Gender equality and non-discrimination

Finland has promoted the bodily autonomy of women and girls and combated gender-based violence, such as female genital mutilation. Finland has become a significant advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities.  
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Finland supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty
Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality education
Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality
Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

GLOBAL SITUATION   

Steps forward and backward in the rights of women and girls and persons with disabilities

In recent decades, progress has been made worldwide in improving the rights and status of women and girls, even though steps have also been taken backward. Maternal mortality and child and early marriages have decreased significantly since the early 2000s up until the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021 alone, laws promoting gender equality entered into force in 23 countries. The share of women MPs worldwide has continued to rise to 25.6 per cent in 2021. However, there is still a long way to go for equal political and economic participation. The global employment rate of women is clearly lower than that of men, and the gender pay gap is 23 per cent for the benefit of men.

Today, there are almost as many girls and boys in the world’s primary schools. Girls are also more likely to complete primary and secondary education and continue to higher levels of education. However, the school closures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic had adverse effects on girls' school attendance. They also increased the risk of early marriages.

Significant changes have taken place in the development of the world's population. Over the past 50 years, the supply of health care services has increased and sexual and reproductive health services have become more common. Globally, adolescent birth rate amongst 15-19 years olds have decreased by 27 per cent over the past 20 years. The change has been the greatest in Central and South Asia.

One in three women has experienced sexual or physical violence during their lives. The prevalence of domestic violence grew worldwide during the pandemic. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is predicted to increase by two million cases by 2030, as the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the interruption of many anti-FGM programmes.

There are a billion persons with disabilities in the world. 80 per cent of them live in developing countries.Persons with disabilities are more likely to live in poverty because of environmental and social barriers. Globally, only about one third of persons with disabilities who are of working age are employed. However, information on the situation of persons with disabilities is increasingly available and discrimination against them is better identified

The realisation of the rights of persons in vulnerable situations, such as women and girls with disabilities has become more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, discrimination and inequality are now better recognised. Responding to the crisis offers an opportunity to rebuild societies in a way that addresses gender equality and non-discrimination better than before.

WHAT DOES FINLAND DO

Finland supports sexual and reproductive health and rights  

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Finland focuses in particular on the right of women and girls to access high-quality and non-discriminatory sexual and reproductive health services. Persons with disabilities are also taken into account in the work.

Finland continues to work against gender-based violence

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Finland promotes everyone's right to live without violence and threat of violence, also online. Finland influences legislation and attitudes, addresses discriminatory structures, and promotes the elimination of harmful practices and access to support services. 

Finland promotes the realisation of the rights of persons with disabilities 

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Finland supports the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the strengthening of the disability movement and the participation of persons with disabilities. In particular, Finland promotes the rights of women with disabilities in international fora and in the work of civil society organisations.

Finland advances the role of women in politics, the economy and peacebuilding   

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Finland supports women's equal participation in political decision-making and in work life. Finland emphasises the role of women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. 

For more information, see the section Democracy and peace. 

Finland focuses on education of women and girls

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Finland emphasises the education of girls and gender-aware education. This has significant multiplier effects on the family unit and society as a whole. Finland also promotes the access of persons with disabilities to basic education, vocational education and training.  

For more information, see the section Education.
Example of results    

Better conditions for women and girls with disabilities to exercise their rights 

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Women and girls with disabilities in Tajikistan do not often know about sexual and reproductive health and rights. Projects carried out by the Family Federation of Finland and its local partner Disabled Women's League Ishtirok have provided training for women and girls with disabilities so they can learn how to protect themselves from exploitation and make decisions in accordance with their own rights, for example in choosing a partner and in family planning.  

In Afghanistan, the Family Federation of Finland and its partners have succeeded in integrating SRHR for women and girls with disabilities into the country's disability strategy. The implementation of the strategy has also been launched despite the Taliban rising to power.  

Finland's wide-ranging view of sexual and reproductive health and rights includes  

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  • comprehensive sexuality education  
  • youth-friendly health services 
  • contraceptives 
  • maternal and child health clinics  
  • maternal health 
  • the right to safe sex 
  • access to safe abortion 
  • combating violence against women and girls, such as female genital mutilation, child marriages and other harmful practices 

Comprehensive sexuality education and safe childbirths

Finland has received international praise for advocating sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

Everyone's fundamental right to bodily autonomy, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights as part of human rights is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Strengthening these rights will increase the well-being of families and society as a whole.

