Latest funding decisions


25.2.2021

Trade and Development: Planning, Monitoring and Influencing

The main objective of the project is to support the development of trade policy and administrative management in developing countries and, consequently, sustainable development. The immediate objective...
12.2.2021

Humanitarian Assistance/UNHCR/Ethiopia Emergency Situation (Tigray)

Armed conflict in Tigray region in northern Ethiopia has led to a full-scale humanitarian crisis. Neighbouring Sudan is facing serious economic challenges and its ability to take care of refugees is we...
12.2.2021

Twelft Replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFAD is a UN specialized agency, which provides funding for programs and projects that improve food security and nutrition and reduce rural poverty in developing countries. The replenishment of IFAD's ...
11.2.2021

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Finland's assessed contribution

UNIDO is a UN specialized agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development in developing countries. UNIDO contributes especially to the achievement of SDG 9 and 8 as well as suppor...
21.12.2020

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 ...
17.12.2020

Consolidating Institutional Capacities for National Surface Water Quality Monitoring in the Kyrgyz Republic, FinWaterWEI III

Since 2009, the Finnish Environment Institute has been implementing Finnish-funded development cooperation projects in Central Asian countries. The ICI project “Consolidating Institutional Capacities f...
17.12.2020

Development of Tajik Surface Water Monitoring by Quality Management and Collaboration, FinWaterWEI III

Since 2009, the Finnish Environment Institute has been implementing Finnish-funded development cooperation projects in Central Asian countries. The ICI project “Development of Tajik Surface Water Monit...
17.12.2020

TMEA TradeMark East Africa - support to economic integration of East Africa Community 2021-2023

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) works closely with East African Community (EAC) institutions, national governments, the private sector and civil society organisations to increase trade by unlocking econom...
17.12.2020

UNFPA Somalia Wellbeing of Women and Girls

The overall goal of the UNFPA Somalia country programme (2021-2025) is to improve the health, well-being and rights of women, adolescents and youth, and the most vulnerable populations. It aims to redu...
15.12.2020

GPE/education sector, COVID-19

GPE (Global Partnership for Education) is a World Bank trust fund that provides grants and technical assistance for developing country governments to develop and strengthen their education systems. It ...
15.12.2020

Support to UNFPA’s humanitarian operation in Syria

Syria's humanitarian situation continues to be very difficult. Currently over 13 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 4.7 million are children. More than 6 million p...
14.12.2020

Capacity building on the development of value chains of wood products industries in Vietnam

The overall objective of this ICI project is to promote sustainable and versatile use of forest resources in Vietnam by developing the value chains of wood product industries.The wood processing indust...
14.12.2020

UNFPA / The rights of women and girls

The programme aims at protecting and strengthening the rights of women and girls in Tanzania. It focuses on the elimination of violence against women and girls and fighting the harmful practices. In Ta...
10.12.2020

An assignment to the Finnish National Agency for Education for strengthening Finland's role in resolving the global learning crisis

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is giving the Finnish National Agency for Education an assignment for development cooperation in the education sector. The aim of the assignment is to carry out prepara...
10.12.2020

FCA: Supporting national and local level reconciliation in Somalia

Finn Church Aid (FCA) and the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers have been active in mediation and local-level democratisation and institution building in Somalia for several years. In 2...
10.12.2020

Humanitarian assistance to UNICEF’s operation in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s humanitarian situation is very difficult. In the last years, the country has suffered from floods and desert locust. Covid-19 pandemic and the conflict in Tigray have aggravated the situatio...
10.12.2020

Humanitarian assistance; Core contribution to UNDRR

Core funding to the ODA eligible activities of the UNDRR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction). UNDRR (formerly UNISDR) is the United Nations focal point for disaster risk reduction. UNDR...
10.12.2020

Humanitarian assistance; Funding for UNFPAs thematic fund

Conflicts and humanitarian crises affect women, girls, boys and men differently. Women and girls face heightened risks and are among the most vulnerable. Finland highlights women’s rights, participatio...
10.12.2020

