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President to attend Francophonie Summit in Antananarivo before travelling to Kuwait

22.11.2016 — EDA
The Francophonie Summit is the highest-level gathering of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) taking place on 26 and 27 November in the Madagascan capital, Antananarivo. The theme of the summit is ‘Shared growth and responsible development: conditions for stability in the world and in the French-speaking area’. President Johann N. Schneider-Ammann will be representing Switzerland at the summit, which takes place every two years. The president will then travel to Kuwait, where he has been invited to pay a state visit.


Research and innovation as drivers in achieving the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals

10.11.2016 — Press release EDA
With the 2030 Agenda the international community has set 17 sustainable development goals, to be achieved by 2030, bringing together poverty eradication and sustainable development under one umbrella for the first time ever. Research and innovation play a key role, both in the design of measures and in achieving these goals. Stakeholders from science, development and politics gathered together to explore the best ways of achieving them at the second Research Fair on 9 November 2016 at the SDC's head office in Bern.


“An idea for the future, perhaps...” – youthful interest and insight on display during Future Day at the FDFA

10.11.2016 — EDA
Over 60 children and young people visited the FDFA today – Switzerland’s National Future Day – to learn about the department’s work and see the place where their parents, godparents or people they know work. The morning culminated in a meeting with Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, who showed them the Federal Council chamber and answered numerous questions (the sea of happy faces prompting him to describe the ‘Bundeshaus’ (Federal Palace) as a ‘buntes Haus’ (‘colourful palace’)). In the afternoon, the youngsters were able to explore the FDFA’s work in greater depth at a number of workshops.


La investigación al servicio del desarrollo sostenible

Los visitantes de la Feria de la investigación paseándose y realizando intercambios en los distintos estands.

09.11.2016 — Artículo DEZA

La investigación y la innovación son factores importantes para reducir la pobreza y los riesgos globales. En colaboración con la Comisión para asociaciones de investigación con los países en desarrollo, la COSUDE ha organizado una segunda Feria de la investigación el 9 de noviembre de 2016 en Berna. Esta feria es una oportunidad de intercambio entre ciencia, política y prácticas con motivo de la aplicación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.


Visit of the Kosovar Minister of Foreign Affairs: focus on stability

Didier Burkhalter and the Kosovar Minister of Foreign Affairs.

09.11.2016 — Press release EDA
Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Didier Burkhalter, received today his Kosovar counterpart Enver Hoxhaj in Bern as part of an official visit. The two ministers addressed a number of questions related to the close bilateral relations between Switzerland and Kosovo, specifically from the perspective of the two countries' mutual interests in migration and development cooperation. The agenda also featured both the regional context – relations with neighbouring states and the normalisation of relations with Serbia – and international and multilateral issues.


Didier Burkhalter in Tunisia to reaffirm ties of friendship and gauge the joint work still to be done

Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter sitting on a sofa talking to Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui.

08.11.2016 — Press release EDA
Reaffirming and strengthening already close ties by launching the first political consultations between Switzerland and Tunisia, demonstrating Switzerland’s solidarity towards a country in transition and visiting Swiss cooperation projects: these were the main objectives of the visit to Tunis on Tuesday by Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, who had meetings with President Beji Caid Essebi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui.



El compromiso de los municipios albaneses en favor de la gestión de residuos

Dos personas se ocupan de los residuos de papel y cartón en el centro de reciclaje de un municipio albanés.

04.11.2016 — Artículo DEZA

Con el fin de proteger el medio ambiente y sus recursos, la COSUDE trabaja junto a varios municipios de Albania en pro de la gestión de residuos. El proyecto implica una gran responsabilidad, no solo por parte de los municipios sino también de los ciudadanos, quienes son alentados a modificar sus hábitos. Además, beneficia a la vez a los habitantes y a las empresas, emergiendo para estas un mercado lucrativo.


Federal Council explores feasibility of limited expansion of cooperation with Eritrea

02.11.2016 — Press release EDA
According to a report adopted by the Federal Council during its session on 2 November 2016, ten years after Switzerland discontinued international aid to Eritrea, Switzerland will explore, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the possibility of relaunching development programmes in this country. What is envisaged at this early stage is not to reopen a cooperation office in Eritrea but the possibility of carrying out pilot projects with a limited budget (CHF 2 million per year) aimed at improving prospects for young people in the country itself through job creation and vocational education and training measures.



Opening of the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation

25.10.2016 — Press release EDA
The Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation, in Geneva, has been opened on 25 October 2016 under the patronage of Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter. The Centre is being launched jointly by the heads of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.


Peace, development and migration at heart of discussions between the Foreign Minister of Mali Abdoulaye Diop and Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali, Abdoulaye Diop, and the head of Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Didier Burkhalter, during a working visit to Bern. © FDFA

25.10.2016 — Press release EDA
On Tuesday 25 October, the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Didier Burkhalter, received the Foreign Minister of Mali, Abdoulaye Diop, in Bern for an official visit. “Relations between Switzerland and Mali are characterised by a long-standing friendship and also by convergent current interests in terms of security, development and migration,” said Mr Burkhalter. He added that Switzerland will pursue its engagement with Mali in development, humanitarian aid and peace promotion in a coordinated manner. He went on to underline the two countries’ mutual interest in ensuring that development projects are carried out taking migration and security interests into account.

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