Appointed by the Government for its four-year term of office, the Development Policy Committee is the only body monitoring and evaluating Finnish development cooperation and policy on a systematic and broad basis.

Annual Reports

DPC report: Democracy needs strengthening everywhere

Development Policy Committee’s message to government-formation negotiators in 2023: New government must strengthen Finland’s global responsibility and impact

A HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO FINNISH DEVELOPMENT POLICY – Tense times demand a more ambitious direction

A HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO FINNISH DEVELOPMENT POLICY – Tense times demand a more ambitious direction

Press release: Analysis by the Development Policy Committee: Finland’s development policy needs a more ambitious human rights based approach

DPC Statement to the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs 18 October 2022

DPC Statement: Sustainable development investment from Finland to least-developed countries need clear criteria and encouraging examples

Sustainable Development Financing in Crisis – Finnish SDG-aligned investments in developing countries

Annual report 2019

Annual report 2018