Published on 30 April 2025

SDC provides fast, non-bureaucratic help in crisis situations

It's 7.20am on 28 March in Bern. The SDC's on-call duty mobile phone displays the message ‘major earthquake in Myanmar’. 11.30am: the humanitarian aid crisis cell meet to assess the situation and decide how to respond. Later that day, Switzerland offers to assist Myanmar by sending specialists and relief to restore water supply, deliver basic medical care, and provide emergency shelters.