Leading by example, Finland has also demonstrated what high-quality maternity and child health clinic services and comprehensive sexuality education can achieve.  

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Finland has promoted e.g. the inclusion of contraceptives and safe births in the global pandemic response. For example, births in Somalia now take place in safer conditions, due to programmes supported by Finland.

Finland's most important partners in SRHR work are the UN Population Fund UNFPA as well as international and Finnish civil society organisations. Finnish civil society organisations receiving programme support have improved such things as the availability of free menstrual products and increased awareness of menstrual health in Nepal. Finland's partner, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), provides high-quality youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services, especially in hard-to-reach areas in African countries. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, IPPF has been able to provide high-quality sexuality education to 92.2 million young people in 2019-2021.

Many SRHR issues are politically controversial in the global debate. The coalition of countries promoting SRHR has weakened, even though the United States has returned to the group since its change of administration. The so-called anti-gender movement challenging the rights of women, girls and sexual and gender minorities has emerged as a counterforce to the coalition, and also affects domestic politics in the United States. The movement opposes the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights and the use of the word gender. The countries and other actors influencing the movement would like to reduce sexual and reproductive health services to include only maternity health services for married women. The movement also opposes such things as comprehensive sexuality education of young people and their access to sexual and reproductive health services.

Finland, on the other hand, supports comprehensive sexuality education work and also defends it in international discussion.

Finland plays a prominent international role in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights. Together with like-minded countries, Finland has succeeded in combating attempts to weaken the work on SRHR.

Currently, the largest generation of people in the history are now or will soon be of reproductive age. There is a tremendous need for comprehensive sexuality education and information on sexually transmitted diseases and the prevention of unplanned pregnancies. Youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services have a major impact on societies. With the help of these services, young people can make educated choices, continue their studies further than before, postpone possible marriage and acquire a profession that provides financial security.

UNFPA results for 2019-2021

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) promotes the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people around the world. Between 2019 and 2021, Finland granted UNFPA about EUR 86 million euros in core funding. This accounted for around eight per cent of UNFPA’s core funding. This contribution made Finland UNFPA’s fifth largest core funding donor in 2020-2021.

16.9 million unsafe abortions prevented

57.8 million unplanned pregnancies prevented

22 million young people provided sexual and reproductive health services

160,000 maternal deaths prevented

528,000 women and girls with disabilities provided sexual and reproductive health services

351,000 girls saved from genital mutilation

Combating gender-based violence

Together with its partners, Finland has increased its support for the elimination of gender-based violence and has become a recognised driver of the rights of persons with disabilities.

Finland's work against gender-based violence focuses especially on fragile areas where access to support services becomes more difficult due to crises, conflicts or ineffective administrations. In 2019-2021, assisted by Finland, UNFPA in Myanmar ensured the operation of 62 shelters and access to support services for 231,000 women and girls who had experienced violence. UN Women has made it possible for services to continue in Afghanistan and Ukraine, while civil society organisations supported by Finland have focused their work against violence on areas such as Kenya, Somalia and Somaliland.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of grassroots work against gender-based violence was further emphasised. Civil society organisations reacted rapidly to the growing prevalence of domestic violence, increased support for helplines and safe houses, and intensified the prevention of violence.

It has been estimated that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic two million more girls may be subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the next decade. FGM manifests deeply rooted social power structures that maintain inequality. The eradication of these structures requires long-term, community-based work in which men and boys play an important role.

With Finland’s assistance, more than 60,000 people, about one third of whom are men and boys, have been provided information on the adverse effects of FGM, and more than 15,000 women and girls have had access to FGM prevention and victim services.The work of civil society organisations has ensured that transition rites that respect the rights of women and girls have increased in number. In Somalia, UNFPA's work aims at changing laws and mindsets: in Puntland, FGM has been prohibited by law and religious leaders have worked to eliminate the practice.

