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Conferencia regional para reflexionar sobre las secuelas del tifón Haiyan

09.07.2014 — Artículo DEZA

Después de la concesión de una ayuda de urgencia y del apoyo otorgado a la reconstrucción, Suiza ha respaldado al gobierno de Filipinas en la organización de una conferencia regional sobre la prevención de catástrofes naturales y sobre las acciones a emprender en relación con el desastre causado por el tifón Haiyan. La conferencia ha dado lugar a un nuevo marco de referencia para la prevención, la preparación y la reacción a las grandes catástrofes.


Switzerland and IGAD sign framework agreement on partnership and cooperation

04.07.2014 — Press release EDA
The Swiss ambassador in Ethiopia, Andrea Semadeni, and the executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Mahboub Maalim, have signed a framework agreement on partnership and cooperation between Switzerland and IGAD today in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which comes into force with today's signing, provides for increased cooperation between Switzerland and IGAD in the Horn of Africa in food security, migration, peace and security, as well as in the field of science.


Switzerland promotes tourism in Slovakia

03.07.2014 — Artículo EB

The high point of a regional development project in Slovakia was the official opening of a tourist information centre on 28 June 2014. The centre is located in the Slovak Paradise (Slovenský raj) National Park, which attracts some 700,000 visitors every year.  The aim of the project is to promote tourism in this high potential region and to create jobs and opportunities for the local people.



Campesinos de diversos horizontes se dan cita en Suiza

27.06.2014 — Artículo DEZA

Con motivo del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar, el 27 de junio de 2014 tuvo lugar una jornada de conferencias en el Instituto Agrícola de Grangeneuve, en el cantón de Friburgo. Este acontecimiento, cofinanciado por la COSUDE, brindó la oportunidad a campesinos de diversos países de intercambiar informaciones en un ambiente cordial. El programa también incluyó varias visitas a granjas suizas, que fueron el colofón de una campaña de información lanzada en Facebook.und lehrreichen Austausch zwischen Bauern aus verschiedenen Ländern. Zum Programm gehörten auch Besuche auf mehreren Schweizer Bauernhöfen, als Fortsetzung einer auf Facebook lancierten Informationskampagne.


Swiss humanitarian demining success in Mozambique

27.06.2014 — Press release EDA
Switzerland contributed significantly to demining the province of Maputo, Mozambique, declared "free of mines" on 21 March 2014. This success will allow the inhabitants of the decontaminated zones to return to work in their fields without fear. At the same time it was taking action in the field, Switzerland also took part in the Review Conference of the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines in Maputo from 23 to 27 June 2014.



Switzerland increases its financial contribution to UNICEF and UNFPA

25.06.2014 — Press release EDA
The Federal Council is increasing its financial contribution to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In its meeting of 25 June 2014, the government decided to increase its annual core contribution to UNICEF for 2014, 2015 and 2016 from CHF 20 million to CHF 22 million. The amount donated to UNFPA will increase from CHF 14 million to CHF 16 million per year for the same period. The Federal Council decision will help these organisations to fulfil their important mandates and takes account of the express will of the Swiss Parliament which increased the framework credit for international development cooperation for the 2013–2016 period.


2013 Annual Report on Switzerland

23.06.2014 — Press release EDA
The 2013 Annual Report on Switzerland's International Cooperation has been published. Published jointly by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the annual report presents the main results of Switzerland's efforts to combat poverty and global risks. The report is for the first time structured around the five strategic goals of Switzerland's international cooperation.


Federal Council presents concept for implementing the new article on immigration

20.06.2014 — Press release EDA
On Friday, the Federal Council approved the concept for implementing the new article of the Federal Constitution on immigration. The concept outlines how the Federal Council will set the quantitative limits and quotas for controlling migration to Switzerland from February 2017. The Federal Council will base its decision not only on the needs reported by the cantons, but also on the analyses of an advisory committee. Social partners will also be consulted. Quotas will apply to all types of permit valid for four months or more. To meet the needs of the labour market, it is planned to foster and exploit the potential of the workforce already available in Switzerland. The proposals are set out in the Federal Council's concept for implementing the new provisions of the Constitution on immigration. In the concept, which it approved on Friday, the Federal Council lays down important benchmarks for the draft legislation due to follow at the end of year.


Suizos movilizados en ayuda de las poblaciones desplazadas de Sudán del Sur

18.06.2014 — Artículo DEZA

Andrea Cippa, Barbara Egger Maldonado, Arnold Egli y Dominique Reinecke han trabajado durante varios meses en 2013 y 2014 al servicio de ACNUR o del Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) en Sudán del Sur y en Etiopía. Tienen en común pertenecer al Cuerpo Suizo de Ayuda Humanitaria (CSA) y haber trabajado por mejorar las condiciones de vida de los desplazados y refugiados de la región. De regreso de su misión, relatan sus respectivas experiencias laborales.


"Humans must remain at the centre of the fight against desertification"

11.06.2014 — Artículo DEZA

On 17 June 2014, the SDC will co-organise a public conference in Geneva to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The speakers will address the role of ecosystems in this context. Yves Guinand, programme officer within the Food Security Section of the SDC, will present Switzerland's position at the event.

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