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The strategy sets out the Federal Council's priorities and areas of special interest in foreign policy. Its strategic objectives for the 2016-2019 legislative period include consolidating and regulating relations with the EU and the EU and EFTA countries, working more closely with global partners, expanding mediation activities in the field of peace and security, and pursuing the commitment to sustainable development and prosperity.
The short version of the dispatch indicates the areas where the Federal Council has set its priorities in international cooperation for the period 2017–2020 – for a world without poverty, living in peace, and for sustainable development. The areas concerned are humanitarian aid, development cooperation, economic and trade policy measures in the context of development cooperation, transition cooperation in Eastern Europe, and the promotion of peace, human rights and security.
The report ‚The SDC Contribution‘ aims to inform about the results of our work and the challenges we faced in realising the goals adopted by the Parliament in the framework of the Dispatch on Switzerland’s International Cooperation 2013 – 2016. It illustrates results with concrete examples which contribute to worldwide poverty reduction.
Agenda 2030: Il faut agir maintenant / Espoir au Mali:Un pays en pleine mutation / Le volontourisme:Une combinaison difficile
The brochure explains SDC policy on culture and development, showing how the SDC takes the cultural values of its partner countries into account in its development policy, and how it promotes cultural diversity.
The brochure explains briefly SDC policy on culture and development, showing how the SDC takes the cultural values of its partner countries into account in its development policy, and how it promotes cultural diversity.
An independent study, conducted on 2014 data, confirms that official development assistance (ODA) which aims to reduce poverty and to support economic and social development in partner countries also has positive effects on the economy and on employment in Switzerland. The calculation of the economic repercussions of ODA is carried out at regular intervals in response to a postulate issued in 1981.
The current issue is about the Financing of the Sustainable Development. The Addis Ababa agreement paved the way for a successful conclusion of the negotiations on the 2030 Agenda and the global Sustainable Development Goals.
La santé pour tous: Difficile mise en oeuvre d’un droit de l’homme / Zones d’ombre dans un pays modèle: la pauvreté en Lettonie / Recycler les excréments humains: des ressources insuffisammentexploitées
Last update 26.01.2022