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Switzerland hosts the international conference on disaster risk reduction in Geneva
21.05.2013
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Press release
EDA
Natural and man-made disasters are occurring with increasing frequency. To alleviate suffering, preparedness is becoming ever more important. Switzerland is currently hosting, from 19 to 23 May 2012, the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva. The President of the Confederation, Ueli Maurer, opened the conference. It is being chaired by the director-general of the SDC, Martin Dahinden. About 2,500 specialists from around the world have travelled to Geneva for the event, which is organised by UNISDR, the United Nations agency for disaster risk reduction. The main aims of the conference are to strengthen disaster risk reduction in development aid and to consider future policy following the expiry of the Hyogo Framework for Action in 2015.
Information on the Swiss Enlargement Contribution (flyer)
20.05.2013
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Artículo
DEZA
May 2013
New flyer «The Swiss Enlargement Contribution - Switzerland’s contribution to reducing the social and economic disparities in the enlarged European Union»
Information on the Swiss Enlargement Contribution (flyer)
20.05.2013
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Artículo
EB
May 2013
New flyer „The Swiss Enlargement Contribution - Switzerland’s contribution to reducing the social and economic disparities in the enlarged European Union”
Annual Report 2012 SECO/SDC on Switzerland's contribution to EU enlargement
17.05.2013
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Artículo
DEZA
Activities 2012
On 14 June 2012 the commitment period for Switzerland’s enlargement contribution for the EU-10 came to an end. During this time, Switzerland approved 210 projects with the partner countries. With that, Switzerland’s contribution of one billion francs to the EU-10 has been fully committed. As of the end of 2012, 11 projects had been completed. For Bulgaria and Romania, the commitment period ends in December 2014.
Entrevista a Lucas Riegger, consejero regional para asuntos humanitarios en Malí
15.05.2013
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Artículo
DEZA
«Un contexto revuelto y un equipo que se adapta»
Un año después de la crisis alimentaria y de la toma de los territorios del norte del país por grupos armados en Malí, el balance humanitario es crítico y los efectos de esta situación se dejan sentir en toda la región. Presente en este país desde hace 35 años, la COSUDE ha tenido que adaptarse a estas sucesivas crisis. Desde mediados de febrero de 2013, Lucas Riegger, miembro del Cuerpo Suizo de Ayuda Humanitaria, apoya las actividades de la Oficina de cooperación de la COSUDE (OFCO). Anteriormente, estaba basado en Dakar, Senegal, como delegado de la Ayuda humanitaria acerca del Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA)
Entrevista con Annemarie Sancar, asesora en política de igualdad de género de la COSUDE
15.05.2013
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Artículo
DEZA
Berna, 17 de abril de 2013
Las desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres socavan la sociedad en su conjunto y constituyen un gran obstáculo para el desarrollo. Desde hace diez años, la COSUDE lleva a cabo una política que integra la cuestión del género de manera transversal en todos sus programas.
The Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a working visit to Switzerland
14.05.2013
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Press release
EDA
The Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina will make a four-day working visit to Switzerland from 14 to 17 May 2013. It will get to know Switzerland's federal model as an inspiration for constitutional reform and the future-oriented political development of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Interview with Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS during his visit to Bern on 13 May 2013
13.05.2013
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Artículo
DEZA
«We can bring the AIDS epidemic to an end»
Worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS have made remarkable progress in recent years, and the experts are even looking forward to bringing the epidemic to an end. Much remains to be done, however, particularly as far as access to care services and non-discrimination against those infected are concerned. The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, sums up the current situation in an interview granted during his visit to Bern on 13 May 2013.
Visit to Bern by Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé
13.05.2013
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Press release
EDA
On 13 May, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), received the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibé, in Bern. Among the topics discussed during their meeting was the importance of UNAIDS, Switzerland's commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS, and the sharing of Swiss experience in the treatment of this disease. During his visit to Bern, Michel Sidibé also met with representatives of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
8.5.2013: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
08.05.2013
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Artículo
DEZA
8 May is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and also the anniversary of the birth of its founder and Nobel laureate, Henry Dunant. This year, 2013, when several special organised events have also been included in the calendar to commemorate 150 years of the ICRC, Switzerland is setting out to pay tribute tothe partners who are keeping its humanitarian tradition and commitment alive. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is taking the opportunity offered by the 8 May to emphasise the excellent relations that Switzerland has with the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) and the close cooperation that exists between them.
Switzerland promotes broad-based growth in Burkina Faso and Mozambique
08.05.2013
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Press release
EDA
On 8 May 2013 the Federal Council decided to grant Burkina Faso and Mozambique general budgetary assistance of CHF 32 million each for the years 2013 to 2016. This will support both countries in implementation of their poverty reduction strategies, which focus on broad-based and sustainable growth.
Switzerland is participating in the stabilisation of Somalia
07.05.2013
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Press release
EDA
Under the leadership of SDC Director-General Martin Dahinden, Switzerland will participate in the international conference on Somalia to be held in London on 7 May 2013. Last year, the Federal Council adopted a Horn of Africa Strategy 2013-2016. As part of this strategy, Switzerland will not only provide humanitarian aid, but also work on development cooperation, the promotion of peace and security, and migration. Switzerland will also support Somalia in the development of federal and decentralised government structures.