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has led to considerable economic losses and humanitarian suffering in Ukraine. The decline of Ukraine’s economy threatens the already achieved develo...
16.9.2022

International IDEA

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral IDEA (International IDEA), is the leading multilateral organization focusing solely on democracy support. Finland is a founding member of Internation...
2.9.2022

Support to the Secretariat of the voluntary association of conflict affected countries g7+ for the implementation of its Work Plan in 2023

Contribution of 250 000 euros to the Secretariat of g7+ to support the implementation of its Work Plan in 2023. g7+ is a voluntary association of countries that are or have been affected by conflict...
30.8.2022

Support to the WFP operation in Ukraine 2022

Finland supports the WFP operation in Ukraine with 5 million euros in 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused a severe humanitarian crisis. According to the UN, almost 16 million people are in ne...
30.8.2022

Temporary housing facilities to Ukraine for IDPs and emergency response services

Russia's attack on Ukraine has resulted in enormous humanitarian needs. Ukraine has requested from Finland, in addition to general humanitarian assistance and support to maintain functions of the publi...
30.8.2022

World Food Program core funding for 2022-2025

World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resi...
23.8.2022

Humanitarian assistance monitoring visits and advocacy

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland uses 50 000 euros to humanitarian assistance monitoring visits and advocacy. In order to monitor the delivery and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, the U...
23.8.2022

Strengthening of risk management in multilateral cooperation

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland strengthens the multilateral cooperation with UN by carrying out risk analysis of UN organizations receiving core contributions and due diligence analysis of...
23.8.2022

Supporting Syrian Women for Peace

The project implemented by UN Women supports the peace building of Syrian women. This is the third phase of the same project that is based on advancing the political process in Syria in accordance with...
23.8.2022

Suppport to UNFPA operations in Ukraine

Finland contributes 2 million euros to UNFPA operations in Ukraine. In Ukraine, 17.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Due to Russia’s aggression and massive forced displacement...
15.8.2022

Support to UN's Ukraine Humanitarian Fund

Finland contributes 8 million euros to UN's Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. In Ukraine, 17,7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. UN requires 4,3 billion dollars for its humanitarian opera...
8.8.2022

Development policy and cooperation planning and development

Funds are for Development Policy Department Leadership's responsibilities in development policy and cooperation planning and development activities. The funds are used for outsourced expertise procurem...
28.7.2022

INT/UN Desertification Convention; Finland's assessed contribution

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) which entered into force in 1996 is a legally binding international agreement combining sustainable land use, environment and development issues. UNC...
21.7.2022

AiRRhow Centre of excellence

The aim of the project is to support the development of an aviation know-how and related vocational training in Africa and integrating Kt-Shelter-offering in the CoE. Tredu also supports KT-Shelter's e...
21.7.2022

Machine Fitter Training Program – Normet Center of Excellence

During Normet's development project, the development plan includes the introduction of all the most modern and up-to-date methods and systems in both manufacturing and customer service. Such as 3D ...
14.7.2022

UN Women/ Opportunities for Young Afghan Feminists initiative phase II

Finland has participated in the development efforts in Afghanistan in the past 20 years. During that time the situation of women and childen in Afghanistan improved, maternal and child mortality halved...
6.7.2022

IDA-20 (The Twentieth Replenishment of the International Development Association, IDA)

The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and concessional loans. IDA promotes sustainable development a...
30.6.2022

Programme planning

Finland's Country Strategy for Tanzania covers the years 2021–2024. Its main goals are to strengthen democracy, human rights and equality; to promote stability and sustainable development; to support i...
23.6.2022

INT/Aid for Trade in Central Asia

The Development Cooperation Program Aid for Trade, implemented by UNDP, was commenced in 2009, initially covering nine countries in Eastern Europe, the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia. During the ph...
23.6.2022

Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protection in Uzbekistan

UNDP Uzbekistan´s "Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protection in Uzbekistan" supports the strengthening of legal and institutional framework that improve the provision of free legal aid....
23.6.2022

Widening Access to Justice for Legal Empowerment in the Kyrgyz Republic, phase III

Rule of Law Project of the UNDP is continuation for the previous phases of the project that were implemented in 2022-2024. Main achievements of the phase one and two are opening of Government free lega...
22.6.2022

SAFER Salvage Operation Project

The Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel Safer is moored in the Red Sea approximately 8 kilometres off the coast of Yemen. Due to the political situation in the region, UN specialists have not ...
21.6.2022

Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Co-financing of the Ukraine Second Economic Recovery Development Policy Program (FREE)

The Russian invasion in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has led to considerable economic and humanitarian losses in Ukraine. Finland supports Ukraine’s resilience by participating in the Multi-Donor Trust ...
20.6.2022

Development Economics Project 2022-26

The impact objective of the project is to enhance sustainable economic growth and well-being in developing countries, by strengthening the teaching and knowledge of development economics, particularly ...
17.6.2022

Developing Markets Platform -pilot project in Southeast Asia

The Developing Markets Platform (DevPlat) is a joint platform of Business Finland and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) that brings together services for companies interested in developing markets...
17.6.2022

Uongozi Institute, IV phase

The Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development (Uongozi Institute) was founded in 2010 as a joint initiative by Finland and Tanzania as a part of the Helsinki process to meet the chall...
8.6.2022

Identifying new partners and developing activities in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana

Mifuko is exploring new partners for the production of Fair Trade baskets and other household products and accessories in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. We operate in remote areas where access to markets i...
5.6.2022

Appraisal of concessional credit projects

Project finances monitoring and evaluation of the Concessional Credit projects as well as the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by the Public Sector Investment Facility (PIF) -i...
3.6.2022

Visits to Finland by journalists from the developing countries

The aim of the project is to build networks between Finnish and developing country journalists and to show what openness and freedom of the press means in practice. Main objective of these media visi...
2.6.2022

Support to President Halonen's development policy related activities

President Halonen is a member of many international organizations and networks that work with sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, the status of women and girls, sexual and reproduct...
30.5.2022

10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production

The 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) was adopted at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The objective of the Framework Programme...
27.5.2022

Support to the WFP's operation in Somalia in 2022

Finland supports WFP's operation in Somalia with 2 million euros in 2022.
25.5.2022

EU Junior Professional in Delegation Programme (JPD)

Funding for EU Junior Professionals working in EU delegations (JPD) is one of Finland's instruments for multilateral development cooperation. The purpose of the traineeship is to provide young experts ...
23.5.2022

Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance; COVAX AMC

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance promotes global immunisation against epidemics and helps vaccinate children against life-threatening infectious diseases. Gavi’s main mission is to save lives and protect the...
20.5.2022

Business to Government platform, follow-up study on the measures to further develop TF and export support functions

Business to Government (B2G) -platform pilot builds on the government programme's objective to strenghten export and economic growth. The platform brings together six strong Team Finland-components and...
11.5.2022

EU Pegase-mechanism

Finland supports Palestinian statebuilding by contributing financial support through the EU Pegase-mechanism. The mechanism supports operative costs of the Palestinian budget. The aim is to strengthen ...
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