Julia Benn

Name: Paris Peace Forum 2025
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International Forum on TOSSD

Head of Secretariat, International Forum on TOSSD

Description

Ms. Julia Benn is the Head of the Secretariat of the International Forum on Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD), which is an independent entity hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She is responsible for the strategic planning of the activities of the Forum Secretariat and reports to the Forum co-Chairs and Steering Group on all substantive matters. She oversees the Secretariat’s work on TOSSD methodology and to improve the quality, comparability, relevance, accessibility and user-friendliness of TOSSD data. With over thirty years of experience working on development co-operation and global affairs, Julia has devoted her career to development finance statistics and analysis, first in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, and then in the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, most recently in the International Forum on TOSSD. She holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Helsinki.