Objectives monitored by OECD

Participatory development/Good governance
24.5.2019

UNODC, Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries 2016-2019

Finland supports UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan & Neighbouring Countries (2016-2019). The Programme promotes cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbors namely Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzs...
20.5.2019

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,...
20.5.2019

Strengthening the efficiency of funding policy

KEO-50 finances development instruments to support the strengthening of private sector in developing countries. International development banks play an important role in international development f...
13.5.2019

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...
10.5.2019

West Bank Protection Consortium

The West Bank Protection Consortium is a programme supported by ECHO and ten EU countries. It provides humanitarian protection, stengthens the development conditions for Palestinian communities in Area...
9.5.2019

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...
6.5.2019

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, AIHRC

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commision is the most important actor in the country in the field of human rights.The structure, duties and mandates of the AIHRC have been defined in a special...
3.5.2019

Programme planning

Planning of the Kenyan development co-operation concerning bilateral collaboration in the framework of Kenya country strategy.
3.5.2019

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...
3.5.2019

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...
2.5.2019

Voluntary contribution to the OECD Development Assistance Committee´s (DAC) Programme of Work and Budget 2019-20

Voluntary contribution of 500 000 euros to the OECD Development Assistance Committee’s (DAC) Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) for the biennium 2019-20. The contribution will be paid in two installmen...
24.4.2019

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...
24.4.2019

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...
18.4.2019

Towards open, fair and sustainable Europe in the world - EU Presidency Project 2019-2021

Fingo leads the EU-funded EU Presidency Project together with the Romanian umbrella organisation FOND, the Croatian umbrella organisation Crosol and CONCORD, the umbrella organisation for European deve...
18.4.2019

UEF-UNEP Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

UEF-UNEP Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements aims at broadening the participants’ professional perspective as well as increasing interaction between participants with different professional...
16.4.2019

African Union Conflict Prevention and Mediation Capacities Support Project

Finland’s long-term project cooperation with the African Union in the field of mediation will continue by a new three-year-project in 2019 – 2022. Finland funded the AU mediation Support Capcity Pro...
16.4.2019

Developing countries' participation to international environmental negotiations and conferences

This support enables experts, officials and civil society representatives from developing countries to participate in international environmental meetings, agreement negotiations and expert seminars. P...
16.4.2019

Support to President Halonen's development policy related activities

President Halonen leads and 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...
16.4.2019

VIET/Project preparation and monitoring in Vietnam

The implementation of development policy programme in Vietnam and in the Mekong region has been delegated to the country level to the Embassy of Finland in Hanoi. This includes for example identificati...
4.4.2019

UNDP/OECD Tax Inspectors Without Borders(TIWB)

The key role of the joint OECD/UNDP initiative Tax Inspectors without Borders (TIWB) is to support developing countries to mobilize domestic revenues to implement the Agenda 2030. The aim of TIWB is to...
28.3.2019

Developing Policy Options for Compromises to Support Peaceful Settelements and Stabilization in Syria

Project facilitates dialogues to develop policy options for compromises to support peaceful settlements and stabilization in Syria. Duration and overall costs: 24 months/approx. 1 200 000 €
28.3.2019

KV.RAH.LAIT/WB/ Human Rights and Development Trust Fund

Rising global inequalities, lagging progress in economic and social development, multiple prolonged violent conflicts, and increased forced displacement point to an unprecedented need to strengthen the...
28.3.2019

Say NO to Gender Based Violence in Timor Leste

Sexual and gender-based violence are severe problems inTimor Leste, which is recovering from a long-term conflict. Of those women that have experienced violence in their marriages, 77 per cent report t...
28.3.2019

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...
28.3.2019

UNU WIDER-Institute annual contribution

The objective of the project is to support research on the global development issues. UNU-WIDER conducts multi-disciplinary research and analyses global problems and potential solutions to them. The re...
26.3.2019

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

UNIDO is a UN specializd agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable development particularly in developing countris. Finland has been a member of UNIDO since its establishment in 1966. Responsibili...
14.3.2019

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 ...
14.3.2019

Higher Education Institutions - Institutional Cooperation Programme 2020-24

The long-term objective of the HEI ICI programme is to strengthen the performance of higher education institutions in the global south and to support their ability to provide well-functioning and acces...
12.3.2019

The Fourth Conference on National Dialogues 2019

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission, Finn Church Aid and Crisis Management Initiative, will organise the fourth international conference on na...
11.3.2019

Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation

Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation, with specific focus on the UN Reforms is one of the key functions and tasks of the Unit for Sustainable Development and Climate Policy....
8.3.2019

Developing countries' participation to international environmental negotiations and conferences

This support enables experts, officials and civil society representatives from developing countries to participate in international environmental meetings, agreement negotiations and expert seminars. P...
8.3.2019

UN Women Enhance women’s roles in influencing the political process and contribution to peacebuilding

Women are experiencing resistance to their participation in politics in Libya and women are under-represented in political positions. The dominant perceptions of women's limited role in leadership and ...
8.3.2019

Vocational education support in Iraq

The MFA's Unit for the Middle East supports Iraqi authorities' TVET capacity building. The planning phase of the project starts in January 2019, during which the Finnish National Agency for Education (...
4.3.2019

UNAMA, Salaam

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA, Salam Support Group (SSG) supports the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan. The SSG II programme 2019 - 2020 has five main focus...
15.2.2019

Institutional cooperation instrument: technical assistance consultancy

The task of the Facilitation consultant is to support Finnish governmental institution with technical assistance in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the Institutional Cooperation Instrume...
8.2.2019

Organisational support for UN Association of Finland

The UN Association of Finland (UNA Finland) is a Non-Governmental Organization that promotes and supports the actions and principles of the United Nations. It was founded in 1954. The Association provi...
8.2.2019

Regional Security and Cooperation Conference - University of California Los Angeles

Support to the Regional Security and Cooperation Conference organised by University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The conference offers a confidential and informal multilateral forum to discuss the...
25.1.2019

Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-21

Council of Europe (CoE) Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-2021 continues earlier work of CoE in Ukraine (Action Plan 2015-17). Through this action Plan the CoE together with Ukrainian government and other s...
19.12.2018

World Bank; Afganistan Reconstruction Trust Fund

The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) manages donor contributions for the payment of civil servants' salaries, recurring budgetary expenditures of the Government and priority projects to reb...
16.12.2018

The Local Councils are Ours: TADWEIN

Tackling governance, leadership and political participation from a gender transforming perspective involves considering women as responsible individuals, capable of taking decisions and indispensable f...
14.12.2018

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...
14.12.2018

Consolidating gains and deepening devolution in Kenya

UNDP administered (in co-ordination with UN Women and UNICEF) support for devolution in Kenya. The aim of the programme is to develop and deepen the results of the constitution mandated devolution proc...
14.12.2018

MYA/Support to the Myanmar Peace Fund - Phase Two

The Myanmar Joint Peace Fund is a joint fund of ten countries and the EU to support Myanmar's efforts to achieve lasting and inclusive peace. The internal conflicts in Myanmar have lasted for over 70 y...
14.12.2018

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

In the year 2018 Finland gives additional funding of 150.000euros to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Co-operation in the Field of Human Rights (VFTC). The total funding for 2018 will th...
13.12.2018

INT/Global Women Deliver 2019 Conference; support to developing countries' participation and other activities

Women Deliver (WD) is a leading global advocate for health, rights and wellbeing of girls and women, with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights. WD organizes global conference...
13.12.2018

Strengthening Prevention and Response to gender based violence in Kenya

The objective of the bilateral programme is to prevent and reduce gender-based violence (GBV) against women and children in Kenya and to ensure first-response services for victims especially at county ...
13.12.2018

Syrian Voices: Exploring inclusive solutions for peace in Syria by European Institute of Peace (EIP). Phase II, 2016-2018

Project aims at contributing to peace process in Syria by facilitating regular dialogues between relevant national and regional stakeholders and supporting the work of UN Special Envoy. Finland has...
13.12.2018

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...
13.12.2018

UNOPS: Construction of Headquarters for the Immigration & Naturalisation Directorate of the Federal Government of Somalia

The construction of the Headquarters for the Immigration & Naturalisation Directorate (IND) aims at supporting Somalia in developing its administration and strengthening the capacity of its institution...
12.12.2018

Afghanistan; UNDP; Law and Order Trust Fund (LOTFA)

Finland provides financial support to the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2002. LOTFA has a new Terms of Reference, an...
12.12.2018

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 funds cover the secondment of two FInnish experts for two...
12.12.2018

Research, advisory services for the strenghtening of the HRBA in private sector support

Consultancy and research services are provided by Shift (Shift ltd), the leading Centre of Expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The aim is to strengthen the human rights...
10.12.2018