Finland is known for its work to promote rights of persons with disabilities

Finland has become a significant global advocate of the rights of persons with disabilities. As president of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2021-2022, Finland supported the participation of organisations of persons with disabilities in decision-making.

With the support of Finland, the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) Multi-Partner Trust Fund has strengthened the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in developing countries, for example, resulting in aligning a total of 130 laws and policies with the Convention. The participation of organisations of persons with disabilities in the development of legislation has increased significantly as a result of these projects.

Finland has strengthened the capacity and opportunities of organisations of persons with disabilities in developing countries to promote their rights in their own countries. With Finland’s support, the International Disability Alliance has trained a total of 866 disability activists, 52 per cent of whom were women. Development cooperation of Finnish civil society organisations, such as Disability Partnership Finland, the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission and Fida, has promoted the inclusion of and accessibility for persons with disabilities and the status of sign language. 65 per cent of projects funded by the Abilis Foundation have strengthened grassroots organisations and networks of persons with disabilities and their participation in decision-making.  

UN Women's results for 2018-2021

UN Women promotes gender equality and strengthens the human rights and status of women and girls globally. Between 2019 and 2021, Finland granted UN Women approximately EUR 48 million euros in core funding. This accounted for around 10 per cent of UN Women’s core funding. This contribution made Finland the largest core funding provider in 2020-2021.

56 countries developed and implemented national equality plans

22 new countries adopted or strengthened legislation to combat violence against women

65 countries approved gender-responsive budgeting

69 countries improved access to support services for those who have experienced gender-based violence. A total of 2.7 billion girls live in these countries.

39 gender-responsive national development plans

20 countries drew up a national Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

44 countries adopted legislation and policies on the economic empowerment of women. A total of 1.6 billion women and girls live in these countries.

More than 35,000 women wishing to become women leaders and political candidates strengthened their campaign and other skills

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    United Nations (2021). The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021. https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2021/(Link to another website.)

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    World Bank (2022). Pandemic, Prices and Poverty.
    https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/pandemic-prices-and-poverty
    (Link to another website.)
      Referenced on 4.10.2022. 

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    World Bank (2022). World Development Indicators. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), personal remittances, received (current US$), net official development assistance received (current US$). DataBank. https://databank.worldbank.org/(Link to another website.)  Referenced on 6.7.2022. 

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    Finnish civil society organisations, including World Vision Finland, the International Solidarity Foundation and FIDA as part of the broader SRHR communication work and the results achieved by UNFPA with support from Finland.

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    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2022). Completion rate, lower secondary, female %. http://sdg4-data.uis.unesco.org/(Link to another website.)  Referenced on 4.10.2022.

  • 6

    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of teachers who received pre or in service training' from the following interventions: HEI-ICI programme, projects and programmes coordinated by the Finnish Bible Society, Wycliff, Finn Church Aid, FIDA, the Finnish Refugee Council, Disability Partnership Finland and Taksvärkki.

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    Finnish civil society organisations, including World Vision Finland, the International Solidarity Foundation and FIDA as part of the broader SRHR communication work and the results achieved by UNFPA with support from Finland.

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    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of teachers who received pre or in service training' from the following interventions: bilat¬eral assistance and sector programmes in Nepal, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Palestinian Territories and Ukraine, as well as from UNESCO’s Capacity Building for Education programme. 

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    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of teachers who received pre or in service training' from the following interventions: HEIICI programme, projects and programmes coordinated by the Finnish Bible Society, Wycliff, Finn Church Aid, FIDA, the Finnish Refugee Council, Disability Partnership Finland and Taksvärkki.

  • 10

    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of teachers who received pre or in service training' from the following interventions: bilateral assistance and sector programmes in Nepal, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Palestinian Territories and Ukraine, as well as from UNESCO’s Capacity Building for Education programme.

  • 11

    Participating countries include those supported through UNESCO's CAP Ed programme and Finland's bilateral cooperation partner countries, where Finland supports structural reforms of the school system. 

  • 12

    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of educational institutions whose capacity has been strengthened' (schools) from inter¬ventions in the following countries: Nepal, Myanmar (Sector Programme and Education Support to promote education in Ethnic Regions), Ethiopia and Ukraine. 

  • 13

    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of educational institutions whose capacity has been strengthened' (schools) from the following interventions: Wycliffe, Finn Church Aid, Finnish Refugee Coun¬cil, Taksvärkki, FIDA, Disability Partnership Finland, World Vision, Finn¬partnership and Finnfund. 

  • 14

    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'number of educational institutions whose capacity has been strengthened' (teacher education institutions) from the following interventions: Myanmar/UNESCO, Mozambique/FASE, Ukraine/basic education project, HEI-ICI programme and E-tale Africa project. 

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    This figure includes pupils assisted through country and regional cooper¬ation, humanitarian assistance and multilateral cooperation in projects in Ethiopia, Lebanon, Syria, Myanmar, Iraq, including Finland's compu¬tational share of support to UNRWA and ECW. Pupils reached by civil soci¬ety organisations have been reported separately as a whole. 

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    Data collected on aggregate indicators' number of students enrolled in education '(vocational and non-formal) and' number of women and girls with disabilities who have access to vocational training 'from projects and programmes by the following organisations: Finnish Refugee Council, FIDA, the Abilis Foundation, Disability Partnership Finland. 

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    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of students enrolled in education' (pre-primary, primary, secondary) from projects and programmes by the following organisations: Finn Church Aid, FIDA, Wycliffe. 

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    The data was collected from aggregate indicator ‘number of students enrolled in education’ (vocational and non-formal) and ‘number of women and girls with disabilities who have access to vocational training’ from projects and programmes by the following organisations: Finn Church Aid, Finnish Refugee Council, SOS Children's Villages, Disability Partnership Finland, Finnish Bible Society, Taksvärkki ODW Finland, The Abilis Foundation, The Finnish Foundation for Media and Development.

  • 19

    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of students enrolled in education' (pre-primary, primary, secondary, vocational). This figure was calculated on the basis of the most recent pre-pandemic sta¬tistics on student number in Finland's bilateral cooperation partner coun¬tries: Nepal, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Palestine, Mozambique, Ukraine and Ethiopia. 

  • 20

    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator ‘Number of proposals for laws and policies that improve business environment and regional economic integration’. The results are the figures reported by the UN Industrial Development Organization UNIDO in 2019-2021. Finland is a UNIDO member state and pays a statutory membership fee annually.

  • 21

    Jobs and companies in developing countries have also been supported through other cooperation, but the figures reported by all supported actors do not fall under the indicators monitored by the Ministry for For­eign Affairs.

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    Multilateral cooperation: The data was collected from the aggregate indi­cator 'Number of full-time (or equivalent) jobs assisted or created' from the following actors: UN Industrial Development Organization UNIDO, 2019-2021; European Development Fund, 2019-2020.

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    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of full-time (or equivalent) jobs supported or created' and includes the Energy and Envi­ronment Partnership’s (EEP) support 2020-2021 and the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IADB) general support 2020-2021.

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    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator 'Number of full-time (or equivalent) jobs assisted or created' from the following projects: AgroBIG II, Assistance for agro-driven economic growth in Amhara, Ethi­opia (2019-2021); AGS Zambia, Assistance for SME growth in Zambia (2021) and SAIS, Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (2021).

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    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator 'Number of full-time (or equivalent) jobs assisted or created' from the following actors: Finn­partnership, 2019-201; FCA Investments, 2019-2021 and Finnfund, 2019-2020.

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    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator 'Number of full-time (or equivalent) jobs assisted or created' from the following projects: HALO Trust, 2019-2020; International Solidarity Foundation, 2019-2021; Finn Church Aid, 2019-2021; Fairtrade, 2020-2021.

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    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator ‘Number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries benefiting from business development services, including innovation support ser¬vices, responsible business practices and financing supporting improved or growing business’.International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD, 2019; UN Industrial Development Organization UNIDO, 2021; Euro¬pean Development Fund, 2019-2020; International Development Associ¬ation IDA, 2020-2021; International Trade Centre ITC, 2019-2021. 

