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Switzerland promotes the private sector in the South Caucasus and Ukraine

09.05.2014 — Press release EDA
For more than 20 years, Switzerland has been supporting economic and political reform processes in the South Caucasus and Ukraine with the aim of strengthening democracy and promoting the development of social market economies. At the Annual Conference on Swiss Cooperation with Eastern Europe, which was held on 9 May 2014 in Lucerne, SDC and SECO programme officers and guests from Switzerland and abroad discussed Switzerland's cooperation activities with a focus on private sector development.



Water management: a major challenge in Mongolia

07.05.2014 — Artículo DEZA

On 4 March 2014, the Water Resources Group, an organisation supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC, published a detailed analytical report on the causes of water scarcity and pollution in Mongolia. A steering committee, drawn from all of the parties concerned, is to be set up and tasked with identifying solutions to the problems that have been raised. A spotlight on the discussions taking place as Switzerland marks ten years of development cooperation in Mongolia.


The Federal Council takes steps to re-launch discussions with the EU on Switzerland’s participation in EU programmes and market access

30.04.2014 — Press release EDA
The Federal Council wishes to re-launch negotiations and discussions on Switzerland’s participation in framework programmes and market access. To that end it approved a declaration envisaging a number of measures. These include a solution to the admission under quotas of Croatian citizens to the Swiss labour market. In addition, the Federal Council confirmed the enlargement contribution for Croatia.


Switzerland steps up its commitment to the world

30.04.2014 — Press release EDA
Switzerland is to continue its support for the poorest developing countries as part of its International Cooperation. The Federal Council decided on 30 April 2014 to allocate an additional CHF 1.32 billion between the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) and the African Development Fund (ADF). Part of these funds will be used for debt reduction measures.




«La personalidad de Nelson Mandela y la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2010 reforzaron nuestra unidad».

25.04.2014 — Artículo DEZA

Entrevista a Nomfundo Mbuli, responsable de programa en la Oficina de cooperación de la COSUDE en Sudáfrica.

Sudáfrica celebró hace veinte años sus primeras elecciones democráticas poniendo fin al régimen del Apartheid. Desde entonces, la COSUDE ha ayudado al país a reconstruirse. Muchos proyectos se vieron coronados por el éxito hasta el punto de que fueron extendidos a la región de África austral. Colaboradora de la Oficina de cooperación de Pretoria desde 2001, Nomfundo Mbuli hace una retrospectiva del camino recorrido por su país desde 1994 y del rol desempeñado por Suiza.


Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: first high-level meeting on progress since Busan

15.04.2014 — Press release EDA
From 15 to 16 April 2014, a Swiss delegation headed by the SDC director-general, Martin Dahinden, will take part in the first high-level meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. The participants will discuss progress achieved in the implementation of the measures determined in 2011 in the South Korean city of Busan to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of development cooperation. At the meeting Switzerland will advocate in particular for greater ownership on the part of the individual partner countries, a more results-oriented approach, comprehensive partnerships, transparency, and mutual accountability.


«Se han de efectuar cambios tanto en los países donantes como en los países receptores»

14.04.2014 — Artículo DEZA

Los países donantes de la cooperación internacional al desarrollo quieren mejorar la eficacia de su ayuda. Para ello, se reunirán en México del 15 al 16 de abril de 2014 representantes de dichos países con motivo de la primera conferencia del nuevo Partenariado Global para la Eficacia de la Cooperación al Desarrollo («High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation»). El Director de la COSUDE, Martín Dahinden, encabezará la delegación suiza en México. En esta entrevista, explica de qué tratará la reunión y qué cambios se han producido en los últimos años tanto en la cooperación internacional como en la cooperación suiza al desarrollo.


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