Facility for Refugees in Turkey

In order to implement the EU-Turkey statement of 2016 the EU and its Member States established a Facility for Refugees in Turkey. The aim of the support is to respond to the humanitarian and developmen...
10.12.2018

MYA/Strenghtening of the Myanmar Peace Process

Myanmar has been suffering from civil wars for the last 70 years. The project aims to contribute to the creation of a more favourable security policy environment by focusing on the previously unresolve...
10.12.2018

No Lost Generation Lebabon: Wellbeing of Syrian children in Lebanon

Around 13 million people are displaced due to Syrian crisis. Lebanon is hosting the highest load of Syrian refugees compared to its size. The country of six million habitants host some 1.5 million Syri...
4.12.2018

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...
4.12.2018

Multi-Partner Fund for Somalia (MPF)

World Bank's Multi-Partner Fund (MPF) supports Somalia's stabilization and peacebuilding by strengthening Somalia's governance and the management of the state's revenues (including taxation), as well a...
4.12.2018

Support of Joint Financing arrangement of IGAD (extension)

Finland has supported Inter-Governmental Authority on Development since its establishment in late 1980s. Between 2011-2014 Finland supported strengthening the institutional and project management capac...
4.12.2018

Support to the Peace Process in Myanmar

Myanmar has been suffering from civil war for the past 70 years. The Finnish Evangelic Lutheran Mission's (FELM) and Euro-Burma Office's (EBO) project aims to support Myanmar in finding a lasting solu...
4.12.2018

UNWOMEN: Leaving no one behind: Women's equal access to justice and inclusive governance

The UN Women implemented project “Leaving no one Behind”, is part of the UNWomen Nepal Country Strategy for the years 2018-2021. The total budget is 4 million euros. The project is divided into two ...
3.12.2018

The support of Finland to the International Peace Institute (IPI) in resolving and managing conflicts

The support of Finland to the International Peace Institute (IPI) in resolving and managing conflicts. The aim is to enhance multilateral capacity in areas of international peace and security. IPI is a...
3.12.2018

Trade and Development / UN Global Compact; Contribution to the Global Compact trust Fund in 2018-2020 (5th contribution)

UN Global Compact (UNGC) is a global corporate leaders’ initiative, launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2000, which aims at transforming the business world to operate, both in developed and develop...
30.11.2018

Evaluation on the Multilateral Policy and Influencing Plans

Over time, Finland has established long-term partnerships with various multilateral organizations. Multilateral organizations include 1) United Nations (UN) development funds, programmes and special or...
29.11.2018

EBRD Syrian Refugee Response Programme

EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) aims at establishing democratic and market economies in transit countries. Finland has contributed to EBRD's SEMED MDA (South-Eastern Mediterr...
29.11.2018

Finland's support to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), 4th contribution

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...
29.11.2018

IDEA MyConstitution

The 2008 Constitution remains one of the key aspects of negotiation within the peace process and future reforms will be necessary to transition from military to democratic rule. Through MyConstitution ...
29.11.2018

TAN/Strengthening accountability

The Strengthening Accountability -project shall aim at supporting Tanzanian civil society in citizen participation and accountability in Tanzania. The project will be implemented by a Tanzanian Non-gov...
27.11.2018

Second phase of biosafety and biosecurity project; prevention of spread of infectious diseases

Biosafety and biosecurity related projects aim at building capacity in developing countries to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This project aims at preventing unintentional and intentional s...
27.11.2018

UNODC; Sustainable livelihoods and forest governance, phase 2

Myanmar is the second largest opium poppy growing country. Poppy cultivation weakens the environment by increasing deforestation and soil degradation, as well as causing economic and social instability...
26.11.2018

International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)

The International Aid Transparency Initiative aims to deliver a step shift in public availability and accessibility of information on aid flows and activities, globally. It does this by bringing togeth...
23.11.2018

VÄLIME/Planning and assessment

Planning and developing of the regional development co-operation according to the Strategy for Development Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa; monitoring and assessing ongoing development ...
21.11.2018

Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization in Iraq (FFIS), UNDP

Iraq is struggling with a multitude of challenges, needing long-term support by the international community. Security situation is challenging due to presence of ISIL and due to tensions between ethnic...
16.11.2018

Geological Survey of Finland's support to AGS

Afghanistan has potentially very large mineral resources. The exploitation of these resources in the future would increase the economic growth and positively support the development of the society. Ge...
8.11.2018