UNHCR, humanitarian assistance

There are currently 5.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia (1/3 of the population). One of the most protracted humanitarian crisis in the world. There are approximately 2.5 mi...
10.12.2020

WHO/core voluntary contribution

The World Health Organization (WHO) is Finland's key international partner in the development of global health policy. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, in cooperation with the Ministry for Fo...
9.12.2020

Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS)

The specialized Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative saves lives, assets and livelihoods through increased access to early weather warnings and risk information for people in Least...
9.12.2020

Donor Committee for Enterprise Development, DCED

Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) is a forum that develops donors' methodologies in order to improve the results-based management and effectiveness of private sector development cooper...
9.12.2020

International Trade Centre (ITC)

International Trade Centre (ITC) is a joint international organization created by UNCTAD and WTO and with a mission to advance inclusive and sustainable growth and development in developing countries, ...
9.12.2020

Support to the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) for Strengthening its Activities in Africa

As part of Finland’s human rights-based foreign and security policy, Finland chairs the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) in 2021. The FOC is a multilateral coalition of 32 governments working to advance ...
8.12.2020

DDG/Humanitarian Mine Action in Ukraine

In Ukraine, DDG will clear mines and other explosives in the immediate vicinity of the Contact Line in Eastern Ukraine, provide risk education to local population and humanitarian workers and assist vi...
8.12.2020

FRC/ICRC/Humanitarian Mine Action in Syria

Finland supports two rehabilitation centers in Aleppo and Damascus, Syria, through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Rehabilitation centers assist victims of mine accidents, provide ...
8.12.2020

FRC/ICRC/Humanitarian Mine Action in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works with communities in front-line and buffer zones and helps them reduce the risk of mine accidents and other explosive remnants of wa...
8.12.2020

GICHD/Humanitarian Mine Action

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) supports National Mine Action Authorities in different countries by furthering knowledge and promoting norms and standards to enable effici...
8.12.2020

HALO/Humanitarian Mine Action in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, HALO will conduct manual mine clearance in areas most affected by mines and unexploded remnants of war, provide risk education and assist victims of mine accidents. Lately, HALO has foc...
8.12.2020

HALO/Humanitarian Mine Action in somalia

In Somalia, HALO will conduct clearance of mines and other explosive devices, especially near the Somali-Ethiopian border, provide risk education, assist victims of mines and support Somali authorities...
8.12.2020

MAG/Humanitarian Mine Action in Iraq and Syria

Mines Advisory Group's (MAG) project will deploy a combined, regional response to mitigate the systematic threat from contamination as a result of ISIL activities in both Iraq and Syria. Improvised exp...
8.12.2020

Preparation of Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment 2020-2022

The aim of this project is the preparation of CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment. Starting in 2020, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will begin developing gu...
8.12.2020

UNMAS/Humanitarian Mine Action in Syria

Finland extends a 1,5 million euro support during 2021-2025 to United Nations Mine Action Service in Syria, working to establish a coordination mechanism enabling efficient Humanitarian Mine Action in ...
7.12.2020

IHOIK/Monitoring and evaluation of Human rights INGO's

Ministry for Foreign Affairs channels development assistance in the form of general or special transfers to international non-governmental organizations (INGO). The transfers are discretionary and base...
7.12.2020

Payment to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), softly earmarked contribution to Healthy and Productive Ecosystems sub-programme

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...
4.12.2020

Humanitarian assistance; additional core funding to WFP in 2020

Finland provides additional 2 million core funding to WFP in 2020
4.12.2020

International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC/ Finnish Red Cross FRC humanitarian operations 2020

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs supports the operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ethiopia and Somalia, by channelling the support through the Finnish Red Cross.
4.12.2020

International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies IFRC and the Finnish Red Cross; Niger

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs supports the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies' (IFRC) operation in Niger through the Finnish Red Cross with 600 000 euros.
4.12.2020

Support to the implementation of the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation

The UN Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation was published in June 2020. The Roadmap addresses issues of digital technologies and calls on Member States, the private sector, civil society...
4.12.2020

