Proyectos

WHO-FIND Ebola Diagnostic Access Coalition

01.12.2014 - 01.07.2016

The Ebola epidemic currently raging in West Africa is the largest in history, and is still growing rapidly. Halting the epidemic depends entirely on identifying infected people and isolating them to prevent ongoing transmission. There is an urgent need for new rapid, point of contact/care Ebola tests to be used in decentralized health care facilities and not requiring extensive biosafety requirements. Under overall leadership of WHO, an Ebola Diagnostics Access Coalition (EDAC) has been established.

Agua y saneamiento integral para promoción de la paz territorial en zonas rurales ASIR-SABA Colombia

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2017

Muchos países en vías de desarrollo presentan vacíos en el suministro, la prestación y la calidad de los servicios de agua y saneamiento básico, especialmente en zonas rurales o alejadas de los centros urbanos. La deficiencia en los servicios aumenta las desigualdades e impacta principalmente a los grupos más vulnerables. El proyecto “Agua y Saneamiento Integral Rural” (ASIR), retoma las lecciones del modelo “Saneamiento Básico” (SABA) de Perú, para mejorar en Colombia el acceso al agua y saneamiento en las zonas rurales de ciertos municipios del país. A través de una iniciativa de gestión integral y sostenible que ayuda a reducir las brechas en la cobertura, calidad y capacidad -con una coordinación efectiva entre los diferentes niveles de gobierno y la población-, es posible contribuir a la formulación de una estrategia de intervención en agua y saneamiento rural que reduzca las brechas en las posibles zonas de implementación de los acuerdos de paz, y aporte a la promoción de la paz territorial.

WFP, Secondment

01.12.2014 - 28.02.2017

The country suffers from one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world. Over half of children under 5 years are chronically malnourished (stunted) and one-fifth of Afghan women of child-bearing age are underweight. The operating landscape in Afghanistan will become increasingly challenging over the medium term as international troops withdraw, foreign aid levels decline, and presidential and parliamentary elections remain contested. Growing insecurity resulting from these pivotal transitions could further impede humanitarian access to a third of the population is food-insecure and experiences high levels of undernutrition due to protracted conflict, frequent natural disasters, low development, weak institutional capacities and volatile food prices. Food insecurity and undernutrition must be addressed to respond to humanitarian needs and promote economic growth and stability in the country.

Programme d’Appui au Secteur de l’Elevage au Mali – PASEM

01.12.2014 - 30.06.2023

Malgré son importance dans l’économie, l’environnement et les sociétés (agro)pastorales, l’élevage rencontre plusieurs contraintes dont la faible productivité, l’insécurité foncière, la faible organisation des acteurs et une forme de marginalisation sociale des éleveurs. La DDC souhaite valoriser les immenses potentialités de l’élevage en renforçant l’approche chaine de valeurs orientée vers le développement des marchés et des acteurs du secteur privé, favorisant la prise en compte des pauvres, des femmes et des jeunes.

Contribution to the Ebola Response Multi Partner Trust Fund managed by UNDP for the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER)

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2015

The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has been established by the Secretary-General of the United Nations (SG) in his identical letters of 17 September 2014 to the Presidents of the Security Council and the General Assembly. This is the first time in its history that the UN has created a special mission in reaction to a public health crisis. The Swiss support to the Ebola Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) contributes to achieve UNMEER's objective of zero cases in Ebola affected countries.

Myanmar: Support to the 2015 Elections

01.12.2014 - 30.11.2018

The 2015 general elections are arguably Myanmar’s single most important step in its current historical political transition. They would be the first major democratic elections in the country in 50 years and will determine who will lead the country, its profound reforms and peace process at this crucial time. If sufficiently credible, transparent, inclusive and free of violence, they may lead to a scale up of intergovernmental support and direct foreign investment.

The SABA Water and Sanitation Experience: Boosting Impact at Global Scale (SABA+)

01.12.2014 - 30.11.2018

Many countries transitioning to a higher economic status still struggle on the water and sanitation component. In countries where water supply or sanitation have been installed, aggregate outcomes tend to mask that the quality of services is poor, that inequalities are increasing and improvements in access do often not reach those groups who suffer most. Thus, new models of intervention and financing strategies are required for such countries.. Through this new initiative, and by finalizing a unique scaling-up process in Peru and replicating it in post-conflict areas of Colombia, SDC will also enrich the global debate on the fulfillment of the SDGs and the gradual exercise of the human right to water with a new model of intervention and a new financing strategy.

Prevención y protección de NNAJ frente al reclutamiento, vinculación y utilización por parte de actores armados, y fortalecimiento de capacidades y medios de vida

01.12.2014 - 30.11.2016

Las más de cinco décadas de conflicto armado en Colombia y la persistencia de las confrontaciones, continúan causando graves impactos como desplazamiento forzado, contaminación del territorio por minas antipersonales, restricciones en la movilidad, uso y el reclutamiento de niños y jóvenes, violencia basada en género, entre otros graves riesgos que afectan principalmente a poblaciones indígenas, afrocolombianas, mujeres y niños/as. En las zonas rurales y urbanas donde el conflicto armado se mantiene, el acceso a servicios básicos como agua potable, saneamiento básico y seguridad alimentaria, afectan considerablemente el bienestar de las comunidades e incrementan su vulnerabilidad.

UNOCHA - Emergency Response Fund for the oPt 2014-2015

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2015

SDC financial contribution to the pooled Emergency Response Fund (ERF) managed by UNOCHA in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) enables humanitarian actors to quickly respond to acute and unforeseen emergencies affecting the Palestinian population, mainly in Gaza and in Area C of the West Bank. This intervention supports Palestinians living in the oPt in asserting their rights and gaining improved access to quality basic services including relief assistance.

Swiss Capacitiy-Building Facility for Income and Employment Generation (SCBF)

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2022

Support to the Judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Strengthening Prosecutors in the Criminal Justice System

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2019

BiH initiated important legislative and policy reforms in the justice sector in the view to strengthen the rule of law, as important step towards European integration. These reforms are still ongoing. The project provides support to BiH's authorities in shaping the prosecutorial system, in improving criminal investigations, in establishing tools for executing prosecutorial functions more efficiently, effectively and transparently, and in fostering the public's trust into the work of the prosecutors' offices.

Long-term farming system comparisons in the tropics

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2018

Agriculture based on high external inputs resulted in productivity increases but has high negative external costs. Alternative systems such as organic agriculture exist but information on their economic, environmental and social performance is scarce. This long-term system comparison led by the Swiss-based Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL) provides scientific evidence on the productivity and profitability of organic agriculture compared to conventional agriculture in four production systems of the tropics.