Electoral support to Mozambique 2018-2020

The main focus of this project is to improve transparency, credibility and inclusiveness in Mozambique's local and general elections in 2018 and 2019. The project offers training, support and new tools...
8.11.2018

Forest & Farm Facility (second phase)

Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is a partnership programme, launched in 2012, between Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the In...
8.11.2018

UNODC, Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries 2016-2019

Finland supports UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan & Neighbouring Countries (2016-2019). The Programme promotes cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbors namely Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzs...
10.10.2018

Continued support to the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development

Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is a network of 38 bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, international organizations and research centers. The n...
10.10.2018

Evaluation on improvement of women’s and girls' rights in Finland's development co-operation

Improvement of women’s and girls' rights has been a priority in Finland's development co-operation for a long time. The purpose of this evaluation is to generate learning that will help Finland to fur...
9.10.2018

Public Sector Investment Facility (PIF); UNOPS support to strengthen procurement capacity of partner countries

The Public Sector Investment Facility (PIF) is a development policy funding instrument of Finland. It supports public sector investments in developing countries that are in line with the UN sustainable...
1.10.2018

INT/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 2017-2021 ECDPM will ...
1.10.2018

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 vis...
27.9.2018

EU Pegase-mechanism

The Pegase-mechanism was founded in 2008 and is a key mechanism for the EU to support Palestinian state-building and the implementation of the Palestinian national policy agenda. The Pegase is a progra...
21.9.2018

State Aid for Human Rights Training

The Ministry awards state aid for the purpose of supporting at least 8 participants from development countries to participate in human rights training in Finland on a yearly basis. Two participants a...
21.9.2018

Supporting the work of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights

This is a project proposal to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, during 2018 and 2019. This funding will enable the Special Rappor...
20.9.2018

OHCHR; Support to the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

Rights of persons with disabilities are a priority area within the Finnish human rights and development policies. Finland supports the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with di...
17.9.2018

Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation

Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation, with specific focus on the UN Reforms is one of the key functions and tasks of the Unit for Sustainable Development and Climate Policy....
6.9.2018

Loan to Finn Church Aid Investments fund

The government grants a loan of EUR 16 million to Finn Church Aid Investments fund. FCA Investments is an impact investment fund founded and 100% owned by Finn Church Aid (FCA). The fund invests in de...
6.9.2018

Nairobi Embassy Planning Funds

Planning funds will be used i.a.for the preparation and monitoring of the Kenya development cooperation programme and to the training related to development cooperation
4.9.2018

Programme planning

Planning of the Kenyan development co-operation concerning bilateral collaboration in the framework of Kenya country Strategy.
27.8.2018

Egypt Democratic Academy -EDA

In a transition period that is crowded with challenges and obstacles, with very few steps that could be considered on the right path from decision and policies makers, it is a must that every political...
26.8.2018

Superwoman

Executive summary The project proposal outlines an approach to a women’s empowerment intervention built on inclusive networks and their utility in strengthening social capital. It puts the members of ...
7.8.2018

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...
12.7.2018

VIET/Project preparation and monitoring in Vietnam

The implementation of development policy programme in Vietnam and in the Mekong region has been delegated to the country level to the Embassy of Finland in Hanoi. This includes for example identificati...
29.6.2018

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 coop...
27.6.2018

Institutional Cooperation between Finland and Nepal in meteorological services; 3rd Phase

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has carried out institutional cooperation (ICI) with the Nepalese counterpart Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) in the years 2010-2012 and 2013-2017. DH...
26.6.2018

INT/Consultancy services

The purpose of the financing is to give support services to the unit of sectoral policy for example in the health and social sectors as well as in forestry, water and environmental cooperation and educ...
26.6.2018

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Western Nepal, Completion Phase

Finland has in 2012 agreed to support Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Western Nepal (RWSSP-WN II) with 13,7 million euros. The overall objective of the project is improved health and fulfi...
25.6.2018

Toimialakohtainen kehittämistyö

The funds will be used for the planning and development of sector policies, the development of new instruments and methodologies, advisory and expert services, seminars, conferences and travel, interna...
18.6.2018

CHN/Justice sector cooperation

Strengthening China's development in the field of rule of law. Cooperation with Chinese judicial sector counterparts in the provinces of Qinghai and Fujian. The cooperation programme aims to improve th...
18.6.2018

Community Resilience & Development Programme for Area C & East Jerusalem (CRDP)

Area C of the West Bank is crucial to the viability of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is due to its economic potential (land reserve, agriculture, natural resources), ...
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