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19.5.2015

Finn Church Aid, humanitarian assistance

On Saturday the 25th of April a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Central and Western Regions of Nepal. There are 8 million people affected in 39 districts, the number of dead is over 4 300 and injur...

19.5.2015

INT/NGO Preparation and evaluations, seminars

Planning, evaluation and follow-up of NGOs

19.5.2015

Nepal / UNICEF / Humanitarian assistance for the victims of Nepal's earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April creating large scale damage and many casualties. According to initial estimations and based on the latest earthquake intensity mapping, over 8 millio...

19.5.2015

Nepal / WHO / Humanitarian assistance for the victims of Nepal's earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April creating large scale damage and many casualties. According to initial estimations and based on the latest earthquake intensity mapping, over 8 millio...

8.5.2015

Support for strengthening of cooperation among the biodiversity related conventions

In order to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets, efforts to improve cooperation and collaboration among relevant international processes are more ...

8.5.2015

Weapons and Ammunition Management in the Federal Republic of Somalia

The aim of the project is to enhance the capacity of the Somali authorities in relation to weapons and ammunition management to match the regional and international requirements. The aim is also to dev...

28.4.2015

ICRC, Finnsih Red Cross

Humanitarian situation in Yemen is critical due to the escalation of the conflict. There is a growing number of IDP's and more refugees are fleeing to Djibouti and Somalia. Humanitarian need were huge ...

27.4.2015

InfoDev: Harnessing entrepreneurship in Africa

infoDev is a multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) within the World Bank Group that has promoted the use of information and communications technologies for development since its creation in 1995. InfoDev curre...

27.4.2015

Support to Finnish Water Forum

The Finnish Water Forum aims to improve the sustainable development of the partner countries' water sectors. Sustainable development of the water sector affects positively on living conditions, equal o...

24.4.2015

Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017

The Council of Europe has planned an Action Plan with Ukrainian authorities for years 2015 - 2017. The Action Plan includes five sector plans: the Constitution and the electoral law reforms, judicial r...

21.4.2015

Evaluation of Finland's development cooperation country strategies and country strategy modality

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) is evaluating the Ministry’s development cooperation strategies in Finland's long term partner countries as well as the Ministry’s Country Strategy Mod...

16.4.2015

NEFCO Nordic Energy Efficiency and Humanitarian Support Initiative for Ukraine

The Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) is an international finance institution established in 1990 by the five Nordic countries. To date, NEFCO has financed a wide range of environmental pr...

13.4.2015

INT/Training in chemical weapons verification

“Training in Chemical Weapons Verification” project for years 2015-2017 is provided by the Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, VERIFIN. It concentrates on strengtheni...

8.4.2015

INT/Organizational support for the Finnish Committee for UNICEF

The association is the national committee of the United Nations Children's Fund. UNICEF is the guardian of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention forms the basis for the pro...

8.4.2015

Organisational Support for the Finnish Refugee Council

The Finnish Refugee Council is a specialist in international refugee work. Its mission is to improve the basic rights of refugees and returnees. As an associate of the UNHCR in Finland, the Council is ...

8.4.2015

Organisational support for UN Association of Finland

The UN Association of Finland is a Non-Governmental Organization that promotes and supports the actions and principles of the United Nations. UNA Finland was founded in 1954. The Association provides e...

8.4.2015

Organisational Support for UN Women Finland

Finland National Committee for UN Women is a non-governmental organization with consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The national committee supports the mi...

26.3.2015

Support for Post 2015 activities

The purpose of this intervention (200 000 euros) is to enable Finland to comprehensively and effectively participate the preparation of the Post-2015 sustainable development agenda. As the Post-2015 ag...

24.3.2015

INT/UNU WIDER-Institute

Research of the global development issues, obligations of the Host Government Agreement and support for the research work. The UN General Assembly formally adopted the Charter of the UNU in 1973. The...

