Helsinki Process

The Helsinki Process on Globalisation and Democracy was jointly initiated by Finland and Tanzania as a result of the Helsinki Conference of December 2002.
The inspiration for the conference came from the collaboration of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and a number of Southern and Northern civil society actors. One of the most prominent ideas brought forth from the conference was to see how the energy and commitment of various actors could be further synthesised and brought behind the implementation of the Millennium Declaration.

The First Phase of the Helsinki Process culminated in the Helsinki Conference of September 2005 - entitled Mobilising Political Will - which discussed selected proposals of the Helsinki Group and Tracks as well as how to mobilise the political will and resources required to implement these and other commitments agreed on by the international community, such as those outlined in the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals.
The Second Phase of the Helsinki Process culminated in a Review Meeting to was held at the end of 2007.