Development and Cooperation

International cooperation

Community-based psychiatry – outpatient therapy instead of in-patient care

Community-based psychiatry – outpatient therapy instead of in-patient care

How the SDC is supporting the set-up of high-quality psychiatric care services based on outpatient therapy at community care centres in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"This systemic change has altered the role of Swiss NGOs"

DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

"This systemic change has altered the role of Swiss NGOs"

Rahel Bösch, head of the Institutional Partnerships Division at the SDC, talks about the role of Swiss NGOs in international cooperation.

The famine in Yemen raises serious concerns

The famine in Yemen raises serious concerns

The United Nations held a virtual high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, co-hosted by the governments of Sweden and Switzerland.

"It's about developing solutions with local people, not for them"

WORLD ENGINEERING DAY

"It's about developing solutions with local people, not for them"

Christian Frutiger, Head of the SDC's Global Cooperation Department, explains why engineers are so important for sustainable development.

SDC and Swiss NGOs: trouble in paradise?

SDC and Swiss NGOs: trouble in paradise?

Guest article by SDC Director-General Patricia Danzi on the partnership with Swiss non-governmental organisations in development cooperation.

Economic development

Economic development

Human development

Human development

The environment

The environment

Peace and governance

Peace and governance

Agenda 2030

Digitalisation

Migration

Swiss know-how

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

The FDFA is mitigating the impact of COVID-19 around the world

How are Switzerland's international cooperation efforts helping to tackle the COVID-19 crisis? Here we provide an overview.

Young People and the Drive for Change

We visit Geneva and Harare to discuss the fight against transmissible diseases. Switzerland's global approach puts young people at the centre and goes beyond prevention.

International cooperation strategy

Swiss development cooperation will become more focused, making it more effective. This is reflected in Switzerland's new international cooperation strategy for 2021–24.

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PRACTICE-BASED TRAINING

PRACTICE-BASED TRAINING

Economic prospects thanks to practice-based training

Economic prospects at home thanks to practice-based training: Swiss international cooperation in Ukraine.