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Federal Council report on Switzerland

30.05.2014 — Press release EDA
The Federal Council has adopted a report about Switzerland’s efforts to promote health and sex education in developing countries to combat HIV/AIDS and the boom in demographic growth in response to a postulate submitted by National Councillor Doris Fiala in 2013. The report sets out Switzerland's contribution to sexual and reproductive health, especially in the context of the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.


Federal Council report on Switzerland

28.05.2014 — Press release EDA
The Federal Council has adopted a report about Switzerland’s efforts to promote health and sex education in developing countries to combat HIV/AIDS and the boom in demographic growth in response to a postulate submitted by National Councillor Doris Fiala in 2013. The report sets out Switzerland's contribution to sexual and reproductive health, especially in the context of the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.


Federal Council submits to Parliament dispatch on enlargement contribution to Croatia

28.05.2014 — Press release EDA
The Federal Council has submitted to Parliament its dispatch on the approval of a framework credit for an enlargement contribution of CHF 45 million to Croatia. Switzerland's commitment in Croatia is in keeping with the policy it has pursued in recent years with regard to the countries of Eastern Europe to support them in their modernisation efforts. This policy is in Switzerland's economic interests, and not only strengthens relations with these countries, but also helps to create jobs. The Federal Council had announced the framework credit on 30 April 2014, when a corresponding addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the EU was adopted. Parliament has yet to approve the contribution. The money should then be committed to specific projects in Croatia by the end of May 2017.


Switzerland and China intensify cooperation in the area of water management

27.05.2014 — Press release EDA
Switzerland and China are particularly severely affected by the impacts of climate change on water management. For this reason, they are extending their cooperation in this area. Representatives of both countries have signed a corresponding agreement at a high-level meeting in Crans- Montana. Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard and the Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources Hu Siyi highlighted the importance of this cooperation.


Switzerland sends more experts to flooded areas of Serbia and of Bosnia and Herzegovina

25.05.2014 — Press release EDA
To help deal with the consequences of the devastating floods in the Balkans, Swiss Humanitarian Aid has deployed additional experts from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) to the affected regions. Moreover, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has allocated an additional CHF 300,000 for immediate action.


Switzerland sends relief aid to Serbia and to Bosnia and Herzegovina

23.05.2014 — Press release EDA
In response to the severe flooding in various regions of the Western Balkans, Switzerland is sending an initial delivery of relief aid comprising instruments for treating and distributing drinking water to the disaster zone. In addition, the teams of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA), which have been in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the beginning of this week, will be reinforced with additional personnel.


Insights into Switzerland

21.05.2014 — Press release EDA
As a mountainous country, Switzerland has a long tradition of coping with natural hazards such as floods, avalanches and landslides. As part of the Economic and Environmental Forum of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP), the government of the Canton of Valais organised two field visits that offered around 120 OSCE representatives insights into Switzerland's integrated risk management and promoted cooperation among states.


Switzerland commits an additional CHF 4.5 million for South Sudan

20.05.2014 — Press release EDA
Switzerland has allocated an additional CHF 4.5 million for the victims of the crisis in South Sudan. This was announced on Tuesday at a conference of donor countries held in Oslo. Switzerland’s overall financial commitment to humanitarian aid for this country in the Horn of Africa will amount to CHF 18 million in 2014.


«Con el tiempo hemos evolucionado hacia una gestión integrada de los riesgos»

19.05.2014 — Artículo DEZA

Cerca de 150 delegados de la Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa (OSCE) se reunirán en Montreux el 20 de mayo para hablar de la prevención de los riesgos naturales, por invitación de la presidencia suiza de la OSCE. El día siguiente, se propondrá una jornada de visitas sobre el terreno en el cantón de Valais, durante la cual Suiza presentará su experiencia en la materia. Eric Bardou, por su doble condición de miembro del Cuerpo Suizo de Ayuda Humanitaria (CSA) e ingeniero hidrólogo del Centro de Investigación del Medio Ambiente Alpino (CREALP) en Valais, es una de las personas clave en cuanto se refiere a la organización de las visitas sobre el terreno.


50 years of diplomatic relations, 10 years of development cooperation: Switzerland and Mongolia celebrate a double jubilee

19.05.2014 — Press release EDA
In 2014, Switzerland and Mongolia celebrate their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of Swiss development cooperation in Mongolia. To mark this occasion SDC director Martin Dahinden will travel to Ulaanbaatar from 20 to 22 May where he will meet high-level government representatives and represent Switzerland at the official celebrations.


«Hacemos todo lo que es posible»

16.05.2014 — Artículo DEZA

Ingeniero de profesión, Henri Stalder es miembro del Cuerpo Suizo de Ayuda Humanitaria (CSA) desde 2002. Como tal, ha participado en misiones organizadas por la Ayuda Humanitaria Suiza en varios países. Destacado en Siria desde enero de 2014, Henri Stalder fue puesto a disposición del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (ACNUR) donde dirige el sector «Refugios» que provee refugios de emergencia a las poblaciones desplazadas y rehabilita edificios dañados por la guerra. Henri Stalder personifica el apoyo brindado por Suiza a las víctimas del conflicto. Testimonio recogido en mayo de 2014.


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