Stories and News

Mental health: treating conflict-related trauma is essential to promote social cohesion and peacebuilding in Burundi.

Millions of hectares of forest have been destroyed in Bolivia due to major fires. The SDC has dispatched a team to provide aid to the affected populations.

Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam: The SDC deployed an emergency team of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit and supported relief efforts.

The Exhibition Dialogues on Humanity deals with our feelings about images of humanitarian crises, violence, armed conflict and natural disasters.

In addition to the violence faced by those in the capital Port-au-Prince, the population is exposed to natural hazards. Climate change is exacerbating the situation. The SDC is helping to minimise the risks of disaster.

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) works to promote the realisation of the human rights related to water and sustainable water management at all levels. To do this, it is working closely with young people.

Melting snow, glaciers, and permafrost retreat increase the risks of disasters. The SDC strengthens climate resilience in mountainous regions through scientific data.

Development cooperation protects habitats threatened by climate change. The SDC supports projects worldwide.

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

The "Nature Conservation Programme" in North Macedonia demonstrates how nature conservation and local development mutually reinforce each other.

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

Every month, the SDC podcast A Plus For Humanity reports on international cooperation and humanitarian aid projects.

Web article on the Shelter Sustainability Assessment Tool developed by the Geneva Technical Hub with support of the SDC.

A guest article by the WFP on its Anticipatory Action programme, which focuses on managing the risks of climate extremes and the food insecurity they cause.

Achieving SDG 2 has fallen behind schedule. This was the conclusion reached at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York.

Africa is often seen as an emerging continent whose young population is stimulating booming economic growth. Simultaneously, the continent is haunted by crises.

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

By the end of 2024, the SDC will progressively phase out bilateral development cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean. A look back.

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

The second Swiss contribution promotes civic engagement in selected EU-countries like Lithuania.

Switzerland supports millions of people in Southern Africa, in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, with CHF 4.7 million in the fight against drought and hunger.

The conference is one of the stops on the way to the Ukraine Mine Action Conference, which will take place in Lausanne in October.

Increasing conflicts and wars make peacebuilding all the more relevant. Find out how Switzerland actively promotes peace.

For decades, an antidote to the deadly sleeping sickness lay dormant in the Sanofi archives. Until it was rediscovered with the support of the SDC.

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

With the accountability report on international cooperation, the Federal Council takes stock and gives an account to parliament.

Mental health issues are widespread in conflicts and addressing them is critical for lasting peace. The SDC supports systemic and locally-led efforts in Ukraine and other countries.

To combat poverty and inequality, Switzerland is committed to good quality education and equal opportunities for all.

The Debating Our Destiny project, which is being supported by the SDC in the Arabic-speaking world, gives young people and marginalised groups a voice.

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

In Nicaragua, the SDC has improved living conditions, particularly through its work in the water and sanitation sector.

The SDC's cooperation with Honduras in the field of governance has been internationally recognised.

In Bolivia, the SDC's approach to poverty alleviation has been multi-faceted, innovative and sustainable.

In Cuba, the SDC has successfully addressed previously taboo issues such as decentralised governance, gender equality and racism.

Humanicemos is an organisation for action against anti-personnel mines. It was founded as part of the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC.

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

In the Bekaa Valley, the SDC is running a project to improve water management. The project also aims to ease tensions surrounding water access.

To promote women’s engagement in peace processes, Switzerland is supporting the circles of peace in Mali. Interview with Bintou Founé Samaké, WILDAF/Mali.

One year after the coup in Myanmar, Switzerland remains proactive. Two SDC experts, Thin Myat Khine and Giacomo Solari, report from Yangon.

Switzerland supports Mongolia in its fight against air pollution and its economic fallout through innovative infrastructure upgrades and health initiatives.

Article on SDC's commitment in the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and in Egypt, Chad and South Sudan.

A series of interviews with actors active in the field of education in the run-up to the IC Forum Switzerland 2023, focusing on the theme 'Education4Future'.

A suspension bridge in Nepal is changing life in the neighbourhood. Those affected tell their stories.

The conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region is forcing many people to flee their homes. Switzerland is supporting the people in need.

The World Bank also supported the expansion of the trail bridge network in Nepal. Faris Hadad-Zervos, Country Director for Nepal, takes stock.

The SDC-supported Zvandiri programme in Zimbabwe helps young people with HIV/AIDS to cope with the disease and overcome stigmatisation.

Interview with the general director of the SDC, Patricia Danzi, on her visit to Benin and Chad, where she went to Adré, on the border with Sudan.

Engineer Hans Aschmann led the first Swiss-backed construction of a suspension bridge in Nepal in 1960–61. The interview.