  • 28

    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator ‘Number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries benefiting from business development services, including innovation support ser­vices, responsible business practices and financing supporting improved or growing business’ from the following actors: European Bank for Recon­struction and Development (EBRD), 2020; Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2019-2020; African Development Bank (AfDB), 2020; Inter-American (IADB), 2020-2021.

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    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator 'Number of MSMEs in developing countries benefiting from business development services, including innovation support services, and responsible business prac¬tices and funding for business improvement or growth', from the follow¬ing projects: Forestry and value chain development, Tanzania, 2019- 2020; AGS Zambia, Support for growth of Zambian SMEs, 2020-2021. 

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    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator ‘Number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries benefiting from business development services, including innovation support ser­vices, responsible business practices and financing supporting improved or growing business’ from the following actors: Finnfund, 2019-2020; FCA Investments, 2019-2021, DevPlat, 2020-2021.

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    The data was collected from the aggregate indicator 'Number of MSMEs in developing countries benefiting from business development services, including innovation support services, and responsible business prac­tices and funding for business improvement or growth', from the follow­ing projects: Project Support, SOS Child Village, Ethiopia, Gambia, Tan­zania, 2020; Programme Support, International Solidarity Foundation, 2020-2021; Programme Support, Finn Church Aid, 2020-2021; Pro­gramme Support, WWF, 2019-2021; Programme Support, Plan Finland, 2019-2021; Programme Support, Finnish Refugee Council, 2019-2020; Programme Support, World Vision Finland 2020-2021.

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    The data was collected from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs aggregate indicator ‘Number of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) partner­ships with education and research institutions and private sector actors’ from the reports of the following projects and actors: Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme, Finnpartnership, BEAM/Developing Markets Platform, Plan Finland, HEI-ICI.

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    The data was collected from aggregate indicator 'Number of enterprises trained on decent work standards and/or responsible business practices', from reports by the following projects and actors: Finnish Refugee Coun­cil, Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme, Finnpartnership business partnership programme, supporting the growth of Zambian SMEs, Fairtrade, Evaluation of interest-subsidy projects, Finnwatch. The number of trained companies is calculated annually. It is possible that the same company will appear in the figures for several years.

  • 34

    Un Women Global Output Indicator 2.4.2. 2019 result 5,964, 2020 result 6,808 and 2021 result 11,597. https://www.unwomen.org/en/execu­tive-board/strategic-plan/outcome-area-2

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    Project support, Deaconess Institute in Helsinki, Europe/Romaninaisten voimaa - Romanina (2020); Project support, Deaconess Institute in Hel­sinki, KOSOVO//Eteenpäin elämässä (EqE) (2020); Project Support, Children and Youth Foundation, SEN/Naatange art la (2020); Project Support, SOS Child Village Foundation, TAN/Women's and Children's Rights, Mufindi (2020); Project Support, Finnish YMCA, LIB/Syyrialaisten pakolaisten amk (2020); Project Support, Interpedia, NEP/Haavoittu­vassa asemassa olevat lapset (2021); Support for International Non-gov­ernmental Organisations (INGO), Hivos (2020); Support for Interna­tional Non-governmental Organisations (INGO), International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) (2019); Support for International Non-governmental Organisations (INGO) joint application round, International Service for Human Rights (2020); Support for International Non-governmental Organisations (INGO), World Organisa­tion against Torture (2021); Other multilateral help, Justice Rapid Response (2020); Programme support, Abilis Foundation (2021); Pro­gramme support, Fida International (2021); Programme support, Finn­ish Red Cross (2019); Programme support, International Solidarity Foundation (2021); Programme support, KiOS Foundation (2021); Pro­gramme support, Finn Church Aid (2021); Programme support, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Finland’s Fund (2021); Programme support, Plan Finland Foundation (2019); Programme support, Fairtrade (2021); Pro­gramme support, Siemenpuu Foundation for civil society (2021); Pro­gramme support, Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland SASK (2020); Programme support, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (2020); Pro­gramme support Finnish Refugee Council (2019, 2020, 2021); Pro­gramme support, World Vision Finland (2021); Programme support, Taksvärkki (2021); Programme support, Disability Partnership Finland (2020); United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, ARFICA/Projects coor­dinated by youth funds, programming period 2019-2020.As the pro­gramme/project assistance organisation partnerships usually last throughout a project/programme period, the number of organisations supported in partner countries has been calculated by including only the year for which the highest result has been reported. The sum of the results for different years are only added together for those organisa­tions where it has been explicitly mentioned that partner organisations are not the same.

