94 tons of relief goods for the people of Venezuela
In an interview, Manuel Bessler, Head of Humanitarian Aid, explains how Switzerland organises the transport of urgently needed medical aid supplies to Venezuela.
Innovative partnerships with the private sector to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Smallholder farms scale up production with support from the ABC Fund, which was established by IFAD and is managed by a company based in Geneva. It is precisely this form of innovative partnership that Switzerland’s international cooperation strategy seeks to promote.
Inclusion and education: 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report
UNESCO launches its 2020 education monitoring report on the theme of inclusion in education. This long-standing issue is a key concern of SDC projects.
Annual Report on Switzerland's International Cooperation 2019
The main focus of Switzerland's international cooperation in 2019 was on environmental issues, basic education and vocational skills development, and cooperation with the private sector and the health sector.
Swiss development cooperation will become more focused, making it more effective. This is reflected in Switzerland's new international cooperation strategy for 2021–24.
Tech4Good: effective partnerships with the private sector and academia
Through close cooperation with the scientific community and the private sector, the SDC exploits the full potential of new technologies for poverty reduction.
The principles, tasks, objectives and focus of Switzerland’s international cooperation are set out in the Federal Council’s 2017–2020 Dispatch to Parliament.
