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Published on 12 July 2024

Digitalisation and innovation

Digitalisation and innovation create new opportunities. The SDC collaborates closely with the private sector and scientific community to ensure that technological advancements benefit all people in developing countries.

Worker kneeling next to electric bus.

19 August 2024

Breathing Hope

The objective of CALAC+ is to reduce harmful air pollutants in Latin American capitals through the deployment of soot-free engines in urban public transport

A woman wearing blue overalls and an orange hard hat moves a pile of bricks onto a trolley.

15 August 2024

The modern, eco-friendly brick

PROECCO supports sustainable urban development in the Great Lakes region. The project centres on a technology for manufacturing modern bricks.

Cocoa beans

5 July 2024

The rebirth of Honduran cocoa

Thanks to Swiss support, the cocoa sector in Honduras has developed considerably over the past decade and the income of the producers has improved.

A local woman builds a wall.

4 July 2024

Haiti

In Haiti, the SDC rapidly and effectively integrated emergency relief with reconstruction and development projects, thereby creating synergies.

 A series of photographs illustrates the different levels – science, local communities, and international organisations – required to protect mountain regions.

22 May 2024

Strengthening the resilience of mountain regions to climate change

Discover how the SDC aims to enhance the resilience of mountain regions against climate change by providing scientific data.

A group of women work at a table in Tanzania. Papers are laid out on it.

25 April 2024

Development cooperation and research: a promising model

The r4d Programme, run by the SDC and the SNSF, ended this month. Odile Robert from the SDC offers insights in this interview.

A man wearing a leather jacket standing in a green and lush jungle.

11 April 2024

Harvesting Peace: producing chocolate with former FARC combatants

An Article about the Peace Dividend Initiative and it’s chocolate project in Colombia.

15 June 2023

International cooperation under the sign of the war against Ukraine

Faces, stories, facts and figures: The SDC and SECO interactive annual report reviews the year 2022.

A woman carries a bucket of water.

31 March 2022

First International Cooperation Forum Switzerland

The FDFA is organising the first International Cooperation Forum on climate change from 31 March to 1 April 2022 in Geneva.

A young woman teaches children from a boat on a river in the Philippines.

25 January 2022

«The question of who provides education needs to be addressed»

The SDC will be debating the role of the private sector in education at the Swiss launch of the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2021/22.

Dozens of coconut shells strewn on the ground.

13 January 2022

Swiss research tackles global challenges

The SDC and the SNSF are launching a new 'Solution-oriented Research for Development Programme' (SOR4D).

How can business and human rights be combined? The FDFA and SECO are committed to finding solutions not only for multinational companies but also for SMEs.

21 June 2021

Integrating human rights in business is a matter of global concern

Ten years ago, a framework to limit the impact of economic activity on human rights was established under the auspices of the UN.

Population density is taking its toll on the environment in the world's largest refugee camp, Kutupalong-Balukhali in Bangladesh.

21 June 2021

Greening the blue in humanitarian aid

Switzerland and the UNHCR have launched a centre of expertise dedicated to the greening of humanitarian action, the Geneva Technical Hub.

Mobile suitcases enable elderly people to access EGAP's e-services.

28 May 2021

Switzerland supports Ukraine in its digital transition

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), supports a public services digital transformation project in Ukraine. Patricia Danzi, the SDC Director General, signs an agreement in Kyiv to extend the project.

The ACT-A initiative aims to develop vaccines, medicines and tests and strengthen healthcare systems worldwide.

12 May 2021

«Taking part in this global effort is in Switzerland's direct interest»

Interview with Christian Frutiger, Head of Global Cooperation at the SDC, on Switzerland's contribution to ACT-A.

Two children look out of the sliding window of a booth – one with a mask, one without.

7 May 2021

India and Covid-19: «It feels good to be able to help in an uncomplicated way!»

Director Patricia Danzi reveals how the SDC is currently helping to tackle Covid-19 and how the fall of the Berlin Wall impacted on international cooperation.

Close-up of speckled red beans.

25 April 2021

The fight against malaria: lessons learned in Tanzania to benefit the world at large

Switzerland is committed to ridding the world of malaria by 2030. We take a closer look at the SDC's cooperation programmes in Tanzania.

Dr Michelle Nay standing in a bean field in Colombia.

20 April 2021

Magic beans to mark an anniversary

Michelle Nay of Switzerland has conducted extensive work in support of agricultural research for development.

On the lawn in front of the United Nations' main building in Geneva, the words #HEALTH FOR ALL are written in large letters.

7 April 2021

Equitable access to diagnostics, treatments and vaccines: three pillars of a global response

Equitable access to diagnostic, treatment and vaccines: an SDC priority in response to the pandemic. Learn more about it on World Health Day.

Old air conditioning units on the exterior of a building.

23 February 2021

Clean cooling systems to fight global warming

Climate change mitigation is an FDFA foreign policy priority. The SDC promotes energy-efficient cooling solutions to combat global warming.

In the picture we see SDC Director General Patricia Danzi sitting at a table and looking into the camera. In the background we see her office with a map of the world on the wall.

2 February 2021

«Sustainable development would not be possible without business»

SDC Director General Patricia Danzi talks about the role of the private sector in international cooperation, about ending poverty and about human dignity.

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