24.3.2015

planning funds, Lusaka

Planning and preparations of the development cooperation programme with Zambia

13.3.2015

Construction of Southern Binh Duong Solid Waste Treatment Complex Phase II

The overall objective of the solid waste treatment project is the improvement of the present under-dimensioned and technically poor waste treatment in the Binh Duong Province. The proposed technology i...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian aid to Sudan via UNICEF

Humanitarian needs in Sudan remain significant. 7 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance, including 4,2 million children. Ongoing violence since 2014 and the influx of re...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian aid to Syria via UNICEF

There are 12,2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria. There are 7,6 million internally displaced people (IDPs), of which half are children. The UNICEF requirements for Syria in 201...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian aid to Western Africa, FAO

In the West Africa and Sahel region, millions of vulnerable people who depend on the production, marketing and consumption of crops, livestock, fish, forests and other natural resources are confronted ...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian aid to Yemen via WHO

The humanitarian situation in Yemen is one of the most challenging ones on a global scale, Yemen being the poorest country in the Arabian peninsula. The crisis stems from endemic poverty, under-develop...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian assistance for Iraq via UNICEF

The humanitarian situation in Iraq is extreamly difficult and has deterioted during the end of 2014. There are 5,2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Iraq. In addition, there are 2,1 ...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian Assistance World Vision Finland

World Vision Finland applies support for the operations in Kenya and Uganda, altogether 1 meur 0,5 meur each operation. Purpose in operations is to enhance in cooperation with other agencies the water,...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian assistance; Fida International

In 2015 Fida International applies humanitarian assistance for operations in DRC and Uganda. In DRC operation activities include NFI's, food security activities and psychosocial support. In Uganda focu...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian assistance; Finn Church Aid

In 2015 humanitarian assistance is provided to eight Finn Church Aid operations in South Sudan, Myanmar, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Congo DRC, Central African Republic, Syria crisis in Jordan, Uganda an...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian assistance; Finnish Red Cross; bilateral programmes

Syrian conflict is one of the biggest refugee crisis in the world. There are about 3,7 million refugees in the neighboring countries of Syria. In Jordan the number of refugees is over 600 000. Finnish ...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian assistance; International Committee of the Red Cross; Finnish Red Cross

Spring 2015: a total of 8,2 million euros will be granted to ICRC operations. Of this, 2 000 000 euros are for the Committee's South Sudan operation, 1 500 000 euros for its Somalia operation, 1 500 00...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian assistance; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Finnish Red Cross

In the beginning of year 2015 Finland provides funds to Myanmar (500 000 euro), Iraq (800 000 euro) and Chad (400 000 euro) through Finnish Red Cross to IFRC. Main activities in operations are focused...

13.3.2015

Humanitarian assistance; Save the Children Finland

Save the Children Finland applies support for the operations in Somalia, Iraq and Uganda, altogether 1,5 meur. Operations in Iraq and Somalia are supported each 500 000 €, total 1 meur. Operations focu...

13.3.2015

UNHCR, regional humanitarian aid to the Syrian crisis

Support to the Syrian refugee crisis through UNHCR. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is carrying out an operation of historical proportions to assist over 3,8 mil...

13.3.2015

UNHCR/humanitarian aid to the Ukraine situation

Humanitarian aid to the Ukraine situation via UNHCR, the UN agency responsible for refugees. The need for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine has grown rapidly after June 2014 due to the hostilities in ...

13.3.2015

UNRWA/humanitarian assistance to the occupied Palestine territory

Humanitarian assistance to the occupied Palestine territory (West Bank and Gaza) through UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East). UNRWA's 2015 OpT Eme...

13.3.2015

WFP, Central African Republic

Central African Republic is one of the poorest states in the world and need for humanitarian assistance has enhanced after the coup in March 2013. Total of 2,7 million people are in need of humanitaria...

9.3.2015

ASA-10 Project Monitoring

ASA-10 Development cooperation project planning, evaluation and monitoring

6.3.2015

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

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is established to ensure more rapid response to the humanitarian crisis by the international humanitarian community.

6.3.2015

Legal services related to procurement

6.3.2015

Project planning

Planning and monitoring of the development co-operation programme between Finland and Zambia.

26.2.2015

Cooperation between higher education institutions

The purpose of the programme is to strengthen Eritrean Higher Education Institutions as developmentally responsive institutions by enhancing administrative, field-specific, methodological and pedagogic...

26.2.2015

Humanitarian assistance; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Finnish Red Cross

Humanitarian situation in Ukraine has deteriorated rapidly since the end of the year 2014. There are about 5 milllion people in the need for humanitarian assistance. The number of refugees is about 700...

25.2.2015

OCHA/Core contribution

Finland's core funding to OCHA total 14 million euros (annually 3,5 million euros). OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) is part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible fo...

25.2.2015

UNHCR/Core contribution

Finland's core contribution to UN refugee agency UNHCR in 2015-2018, a total of 28 million euros. UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) is globally responsible for the pro...

25.2.2015

UNRWA/Core contribution

Finland's core funding to UNRWA in 2015-2018, total 18 million euros (annually 4,5 million euros). UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) is a humani...

24.2.2015

INT/Inspection of Development Cooperation Projects

External auditing

20.2.2015

INT/Commitment to Development Index (CDI)

Washington based "Center for Global Development", CGD, has developed a Commitment to Development index, CDI. CDI is made up of hundreds of indicators drawn from publicly available data, and it measu...

13.2.2015

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Finland's membership fee 2014

UNIDO is a UN specializd agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable development particularly in developing countris. Finland has been a member of UNIDO since 1966. Support to UNIDO is 100% ODA. In ...

10.2.2015

Impact of development cooperation; background studies and an international seminar

In its statement no 9/2014 vp of 17 June 2014 on the Government report on the impact and coherence of development policy, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament required the Government to have...

10.2.2015

POL-20 planning and monitoring funds

The funds will be used for planning and monitoring projects by the Unit for Arms Cobntrol, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation between 2015-2017. The Quality Assurance group has asked the Unit to monitor...

9.2.2015

Idendification, planning and monitoring of cooperation in the Palestinian Territory

Preparation, monitoring and evaluation of effective Finnish development cooperation in the West Bank and Gaza. Finland started cooperation in the Palestinian Territory in 1994 after the Oslo Peace Agr...

4.2.2015

Capacity building to strengthen the Ethiopian dairy development

It is proposed that additional funding of 89 604 is granted to the project. The implementing agency sent to the Ministry in spring 2014 too late an invoice that should have been paid from funds carried...

2.2.2015

Finland's support to UNESCO's 'CONNECTING the Dots' conference

Finland's financial support (89 000 euros) to 'Connecting the Dots: Options for Future Action' - Conference on UNESCO's Internet Study: access, free expression, privacy and ethics. The conference will ...

2.2.2015

Humanitarian assistance; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Finnish Red Cross

Malawi has been experiencing continuous heavy rains accompanied by stormy winds since January 2015, which has resulted in extensive flooding. According to current information 638 000 people have been a...

26.1.2015

Humanitarian assistance; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Finnish Red Cross

Red Cross has implemented ebola operations since the outbreak of the epidemic. Operations have benefitted communities and people with high risk. People already affected by ebola are supported by specif...

18.12.2014

Frame agreement/Finn Church Aid

FCA’s Programme is based in three interrelated themes: Right to Livelihood (R2L), Right to Education (R2E) and Right to Peace (R2P). FCA supports small-scale entrepreneurship, particularly among wom...

18.12.2014

INT/Framework agreement

Plan International Finland is applying for state aid from the Unit for Civil Society for the programme period 2015-2017, in total EUR 18 600 000. Plan International Finland is a partner organization of...

18.12.2014

KV.RAH.LAIT/Worldbank/Collaboration with EDI

The World Bank Institute (WBI) is responsible for World Bank learning and capacity development. The official name of WBI is now Leadership, Learning and Innovation Vice Presidency (LLIVP). It is helpi...

18.12.2014

VÄLIME/Preparation and assessment

The regional co-operation in North Africa and Middle East has an annual budjet of appr. 5 million euros and in the year 2015 the amount of mandate is 6,1 million euros. Finland's long time priorities h...

17.12.2014

CPR/Heilongjiang Agricultural Project

Developing Agricultural Production in HLJ in China

17.12.2014

General Budget Support 2015-2016

General Budget Support is one of the main development aid instruments in the Mozambique Country Strategy (2014-2017). Finland´s participation in General Budget Support gives the possibility to influenc...

16.12.2014

Marie Stopes International project on reproductive health

The project of the Marie Stopes International on reproductive health aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in Afghanistan by increasing availability and demand of quality sexual, reproductive, m...

16.12.2014

UNDP New Deal Implementation Support Facility

The International Dialogue for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS), which is co-chaired by International Development Minister Pekka Haavisto, and the network of fragile states, g7+, presented in 201...

15.12.2014

Capacity Building in Animal Genetic Evaluation Methods and Design of Dairy Breeding Programs to Strengthen Ethiopian Dairy Development

The overall development objective of this ICI project between MTT Agrifood Reserach Finland and National Artificial Insemination Center (NAIC) in Ethiopia, is to improve food security and reduce pover...

15.12.2014

Ebola

WFP is delivering food alongside the health response. It ensures the logistics, movement of partner staff and materials and provides common services and infrastructure support for health partners.

15.12.2014

Humanitarian aid to UNHCR's regional Syria operation in Turkey

There are 1,6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, of whom one million have been officially registered as refugees. Even though Turkey has mainly independently taken care of the refugee response, the Uni...

15.12.2014

Humanitarian assistance to the UNHCR's operation in Cameroon

The humanitarian situation in Cameroon has worsened during 2014 due to the crisis situations in the neighbouring countries, and the need for humanitarian assistance has quadrupled from 2013. There are ...

15.12.2014

Humanitarian assistance to UNHCR's operations to help IDPs in Iraq

The humanitarian situation in Iraq is extremely serious and has deteriorated during the latter part of 2014 due to the advancement of the islamist group ISIL. There are 5,2 million Iraqis in need of hu...

15.12.2014

Humanitarian assistance via UNICEF to Somalia

Unicef focuses on childrens' malnutrition as well as basic needs of the people including providing clean water and nourishment. Because of the poor health facilities in the country, the priority are th...

15.12.2014

Humanitarian assistance; Finn Church Aid

In March 2014 a rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever started in forested areas of Guinea. The outbreak spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia. Epidemic was not known in the area and the res...

15.12.2014

Humanitarian assistance; WFP

Humanitarian situation in Sudan remains difficult because of the continuous fightings and tensions between different groups in Dardur, South Kordofan, Blue Nile and border areas of South Sudan. 6,1 mil...

15.12.2014

Implementing the international Small arms and light weapons commitments in developing countries

Finland supports the UN Trust Facility supporting cooperation on Arms Regulation, UNSCAR with 150 000 euros to be used in 2015. The role of the facility is to support the implementation of commitments ...

15.12.2014

INT/WIDER-Institute

Research of the global development issues, obligations of the Host Government Agreement and support for the research work. The UN General Assembly formally adopted the Charter of the UNU in 1973. The ...

15.12.2014

Training programme on development policy and cooperation

Training on development policy and development cooperation contains three different parts: general training, development policy days and attached workshops and further training. The target group for th...

15.12.2014

UNDP/Annual contribution 2015

Contribution to the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) regular resources in 2015. UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis and drive a...

15.12.2014

UNFPA/Annual contribution 2015

Contribution to UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) regular resources in 2015. The goals of UNFPA are the achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive health, the reducton of maternal ...

15.12.2014

UNICEF/Annual contribution 2015

Contribution to UNICEF regular resources in 2015 in order to support its work to empower the children and women of the world to live up to their full potential.

15.12.2014

WFP/Humanitarian Assistance

Humanitarian situation in Yemen stays critical. At the background of the crisis there are poverty, politcal situation, conflicts as well as weather conditions. There are mixed migrations flows in the c...

12.12.2014

INT/Business linkage programme

The business linkage programme Finnpartnership provides support services and financial assistance in order to promote cooperation and joint ventures between developing countries and Finnish businesses....

