The FDFA calls for an immediate end to the acts of violence which are intensifying the suffering of the civil population. The Humanitarian Aid of the Confederation is ready to reinforce its support...
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The FDFA is concerned about the catastrophic situation in Zimbabwe
The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is very concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe which has seriously deteriorated with the outbreak of a cholera epidemic. The...
Aide au développement de la Suisse - Statistiques 2007
La coopération au développement et l'aide humanitaire suisses sont présentes depuis plus de quarante ans dans divers pays du Sud et de l'Est. Dans le cadre de l'aide au développement, la ...
El sistema de las Naciones Unidas y Suiza evalúan daños de emergencia en Honduras
El Gobierno de Honduras decretó estado de emergencia el 19 de octubre, debido a un sistema de lluvias prolongadas. Seg=FAn la Comisión Permanente de Contingencia de Honduras (COPECO), el desastre...
Myanmar + 1 more
Post-Nargis emergency relief in Myanmar (August 2008)
Humanitarian Aid support The SDC’s Humanitarian Aid Department provided emergency relief to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. The priority needs of the 2.4 million people directly affected...
Georgia + 3 more
CHF 9 million for aid to the Caucasus and for overcoming the worldwide food crisis
The Federal Council has approved an additional credit of CHF 9 million as aid to the Caucasus (CHF 2m) and for direct humanitarian aid programmes plus contributions to the World Food Programme (CHF...
Donors, the UN and AIN condemn attacks on UN and CARE offices
We condemn the recent explosions at the offices of Care Nepal in Janakpur, and the International Organisation of Migration in Jhapa, as acts that will only serve to deny peace and development to the...
Kosovo donors' conference: Swiss support to be increased
The European Commission has organised a conference in Brussels on Friday, 11 July 2008, for the various countries and organisations which currently provide funding for Kosovo. Switzerland is...
Switzerland's International Cooperation Annual Report 2007
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) The SDC is the Swiss agency mandated to carry out international cooperation activities. As part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs...
Rapport Annuel de la Coopération Internationale de la Suisse 2007
Direction du développement et de la coopération (DDC) La DDC est l'agence suisse chargée de la coopération internationale. Elle est rattachée au Dépar-tement fédéral des affaires étrangères (DFAE)...
China + 1 more
Natural disasters in Myanmar and Sichuan: Emergency relief and prevention, Switzerland's two trump cards
On two recent occasions, Swiss Humanitarian Aid once again proved its availability and effectiveness, intervening simultaneously after two particularly lethal disasters: the cyclone Nargis in...
The fight against malaria: Accolade for SDC partner institute in Tanzania
The Tanzania-based Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre has been awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for its contribution to combating malaria. Since 1997, the SDC has supported the IHRDC...
Mozambique water project receives international award
The Water and Sanitation Project in Cabo Delgado which improves water supply systems and access to water in rural districts in Mozambique has won the international Energy Globe Award 2007 in the...
Swiss tents for China
The FDFA's Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) are sending more than 1,000 tents to the earthquake-struck region of China. On 12 May 2008, an earthquake...
Aid for China following the earthquake in Sichuan province
Switzerland is deeply moved by the terrible earthquake which hit the Chinese province of Sichuan on Monday 12 May, in which according to provisional estimates at least 15 000 people have died,...
Swiss emergency supplies for Myanmar
A cargo plane chartered by the Swiss Confederation's Humanitarian Aid takes off this Wednesday for Yangon, where it is expected to land on the morning of Thursday, 15 May. A total of six Swiss...
Swiss assistance to Myanmar
The FDFA's Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is stepping up its assistance for victims of tropical cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. On 2 May 2008, this cyclone left a trail of utter...
La Suisse vient en aide au Myanmar
La première représentante de la Direction du développement et de la coopération (DDC) du DFAE est arrivée au Myanmar aujourd'hui. Elle s'attache, en collaboration avec des partenaires sur place, à...
Switzerland sends emergency relief to Myanmar
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has released an initial funding package of CHF 500,000 for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the Swiss Red Cross has set aside CHF...
Rising food prices: what is the SDC doing?
Rising prices for staple foods are undermining food security and social peace worldwide, leading to civil unrest in over forty countries. The SDC has taken steps to mitigate tensions through urgent...