Support to the WFP operation in Yemen

Finland provides 3 million euros for WFP's operation in Yemen.
4.12.2020

Support to WFP's school feeding program in Sahel

Finland provides 2,5 million euros for WFP's school feeding program in Sahel.
3.12.2020

Education Cannot Wait/contribution to the fund

Education is one of the most underfunded areas of the humanitarian aid. Only around 2-4 % of global humanitarian funding is allocated to education. Humanitarian emergencies and protracted crises have d...
3.12.2020

Humanitarian assistance; UNHCR; Myanmar

The Rohingya crisis continues and conditions in the refugee camps of Bangladesh has deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Sexual viole...
3.12.2020

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

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is a rapid and strategic humanitarian instrument that funds both sudden and forgotten crises. It ensures more rapid response to humanitarian crisis...
3.12.2020

Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)

The LDCF is a voluntary trust fund established under the UNFCCC, and managed by the GEF, to address the special needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that are especially vulnerable to the adver...
3.12.2020

UNRWA/additional contribution to programme budget in 2020

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 5.7 million Palestine refugees...
2.12.2020

EU Pillar Assessment

EU Pillar Assessment: reassessment of prior assessed pillars and the assessment of the three new mandatory pillars.
2.12.2020

Sudan Family Support Programme (SFSP), World Bank

Sudan's economy needs to undergo major structural reforms to mitigate the free-falling economy. The reforms needed include an exchange rate liberalization, a tax reform, a boosting of the productive se...
2.12.2020

The UN Team of Experts on Rule of Law / Sexual Violence in Conflict

The Team of Experts (TOE) on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict, which was established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1888 (2009), is liaised with the office of the United Nations...
27.11.2020

No Lost Generation: Promoting Multi-dimensional Child Well-being through Integrated Programming

Lebanon is hosting around 1.5 million people who have fled the conflict in Syria. In addition, there are more than 208,000 Palestinian refugees in the country. The crisis in Syria has exacerbated the l...
27.11.2020

UNIDIR - Strengthening Weapon and Ammunition Management (WAM) Policies and Frameworks

The aim of the project is to develop national capacity and principles of good governance with regard to national legislation on small arms and their ammunition. Many post-conflict countries have major ...
27.11.2020

UNODC, Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries 2016-2021

Finland supports UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan & Neighbouring Countries (2016-2019). The Programme promotes cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbors namely Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzs...
26.11.2020

Training programme on development policy and cooperation

Effectiveness and efficiency of development policy and cooperation require that personnel dealing with the related issues has the knowledge and skills needed in each task. The objective of training is...
25.11.2020

KV.RAH.LAIT/Nordic development fund (NDF), 4th capital increase

The purpose of NDF is to advance Nordic leadership in addressing climate change and development challenges through financing, knowledge and partnerships. Together with its strategic partners, NDF devel...
17.11.2020

Fida humanitarian projects in 2020

Ministry for Foreign Affairs will provide 500 000 euros for Fida International for a projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the project, people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in South-...
17.11.2020

FinnChurchAid (FCA) humanitarian projects 2020

Ministry for Foreign Affairs will provide 500 000 euros for Kirkon Ulkomaanapu / FinnChurchAid (FCA) for a project Kenya. The project supports the establishment of safe and inclusive primary education ...
17.11.2020

Humanitarian Assistance; UNHCR; Venezuela

The Exodus of Venezuelan nationals continues. Of the 5.1 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela, some 4.3 million are in Latin America and the Caribbean. The refugee crisis of the Venezuela is th...
17.11.2020

International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC/ Finnish Red Cross FRC humanitarian operation in Lebanon

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will provide 1 000 000 euros for the Finnish Red Cross (FRC) in support of the operation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Lebanon. The funding ...
17.11.2020

International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC/ Finnish Red Cross FRC humanitarian operations 2020

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will provide 600 000 euros for the Finnish Red Cross (FRC) in Yemen. The project provides additional funding for a Covid-19 treatment centre, which was established in S...
17.11.2020

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 Developme...
17.11.2020

Plan International Finland humanitarian projects 2020

Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides 500 000 euros for a project of Plan International Finland in Zimbabwe. The project supports food security, education and sexual reproductive health and rights in P...
17.11.2020

