Proyectos

Salvation Army - Food Aid Swiss Dairy Products (Haiti)

01.03.2016 - 31.07.2017

Through the usage of food aid in the form of Swiss dairy products, Swiss Humanitarian Aid contributes to the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, undernourishment, and disease. The SDC’s Humanitarian Aid administers the credit granted by parliament for a yearly amount of some CHF 20 million destined for the purchase of Swiss dairy products and their use for the benefit of the needy. Its task is to ensure a sustainable, targeted, and closely monitored food aid.

Vocational Skills Development (VSD II)

01.03.2016 - 28.02.2019

The second phase of the project focuses on consolidating the results achieved thus far in the development of the short-term skills development and career guidance services. Moreover it will upgrade the schools’ capacities in provision of long-term vocational trainings in the selected most demanded occupations. Interventions in six Western aimags, Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, South-Gobi and Choir will enhance the employability of around 180’000 young and adult women and men.

OVCI La Nostra Famiglia - Food Aid Swiss Dairy Products (Sudan)

01.03.2016 - 31.07.2017

Through the usage of food aid in the form of Swiss dairy products, Swiss Humanitarian Aid contributes to the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, undernourishment, and disease. The SDC’s Humanitarian Aid administers the credit granted by parliament for a yearly amount of some CHF 20 million destined for the purchase of Swiss dairy products and their use for the benefit of the needy. Its task is to ensure a sustainable, targeted, and closely monitored food aid.

Contribution to Confidence Building Measures Program in Transnistria – Promoting Confidence in the Health Sector

01.03.2016 - 31.12.2021

Population living in Transnistria has limited access to quality maternal and child health care. The vaccination coverage rate is declining and the number of premature and underweight newborns is increasing. The project aims to approximate maternal and child health care in Transnistria to international standards, as well as to improve the access to and quality of maternal and child health services at secondary and primary level. A special focus is put on nutrition and immunization. The project offers good opportunities for building trust across borders through common trainings of professionals and concerted efforts on immunization.

Increasing the efficiency of assets recovery and management

01.03.2016 - 30.09.2019

The project aims to improve the capacities of Romanian authorities in asset recovery and management of proceeds of crime. To achieve this objective, a centralized database will be set up to track all assets and a comparative study on EU and international best practices on the management system of the confiscated assets will be elaborated.

Victim of human trafficking can be you! Don't be fooled!

01.03.2016 - 30.09.2018

The project supports a campaign of the Romanian authorities (ANITP) to prevent human trafficking.The prevention activities will be planned in coopération with local authorities and focus on young people but also the général public (parents, teachers, local authorities).

Support to the Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) in Ethiopia

01.03.2016 - 31.12.2016

The Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) provides flexible funding for life-saving interventions in Ethiopia. Due to consecutive failure of rainfall amplified by the El Nino phenomenon, the continued influx of refugees as well as sporadic disease outbreaks, Ethiopia is currently facing a serious humanitarian crisis. Switzerland's contribution to the HRF allows for a rapide, flexible, coordinated and needs-based humanitarian response.

Support to Strategic UNRWA Interventions

01.03.2016 - 28.02.2018

SDC support to UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestine Refugees in the Near East) will enable the Agency to further implement strategic interventions in support of the 2016-21 UNRWA Medium-Term-Strategy. These interventions will also strengthen the Swiss role in the Agency’s governing structure and support the leadership of Commissioner-General’s Executive Office. The strategic interventions will build on SDC’s comparative advantages and expertise.

South Sudan, MEDAIR: Refugees Maban

01.03.2016 - 31.12.2016

The Yusuf Batil Camp is the second largest refugee camp in the Maban County, with a population of 40’648. With only a few small villages in the area and low government capacities, refugees depend on United Nations and Non-Governmental Organisation partners to provide all essential services such as water, sanitation and health care.

Migration Network Activities***

01.03.2016 - 31.12.2021

The SDC Migration network provides the platform to share knowledge and experience on programmes, efforts and global developments in the field of migration and development at operational and policy dialogue level. It constitutes the framework to support activities contributing to the different network components, hence contributing to increase sharing of knowledge and enhanced connections among stakeholders.

La migración para el bienestar y el desarrollo económico en Sri Lanka

Miembros de una familia mirando de buen talante documentos de viaje.

01.03.2016 - 31.12.2020

Cada año miles de personas abandonan Sri Lanka, sobre todo en dirección a los países del Golfo para trabajar allí durante algunos años. Promueven así el desarrollo de su país de origen; sin embargo, a menudo son susceptibles de sufrir violaciones de sus derechos humanos fundamentales, en particular de sus derechos laborales. Por ello, la COSUDE se compromete a establecer condiciones marco dignas para la migración laboral en la región.

Región/País	Tema	Período	Presupuesto
Sri Lanka	Migración y desarrollo Migración laboral Migración en general (aspectos de desarrollo y partenariados)	01.03.2016 - 31.12.2020	CHF 6’850’000

Emergency assistance to Conflict-affected population in Eastern Ukraine

25.02.2016 - 31.12.2016

In early 2014, a deep political crisis in Ukraine and the secretive Russian military interference resulted in a major armed conflict in the East of the country, which led to massive displacement of civilian population and heavy destruction of infrastructures and private properties. A ceasefire formally in place since 15 February 2015 has allowed the Swiss Humanitarian Aid (SHA) to conduct three large humanitarian transports (health, water) benefitting the population in the Oblast of Donetsk (on both sides of the contact line) and the large city of Dnipropetrovsk.