Response of Finnish Development Policy and Cooperation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The purpose of the Assessment of the Response of Finnish Development Policy and Cooperation
to the COVID-19 Pandemic was to enhance the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) ability to
respond and adapt development policy and cooperation and humanitarian assistance in
crisis situations by learning from its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The main objective of the assessment was to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
and threats of the management of Finnish development policy and cooperation and humanitarian
assistance in view of the COVID-19 response and to document them. Based on the related findings, the assessment drew conclusions and made recommendations for future management of
development policy and cooperation and humanitarian assistance with a view of maximizing the
ability to respond to sudden crises.