Save the Children Finland Humanitarian projects 2020

Ministry for Foreign Affairs will provide 500 000 euros for Save the Children Finland for a project in Yemen. Save the Children Finland implements a project in Yemen which supports the health care syst...
17.11.2020

World Vision Finland; humanitarian projects 2020

Ministry for Foreign Affairs will support the projects of World Vision Finland in Uganda for 504 430 euros. The project support the food security and economic resilience of refugees and host communitie...
9.11.2020

Finland's Participation in the Thirteenth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (ADF 13)

The Asian Development Fund (ADF) provides grants to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) lower-income developing member countries (DMCs). Activities supported by the ADF promote poverty reduction and imp...
9.11.2020

Special Risk Financing Instrument

The Finnish Industrial Development Fund (Finnfund) is a Finnish financial institution with long-term risk financing, regulated by a separate Finnfund Act (291/79).The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is th...
9.11.2020

TMEA TradeMark East Africa support for COVID-19 action plan

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) works closely with East African Community (EAC) institutions, national governments, the private sector and civil society organisations to increase trade by unlocking econom...
22.10.2020

Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance promotes global immunisation against epidemics and helps vaccinate children against life-threatening infectious diseases. Gavi vaccinates almost half of the world’s children....
21.10.2020

Legal services related to procurement

Legal services related to procurement in development cooperation. Used by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
14.10.2020

Sustainable WASH for all

Sustainable WASH for all in Nepal (SUSWA) strengthens the federalized governance system to guarantee the access to basic, safe and sustainable drinking water, sanitation services and improved hygiene p...
9.10.2020

Joint Evaluation of UN System Wide Response to Combating Covid19 and Support to Recovery Actions

The object of the evaluation is the UN Covid-19 Response and Recovery Multi PartnerTrust Fund (MPTF), an initiative launched by the UN Secretary General on 31.3.2020. The funding mechanism is a UN act...
29.9.2020

Finland's Support to OSCE projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Finland supports the OSCE projects in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia with development cooperation funds via special Framework Agreement between the OSCE and the Embassy of Finland in V...
16.9.2020

INT/Consultancy services

With this financing, the Unit for Sectoral Policy of the Department for Development Policy will acquire support services for example in the health sector (particularly focused on sexual and reproductiv...
8.9.2020

Development Cooperation Planning Funds for Somalia/ALI

Somalia is one of Finland's bilateral development cooperation partner country. The cooperation focuses particularly on supporting the realisation of the rights of women and girls as well as building an...
26.8.2020

Development Cooperation Planning Funds for Somalia/NAI

Somalia is one of Finland's bilateral development cooperation partner countries. The cooperation focuses particularly on supporting the realisation of the rights of women and girls as well as building ...
4.8.2020

Continued support to the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development

Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is a network of 40 bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, international organizations and research centers. The n...
14.7.2020

Building the Next Generation of Mediators in Myanmar to Support the Implementation of Peace Agreements and Political Dialogue

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA´s n Building the Next Generation of Mediators in Myanmar to Support the Implementation of Peace Agreements and Political Dialogue project seeks to equip young peopl...
14.7.2020

UN Women Women, Peace and Security in the Arab States - Phase II, Libya support

Finland has support UN Women's programme on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in North Africa and the Middle East since 2015. The programme supports the effective resourcing, monitoring and implement...
9.7.2020

UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi Partner Trust Fund

The UN Secretary-General launched UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund in order to support low and middle income programme countries in overcoming the health and development crise...
7.7.2020

OHCHR; Promotion of the flagship projects of the Human Rights Strategy of the Finnish Foreign Service; women's rights, gender equality

In accordance with the priorities of the Government's report on Development Policy, the Government's Human Rights Report and the Human Rights Strategy of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and...
7.7.2020

UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the field of human rights

In the year 2019 Finland supports with a sum of 2 300 000 euros the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Co-operation in the Field of Human Rights (VFTC). Through the fund most of OHCHR's suppo...
7.7.2020

UN; OHCHR; Human Rights Special Procedures

Support to the human rights Special Procedures that are mandated under the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Finland allocates funding to the work of the mandates on the basi...
6.7.2020

Humanitarian assistance monitoring visits and advocacy

In order to monitor the delivery and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, the Unit for Humanitarian Assistance and Policy KEO-70 participates in monitoring visits organized by UN Agencies and Inte...
29.6.2020

COACH in-service teacher training

The World Bank's Coach fund responds to the global learning crisis by strengthening teachers' in-service training. The program will develop materials and lesson plans in order to help the teachers to i...
29.6.2020

Improving the Adaptation to Climate Change by Enhancing Weather and Climate Services in Sudan - FERSAD

Sudan is categorized as a Least Developed Coutnry (LDC) by the UN. The country is also one of the most vulnerable to climate change because of the issue of food security. Despite recent large investme...
29.6.2020

Peace Basket Fund

Peace Basket Fund provides the international community a way to support the peace process in Mozambique. This includes, among others the demobilization and disarmament of Renamo combatants. The fund is...
29.6.2020

WB/Helping Countries Accelerate Learning

The Development Objective of the global Coach program is to accelerate student learning by improving in-service professional development in low- and middle-income settings. Coach will focus on helping ...
25.6.2020

WFP COVID-19 support to Kenya

This programme is aimed at supporting the WFP Kenya Country Strategic Plan. With Finland's support, WFP will, amongst other things, support the Kenyan government in its COVID-19 response by strengtheni...
23.6.2020

UNRWA/additional contribution to programme budget in 2020

Additional contribution of two million euros to UNRWA’s programme budget in 2020. UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) is a humanitarian agency tha...
22.6.2020

Fostering health and protection to vulnerable migrants transiting through Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and Sudan (Phase III)

The project managed by the IOM (International Organization for Migration) aims to support and fill the gaps of the national and local actors of Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and Sudan in jointl...
22.6.2020

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

UN Women's programme bolsters implementation capacity on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and ensures that the needs and priorities of women and girls affected by conflicts are met and addressed. At...
22.6.2020

UNFPA COVID-19 pandemic response

The project supports Tanzania COVID-19 pandemic response through UNFPA. The expected outcomes are: 1) Ensured continued use of essential life-saving SRH and GBV response services especially for women a...
22.6.2020

UNICEF COVID-19 response in Tanzania

UNICEF COVID-19 project will support Tanzania in its figth against corona pandemic through strengthening country's capacity to respond, prevent and mitigate COVID-19 pandemic related morbidity and mort...
18.6.2020

Humanitarian aid; support to WFP logistics in COVID-19 crisis

World Food Programme WFP is an operative programme of the UN which has a central role in all humanitarian crises globally. Following its role as the lead of the global humanitarian logistics and emerge...
18.6.2020

Support to Nepal's School Sector Development Plan (SSDP), Covid-19 response

In spring 2020, the Nepal Ministry of Education and the Nepal Education Cluster have jointly developed a separate COVID-19 adaptation plan (COVID-19 Education Cluster Contingency Plan - Nepal Education...
15.6.2020

Albania; support to post-earthquake reconstruction

Albania was struck by a 6,4 magnitude earthquake on 26th November 2019. The earthquake together with the aftershocks resulted in 51 casualties, over a thousand injured, and 17,000 displaced persons. Th...
15.6.2020

Media cooperation

The implementation of the goals of Finland´s development policy relies on the essential support of Finnish citizens and the relevant interest groups. The Unit for Development Communications supports...
15.6.2020

Support to Justice Rapid Response for the fight against impunity

Justice Rapid Response strengthens the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms worldwide by providing rapidly available experts to ensure the quality and the timeliness of investigations of mass atr...
15.6.2020

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...
8.6.2020

Community-Led Accelerated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Ethiopia, phase III

COWASH (Community-led Accelerated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ProjectI) increases the availability of safe water and sanitation in rural areas of Ethiopia. The aimed long term impact is to improve th...
8.6.2020

Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa

The Trust Fund will help to address the crises in the regions of the Sahel and Lake Chad, the Horn of Africa, and the North of Africa. It aims to help foster stability in the regions and to contribute ...
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