Staff members and partners of the Swiss Development and Cooperation from Switzerland, the Western Balkans & Eastern Europe convened in Albania to deepen their knowledge of #genderequality & #socialinclusion & to learn from each other to enrich the design & implementation of the SDC funded projects.

🇨🇭 was part of the UN Humanitarian Donor Support Group Mission in #CAR to get first-hand insights into the #humanitarian coordination in the country.

Local & national NGOs play a key role in assisting affected communities. PooledFunds_OCHA provide them with necessary funding.
#localisation

.International IDEA 's Council of Member States has decided today that the 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (Chair), together with 🇨🇭 and 🇮🇩 Indonesia (Co-Chairs) will jointly lead International IDEA in 2025 in its crucial work to support support #democracy and electoral processes worldwide.

The SDC looks back on 60 years of bilateral development cooperation with the region #LatinAmerica & the #Caribbean .
Together with our partners we capitalize on the invaluable lessons learned & shape the future of 🇨🇭 international cooperation in the region.
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🇨🇭 stands for strong multilateralism and effective United Nations Peacebuilding. Both as a top donor of the 🇺🇳Peacebuilding Fund and an elected member of the #SecurityCouncil .
#InternationalDayofMultilateralism #MultilateralismMatters #APlus4Peace Swiss Development and Cooperation

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.Ambassador Dr. Danielle Meuwly joins🇳🇵’s Minister of Energy, Water Resource & Irrigation, Shri. Shakti Bahadur Basnet, at the inaugural of a 3-day Global Science-Policy Forum on Socially Inclusive Solar Irrigation Systems.Organized under Swiss Development and Cooperation's 'SoLAR'. More👉 solar.iwmi.org

Today is the International Day of #Multilateralism and #DiplomacyforPeace .

🇨🇭 reiterates its commitment for a strong multilateral system that ensures timely assistance and sustainable development worldwide.

#Multilateralism matters, because global challenges need global action.

🇲🇹 and 🇨🇭 will work together on cardiovascular ