Objectives monitored by OECD

Participatory development/Good governance
17.4.2023

Development Economics Project 2023-26

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 ...
12.4.2023

Strengthening the efficiency of funding policy

Unit for Development Finance and Private Sector Cooperation (KEO-50) finances development instruments to support the strengthening of private sector in developing countries. International developme...
12.4.2023

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...
31.3.2023

DAG/Core support for peace mediation activities

The Dialogue Advisory Group (DAG) focuses on acting as a peace broker between armed non-state actors and official actors. The organisation seeks to operate in contexts where official actors cannot oper...
29.3.2023

Supporting youth employment and entrepreneurship

The project implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in 2023-2027 aims to create livelihoods and employment opportunities for young women and men in the field of green ...
28.3.2023

Global Education Network Europe (GENE): core funding

Global Education Network Europe (GENE), is the network of Ministries and Agencies with national responsibility for global education and related fields in Europe. GENE supports networking, peer learning...
28.3.2023

Participatory Plantation Forestry Programme in Tanzania 2

Participatory Plantation Forestry Programme in Tanzania phase 2 is focusing geographically on Southern Highlands in Tanzania. It is a continuation of phase 1 (2014-2018) and it will concentrate on help...
24.3.2023

Payment to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Finlands contribution to the Environment Fund in 2023

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...
23.3.2023

Tax Sector Budget Support to Tanzania, TAXTAN

Domestic Revenue Mobilisation through a fair and efficient tax system is critical to the achievement of Tanzania’s development goals. The rationale for the TAXTAN programme derives from the needs that ...
23.3.2023

UNICEF/Annual contribution 2023

Contribution to UNICEF regular resources in 2023 in order to support its work based on the declaration on the rights of child to empower the children and women of the world to live up to their full pot...
2.3.2023

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 human suffering in Ukraine. The decline of Ukraine’s economy is risking the already achieved development ...
14.2.2023

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 ...
14.2.2023

DEMO Finland

The International Democracy Cooperation of the Parties – Demo Finland is a development cooperation and democracy support organization which was established in 2005. The main focus of Demo Finland's wor...
22.1.2023

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...
22.12.2022

Colombia Team Europe Intitaive Forests for Biodiversity, Climate and Peace (EUTF)

A peace agreement between the Colombian government and the guerrilla organization FARC was signed in September 2016 to end the five-decade conflict. In December 2016, the EU established a support fund ...
22.12.2022

UNODC core funding

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in 1997 as a result of the merging of the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention and the United Nations Internatio...
21.12.2022

UNICEF/Annual contribution 2022

Contribution to UNICEF regular resources in 2022 in order to support its work based on the declaration on the rights of child to empower the children and women of the world to live up to their full pot...
19.12.2022

Project planning and evaluation

Finland's bilateral development cooperation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is implemented mostly in Ukraine, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. In Central Asia projects carried out by UN o...
16.12.2022

Finland's support to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Support (funds-in-trust) to UNDESA project Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to implement articles 72-80 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society (World Summit on the Information Society, WSIS). T...
16.12.2022

UN Women/core funding

Voluntary core contribution to UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. UN Women promotes gender equality and ending discrimination against women and girls...
15.12.2022

Support to UN-OHRLLS for the organization of annual LDC Future Forum

The LDC Future Forum project will contribute to a comprehensive and analytical assessment of the constraints LDCs face in achieving sustainable development, and identifying and sharing innovative solut...
14.12.2022

African Union Mediation Support Project

Finland’s project cooperation with the African Union (AU) for its support to peace mediation and conflict prevention will continue by a new four-year-project called African Union Mediation Support Proj...
14.12.2022

ALUE/Digital and Green Transition Support

The support for Africa's digital and green transition is a pilot project. The aim is to explore the possibilities of using Finnish expertise to promote sustainable and inclusive digitization developmen...
14.12.2022

Data Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa -programme

The Data Governance Team Europe initiative is part of the EU-AU Data Flagship initiative launched by the EU and AU at their summit in February 2022, which aims to promote an inclusive data-based econom...
14.12.2022

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...
14.12.2022

MYA/Support to the Myanmar Peace Fund

The Myanmar Joint Peace Fund (JPF) is a joint fund of nine countries (Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Italy, UK, Canada, Australia, and USA). Since its establishment, the fund has supported Myan...
14.12.2022

Preserving the Democratic Assets in Myanmar (EBO/FELM)

EBO/Felm project (Preserving the Democratic Assets in Myanmar 2023-25) contributes to strengthen the democratic resilience of non-armed actors in the face of the present Myanmar political crisis, suppo...
14.12.2022

Restoring Democracy in Myanmar (International IDEA )

The International IDEA project (Restoring Democracy in Myanmar 2023-2024) aims to help restore democracy in Myanmar by supporting democratic actors in Myanmar to build a new constitutional framework an...
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 ...
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

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

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

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

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...
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...
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

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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
11.5.2022

Nordic Africa Institute

Pohjoismainen Afrikka-instituutti (The Nordic Africa Institute, NAI) on Uppsalassa sijaitseva tutkimus-, dokumentaatio- ja informaatiokeskus, jonka pitkäaikainen tukija Suomi on. Instituutin ydintoimin...
28.4.2022

Twelft Replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development; Private Sector Funding Programme PSFP

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 ...
21.4.2022

Technical Support Cooperation to Education Sector in Nepal

The Technical Support Cooperation to Education Sector in Nepal (TECSES) project supports the development of teacher education (pre and in-service training) at different levels of administration in Nepa...
28.3.2022

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...
24.3.2022

Strengthening the efficiency of funding policy

Unit for Development Finance and Private Sector Cooperation (KEO-50) finances development instruments to support the strengthening of private sector in developing countries. International developme...
16.3.2022

Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation

The funds will be allocated to multilateral influencing activities related to UN funds and programmes and other international organizations under the responsibility of the Unit for Sustainable Developm...
15.3.2022

Idendification, planning and monitoring of development cooperation in Palestine

The planning funds secure sufficient resources for results based development cooperation in Palestine. In 2022 investments in advocacy and added value in line with and in support of Finland's Country ...
24.2.2022

Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine

Finland's goal in Ukraine is to provide long-term support for the resilience of Ukrainian society and its own reforms. The objectives of the Country Strategy are to restore Ukraine's territorial integr...
24.2.2022

Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine

Finland's goal in Ukraine is to provide long-term support for the resilience of Ukrainian society and its own reforms. The objectives of the Country Strategy are to restore Ukraine's territorial integr...
17.2.2022

Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-22

Finland's goal is to provide long-term support for the resilience of Ukrainian society and its own reforms. The objectives of the Country Strategy are to restore Ukraine's territorial integrity and sov...
10.2.2022

Advisory Center for WTO Law, ACWL

Full-fledged participation of developing countries in international trade and use of opportunities of trade to advance their own development and reduce poverty necessitate operating in accordance with ...
8.2.2022

VIET/Project preparation and monitoring in Vietnam

The implementation of development policy and cooperation in Vietnam has been delegated to the country level to the Embassy of Finland in Hanoi. This includes for example identification, planning and mo...
21.12.2021

Evaluation capacity development

The Finnish government emphasises effectiveness, impact and measurement of results in its development policy. Agenda203 and the SDGs provide an overall framework for development policy and cooperation,...
16.12.2021

Overcoming harm resulting from sexual and gender-based violence, under the ICC TFV assistance mandate

The treaty-based International Criminal Court (ICC) and Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) were established by the Rome Statute that entered into force in 2002. The TFV provides support to victims of crimes ...
16.12.2021

UN Women/core funding

Voluntary core contribution to UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. UN Women promotes gender equality and ending discrimination against women and girls...
15.12.2021

Academy of Finland, Research for Development

The aim of Finland's development research is to promote development and to find new information and means to solve global development challenges. The objective of the Research for Development programme...
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