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    BI Cofinancing programme UN University, MOZ/MPD-UEM Policy Research (2020); ICI cooperation Finnish Forest Research Institute TAN/IKI/LUKE INFORES (2019); Bilateral project, DEMO Finland, MOZ/ DEMO Strengthening Parliament (2020/2021); Bilateral project, Nether­lands Institute for Multiparty Democracy: MOZ/Natural resources govern­ance (2019); Bilateral project, TAN/PFP 2 (2020); Asian Development Fund, Additional funding, AsDF-13 (2021), Asian Development Fund, Additional funding, AsDF-12 (2019, 2020); UN University MOZ/UNU-WIDER IGM II (2021); Thematic assistance, UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO (2019, 2020).

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    UN Development Programme, KGZ/Legal sector support project (2019, 2020); UN Development Programme, TJK/Legal sector support project (2019, 2020); KiOS, programme assistance (2019, 2020, 2021); Finn­watch, project assistance, THA/burmalaiset siirtotyöntekijät voimaan­tuneet (2020); European Development Fund, additional funding (2019, 2020); UN Women, general funding (2019, 2020, 2021). Disaggregation has only been calculated from the results for which disaggregated data has been available.

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    Support for International Non-governmental Organisations (INGO), Hivos (2019, 2020); Support for International Non-governmental Organ­isations (INGO), DefendDefenders, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (2020, 2021); Support for International Non-governmental Organisations (INGO), International Commission of Jurists (2019, 2020); Support for International Non-governmental Organisations (INGO), International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association (2019, 2020); Support for International Non-gov­ernmental Organisations (INGO), International Service for Human Rights (2020, 2021); Support for International Non-governmental Organisations (INGO), Minority Rights Group International (2020); Sup­port for International Non-governmental Organisations (INGO), World Organisation against Torture (2019, 2020, 2021); Programme support, KiOS Foundation (2019, 2020, 2021); Programme support, Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland SASK (2019, 2020, 2021); Embassy of Fin­land, MDA/IJC/Media literacy, Moldova (2020); Embassy of Finland, MDA/SP/media support, Moldova (2020).

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    In 2018, the Action Plan had been drawn up in 60 countries, while at the end of 2021 the number was up to 86 countries. Un Women https://www. unwomen.org/en/executive-board/strategic-plan/outcome-area-5.

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    In addition, community-level peace-building is carried out by Fida Inter­national, World Vision, Save the Children, the Deaconess Foundation (reconciliation project) and the YMCA Finland (2250).

  • 41

    With Finland’s assistance, the Mines Advisory Group, Halo Trust, Danish Demining Group and the United Nations Mine Action Service have cleared 6.78 km2 of mines.

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    The data was collected from the following civil society organisations: Finnish Red Cross, 2019-2021, and World Vision Finland, 2020-2021.

  • 43

    The data was collected from the following civil society organisations: Finnish Red Cross, 2019-2020, and World Vision Finland, 2020-2021.

  • 44

    The data was collected from the following civil society organisations: Fida International, 2019-2021, and World Vision Finland, 2020-2021.

  • 45

    The data was collected from the following projects: Community led Accel­erated WASH in Ethiopia, Ethiopia, 2019-2020; Support to equitable access to quality water, basic sanitation and enhanced water resources management for the underserved communities in rural Kenya, Kenia, 2019-2020; Rural Village Water Resources Management Project Phase III, Nepal, 2019-2021; Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in West­ern Nepal Phase II, Nepal, 2019; UNICEF ONE WASH, Nepal, 2020-2021; WASH in Schools UNICEF, Afghanistan, 2019-2021.

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    Data kerätty seuraavista hankkeista: Support to equitable access to quality water, basic sanitation and enhanced water resources management for the underserved communities in rural Kenya, Kenia, 2019-2020; Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Western Nepal Phase II, Nepal, 2019; UNICEF ONE WASH, Nepal, 2020-2021; WASH in Schools UNICEF, Afganistan, 2019-2021.

