DECP's focus lies in the 36 partner countries identified by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which are :

Afghanistan	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Ethiopia	Kenya	Nicaragua	Sri Lanka
Albania	Burkina Faso	Georgia	Macedonia	Pakistan	Suriname
Armenia	Cape Verde	Ghana	Mali	Palestine Authority	Tanzania
Bangladesh	Colombia	Guatemala	Moldavia	Rwanda	Uganda
Benin	Egypt	Indonesia	Mongolia	Senegal	Vietnam
Bolivia	Eritrea	Jemen	Mozambique	South Africa	Zambia

This list was extended to include 4 fragile states: Congo, Kosovo, Burundi and Sudan. Also Afghanistan was added to the list.