12.12.2014

INT/CGIAR

CGIAR, founded in 1971, is a global partnership that coordinates, supports and implements agricultural research for the benefit of rural poor in developing countries. CGIAR's operations are guided by ...

12.12.2014

Mini-Scada Project, Tam Ky City

The Project aims at improving reliability the power distribution system in the capital of Quang Nam Province, Tam City. The introduction of Mini-Scada is vital to minimize the system faults, reduce the...

12.12.2014

Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S)

Transparency International (TI) is the leading, global NGO working against corruption and has succeeded in placing and maintaining corruption on the international agenda while developing the tools to a...

10.12.2014

MiniScada Project, Pleiku City, Gia Lai province

The Project aims at improving reliability the power distribution system in the capital of Gia Lai province, Peliku City. The introduction of Mini-Scada is vital to minimize the system faults, reduce th...

10.12.2014

Uppgrading the Rainfall, Storm and Lightening Detection Capabilities of National Hydro-Meteorogical Service

Strengthen the capability of Vietnam to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change and weather, climate and water related phenomena, thus providing safer living conditions, decreased economic losse...

8.12.2014

Education sector SWAp

Finland has supported the Education Sector in Mozambique since the year 1997, and joined in the common sectoral fund FASE in 2003. The Finnish funding through the FASE to the Education Sector in Moz...

8.12.2014

Project planning and follow up in Andean Region countries

Andean regional cooperation main focus is on sustainable management of natural resources, environmental protection and climate change with human rights-based approach in the implementation. The aim of ...

8.12.2014

UN Women - Women´s Economic Empowerment

UN Women´s Women´s Economic Empowerment project aims to enhance the economic situation of especially the most poorest groups of Nepalese women. The participation of Nepalese women in the advancement of...

8.12.2014

Youth Action for Open Governance and Accountability at county level through ICTs and Media

To contribute to an accountable and responsive governance system at the county level that fully recognises active citizen participation as a core principle of good governance. Enhance participation and...

8.12.2014

Youth Creating Solutions for Meaningful Participation

"Youth Creating Solutions for Meaningful Participation" is funded by the EU's Erasmus+ instrument. The goal of the project is to strenghten youth's international exchange of experiences, sharing good ...

5.12.2014

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...

5.12.2014

INT/WTO Trade-related technical assistance (DDA GTF & STDF)

Finland is a long-term partner to WTO technical assistance programmes. In particular, Finland has supported WTO's Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDA GTF) and the Standards and Trade Develop...

5.12.2014

Rural Village Water Resources Management Project (III phase)

The Rural Village Water Resources Management Project in Nepal, Phase II (2010-2015), has after four years of implementation achieved better water supply for 93 000 people, sanitation for 269 000 people...

5.12.2014

Support to Devolution Partnership Facility (WB)

The Kenya Devolution Partnership Facility (KDPF) strengthens Kenya's new devoluted governance system and supports county governments to perform duties set by the new constitution. The facility aims to ...

1.12.2014

UN Forum on Forests (UNFF)

The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), a subsidiary body to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, was established in 2000. The Forum has universal membership, and is composed of a...

27.11.2014

Improving the electric power supply reliability in Dar es Salaam

The objective of the project is to support sustainable economic and social development in Tanzania by strengthening the power distribution network in Dar es Salaam through rehabilitation and provision ...

27.11.2014

INT/Form of cultural and media co-operation; second application round in 2014

Cultural projects for which development cooperation funds are used promote the general objectives of Finland's Development Policy Programme. Cultural cooperation projects supplement the array of tools ...

27.11.2014

Partnership Agreement Scheme/The Free Church Federation in Finland

Funding of the Free Church Federation's development work through a Partnership Agreement Scheme. Since 1995 FS had a framework agreement with the MFA regarding development aid which at the end of year ...

25.11.2014

African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF

African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF (http://www.ataftax.net/en/) is an organisation of Tax Administrations of 36 African countries which was established in 2009 to promote efficient and effective ...

25.11.2014

Capacity building between MTT and University of Sfax on food production and security

The institutional capacity-building project between the MTT Agrifood Research Finland and the National Engineering School of the University of Sfax (ENIS) aims to improve the food security of Tunisia b...

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