  • 47

    The data was collected from the following projects: Support to equitable access to quality water, basic sanitation and enhanced water resources management for the underserved communities in rural Kenya, Kenya, 2019-2020; Rural Village Water Resources Management Project Phase III, Nepal, 2020-2021; UNICEF ONE WASH, Nepal, 2020-2021. 

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    The data was collected from the following actors: UNICEF, 2019-2021; European Regional Development Fund ERDF, new European beneficiaries, 2019-2020; World Bank/International Development Organisation IDA, 2019-2021; Asian Development Bank ADB, 2021; African Development Bank AfDB, 2019-2021. 

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    The data was collected from the following actors: UNICEF, 2019-2021; World Bank/International Development Association IDA, 2019-2021; Asian Development Bank ADB, 2021; African Development Bank AfDB, 2019-2021. 

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    UNICEF, UNICEF Development WASH, 2019-2021.

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    FAO/Forest and Farm Facility; Ecuador, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania, Zambia, Vietnam (2020-2021); Participatory Forestry Programme, Tan­zania (2019-2021); Forestry and Value Chains Development Programme, Tanzania (2020-2021); The Alternative Development Programme in Shan State, Myanmar (2019-2020); WWF; Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, East-Af­rica (2019-2021); FIDA International (2019-2021); Finnfund (2019- 2020).

  • 52

    FAO/Forest and Farm Facility; Ecuador, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania, Zambia, Vietnam (2020-2021); WWF; Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, East-Af­rica (2019-2021), Finnfund (2019-2020), UNIDO (2019-2021); Agro­business Induced Growth Programme in Amhara, Ethiopia (2019-2021).

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    WWF; Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, East Africa (2019-2021); FIDA Interna­tional (2019-2021); the International Solidarity Foundation (2019- 2021); Fairtrade (2020-2021); Siemenpuu Foundation; Brazil, Indone­sia, India (2019-2021).

  • 54

    Participatory Forestry Programme, Tanzania (2019-2021); Forestry and Value Chains Development Programme, Tanzania (2020-2021); Tree Outgrower Support Programme, Tanzania (2020); The Alternative Development Programme in Shan State, Myanmar (2019-2020); Agrobusiness Induced Growth Programme in Amhara, Ethiopia (2019-2021).

  • 55

    FAO/Forest and Farm Facility; Ecuador, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania, Zambia, Vietnam (2020-2021).

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      Finnfund (2019-2020).

  • 57

    GEF Corporate Scorecard June 2021; IFAD Development Effectiveness Report 2020.

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    European Commission Staff Working Document. Accompanying the document ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council 2021’. Annual Report on the Implementation of the European Union’s External Action Instruments in 2020.

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New initiative 

Generation Equality brings together parties promoting equality 

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  Generation Equality is the world's largest and most important campaign promoting gender equality, and Finland has been involved in its construction since 2021. Finland leads the Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality, whose main objectives include the prevention and elimination of gendered online violence as proposed by Finland. Finland has also made monetary commitments to the Generation Equality campaign, totalling approximately EUR 150 million.
Example of results 

Kyrgyzstan ratifies the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

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In 2019, Ravenstvo, a Kyrgyz organisation of women with disabilities achieved its goal when the Kyrgyz Republic ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which obliges signatory States to protect the rights of persons with disabilities. This success was the result of cooperation between Finnish and Central Asian disability activists, which began in the 1990s. Cooperation began with building a network of grassroots organisations of women with disabilities and strengthening their capacity in issues such as SRHR. Ravenstvo, a long-term partner of Disability Partnership Finland, Kynnys ry and the Abilis Foundation, led the long-term and systematic efforts of the local disability movement to promote accessibility and advocacy for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the country.  

Finland's efforts to exert influence have produced results 

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Finland is a leader in the work to change the EU's gender standards and structures with the European Commission. As a result of Finland's efforts to exert influence, this transformative approach was made a central part of the EU's gender action plan for 2021-2025. Finland is also a pioneer in country-level work: for example, in Nepal Finland has begun work together with UN Women to reform unequal social structures, and to combat gender-based violence with the help of storytelling.