MIRE+ assistance to victims of violence: from emergency to early recovery.
15.09.2025
- 31.10.2027
In Colombia, violence against civilians by armed groups has once again increased, despite many peace efforts. To help people who are directly affected, Switzerland provides immediate assistance to families in urgent need and also supports them in rebuilding their lives step by step, so they are better prepared for the future. An important part of the project is that more and more of the aid is delivered through local Colombian organizations, ensuring that the support is close to the people and adapted to their reality and that response capacities remain in place for the future. This work complements Switzerland’s broader efforts for peace and development in Colombia.
Colombia: UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Peacebuilding MPTF (phase 4)
01.07.2025
- 30.06.2027
Colombia’s “United Nations Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Peacebuilding” is a tripartite mechanism between the Government of Colombia, the United Nations, and more than 15 donors to support the implementation of the 2016 Colombian peace agreement between the government and Colombia’s former mayor rebel group. Its continued implementation is crucial to sustain peace, stability and human rights for the benefit of vulnerable communities in former conflict affected regions. Switzer-land’s contribution to the MPTF is a critical part of its comprehensive peace agenda to Colombia.
Extraordinary Additional Allocation of SDC Funding (Asia-Americas Division) in 2025 to ICRC Operations in Myanmar, Colombia, Haiti
01.01.2025
- 31.12.2025
SDC funding to ICRC operations allows the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to respond proactively and to provide immediate protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises.
COL: Contribution to Colombia’s Humanitarian Fund led by UNOCHA
07.11.2024
- 31.12.2025
In Colombia, protracted armed conflicts, increasing impacts of climate change, intense migratory influxes, persistent high poverty rates, and limited institutional capacity in peripheral areas continue to drive humanitarian needs. In this context, the Colombia Humanitarian Fund, a multi-donor fund lead by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), aims to provide targeted humanitarian responses to conflict affected people and migrants with the enhanced engagement of local actors and structures.
Contributions to WFP protracted crises Country Strategic Plans in 2024
01.01.2024
- 31.12.2024
The World Food Programme (WFP) is one of Switzerland’s key multilateral partners due to its unique double mandate of "saving lives" and "changing lives" around food security. The WFP Strategic Plan 2022-2025 lays out the overall objectives in order to eradicate hunger. Contributing to WFP programmes in selected countries with protracted humanitarian needs allows Switzerland to achieve the humanitarian and development goals defined in its Strategy on International Cooperation for 2021-2024.
Contributions 2024 to ICRC Country Programs in protracted crises
01.01.2024
- 31.12.2024
The ICRC is the most important partner of SDC in the humanitarian field. About one third of the SDC Humanitarian Aid budget is allocated to the ICRC. The contribution of CHF 56 million to ICRC country programs reflects Switzerland’s interest to have a strong ICRC throughout the world and to contribute to alleviate the suffering of people affected by conflicts.
Contribution to UNHCR Programme Budget 2023-2024 (earmarked)
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2024
UNHCR is one of Switzerland’s key multilateral partners due to its unique mandate by the General Assembly of United Nations to provide protection and assistance to refugees, asylum seekers, refugee returnees, and stateless persons. The strategic direction 2022-26 concretise the overall mandate of UNHCR for the upcoming years. Contributing to these directions allows Switzerland to achieve in particular the human development goal defined in the Dispatch to Parliament on International Cooperation for 2021-24.
Allocation of SDC Funding (Asia, Latin America and Caribbean Division) in 2023 to ICRC Operations in Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2023
SDC funding to ICRC operations allows the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to respond proactively and to provide immediate protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises.
Regional Protection and Migration Programme
01.05.2022
- 31.03.2026
Latin America faces the second largest forced displacement crisis in the world with 7.1 million people forcibly displaced from Venezuela, Central America, the Caribbean and other continents. 6.2 million more are displaced in their own country. Persons in human mobility need protection against gender-based violence, exploitation and exclusion. In Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, Switzerland addresses causes and consequences of displacement, providing aid, striving for integration and supporting actors to protect the most vulnerable.
Contributions to OCHA Field Operations in 2022
01.01.2022
- 31.12.2022
OCHA's mission is to coordinate the global emergency response, to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. OCHA advocates for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all, in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in sudden-onset disasters and protracted crises. It is responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent and timely response to emergencies. Therefore, SDC seeks to provide support to OCHA field and regional offices in relevant humanitarian contexts, in line with SDC geographic and thematic priorities.
ICRC Operations Appeals 2022: Allocation 2022 - Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti
01.01.2022
- 31.12.2022
SDC funding to ICRC operations allows the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to respond proactively and to provide immediate protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises.
2022 Annual Allocation to WFP Country Strategic Plans - Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador
01.01.2022
- 31.12.2022
Against historic levels of food security due to conflicts, climate change and COVID-19, Switzerland supports annually in 28 SDC priority countries operations of the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide humanitarian and development assistance. It funds indistinctively Country Strategy Plans, incorporating all WFP programmes or projects, based on affected population needs and potential synergies with other local partners, especially national governments and civil society.
