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Switzerland and Bhutan reaffirm their close ties
08.03.2018
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Comunicado de prensa
EDA
During a working visit to Bern on Thursday, 8 March, President Alain Berset and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay reaffirmed the continuing close ties between their two countries. Up until ten years ago, Bhutan was a Swiss development cooperation priority country, but at the end of 2016 the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) ended its activities in the country. The official talks focused on prospects and opportunities under this new chapter in bilateral relations.
Switzerland and Afghanistan sign agreement on development cooperation and humanitarian aid
06.03.2018
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Comunicado de prensa
EDA
On 6 March 2018, Swiss Ambassador Thomas Kolly and Afghanistan's Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi signed a framework agreement in Kabul on technical and financial cooperation and humanitarian aid. This enhances the legal basis for cooperation between the two countries. Switzerland has been engaged in Afghanistan since the 1970s and has had a permanent presence there since 2002. Through the ongoing Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) programme, Switzerland supports Afghanistan's political and economic reform process and provides humanitarian aid.
Swiss expertise and innovation as tools of international cooperation
13.02.2018
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Comunicado de prensa
EDA
At this year’s annual press conference, the SDC unveiled the issues it will be focusing on in 2018 and discussed the importance of innovation for cooperation. The agency’s Director-General Manuel Sager took the opportunity to illustrate various ways in which the SDC co-opts Swiss experts and expertise onto development projects.
Fostering freedom of expression and strengthening civil society: the role of culture in development cooperation
09.02.2018
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Comunicado de prensa
EDA
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supports various projects in culture and the arts in partner countries because artists and culture professionals have an important role to play in shaping economic, social and cultural life. The exchange of ideas between artists from countries of the South and East and Switzerland is therefore the focus of 'CROSSROADS – International perspectives on culture, art and society', an event co-organised by the SDC and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia in Basel and Geneva from 8 to 10 February.
Perspectivas sostenibles para los jóvenes en África (en)
09.02.2018
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Artículo
DEZA
New financing mechanisms in international cooperation
18.01.2018
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Comunicado de prensa
EDA
The UN estimates that additional funds of USD 2.5 trillion a year will be needed until 2030 to achieve its development goals. On 18 January 2018, a conference in Zürich demonstrated new financing mechanisms, such as ‘Social Impact Bonds’ (SIB).
Off-the-radar humanitarian crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
12.01.2018
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Artículo
DEZA
Several provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fallen prey to violent clashes. Civilians are fleeing en masse to escape death, and the humanitarian needs are colossal. Given the deterioration in the situation, the SDC has stepped up its humanitarian response, allocating additional funds and expertise.
Switzerland increases its humanitarian presence in Syria
21.12.2017
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Comunicado de prensa
EDA
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has opened a humanitarian office in Damascus to improve access to those in need, and to monitor and coordinate projects more closely. Up to now, Switzerland mainly provided humanitarian aid to people in need through one of its representations in neighbouring countries. The humanitarian effort in connection with the Syria crisis is currently Switzerland's biggest humanitarian operation.
Switzerland and Bolivia seek closer cooperation on Bioceánico project
14.12.2017
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Comunicado de prensa
EDA
On Thursday, 14 December, President Doris Leuthard received Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma, who was paying a working visit to Bern. Discussions focused in particular on infrastructure, economic and trade relations, the rule of law and the SDC’s country programme on Bolivia. The two presidents were present at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two parties on cooperation on the Corredor Tren bioceánico project.
El compromiso de la COSUDE por el derecho a la educación
12.12.2017
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Artículo
DEZA
264 millones de niños y jóvenes en todo el mundo no tienen acceso a la educación. El informe mundial sobre educación 2017/18 de la UNESCO evalúa el modo en que los diferentes actores deben contribuir para cambiar esta situación. Sabina Handschin, experta en educación, explica en una entrevista lo que el informe significa para la COSUDE.
Hindu Kush-Himalaya: Unión de fuerzas contra los efectos del cambio climático
11.12.2017
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Artículo
DEZA
La región del Hindu Kush-Himalaya sufre intensamente las repercusiones del cambio climático. Para que la población local consiga adaptar su vida a las condiciones modificadas, la COSUDE da su apoyo al Centro internacional de investigación e intercambio de conocimiento ICIMOD, con sede en Katmandú (Nepal), el cual actúa de plataforma para ocho países de la región en la evolución e implementación de nuevos enfoques en el ámbito del desarrollo sostenible de las zonas montañosas.
Los derechos humanos en el centro de la lucha contra la pobreza y de las intervenciones humanitarias
10.12.2017
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Artículo
DEZA
Con motivo del Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, el 10 de diciembre de 2017, la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE) hace el balance de su compromiso en materia de derechos humanos. COSUDE trabaja con un enfoque basado en derechos que pone el ser humano y sus derechos en el centro de cada de sus intervenciones. Este enfoque promueve la rendición de cuentas de los que tienen la obligación de respectar, proteger y realizar los derechos humanos. Al mismo tiempo este enfoque conciencia y empodera a los titulares de derechos