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.

Analysis, statements and press releases

The Development Policy Committee’s guidelines on the role of the private sector in Finnish development policy

  Sustainable development emphasises the role of the private sector. The private […]

Statement by the Development Policy Committee: Cuts in development cooperation will undermine results and tarnish Finland's image abroad

2 September 2015 Finnish development cooperation is facing the steepest cuts in […]

Development policy needs a permanent base and clear objectives

14 April 2015 A development policy programme that changes with each Government’s […]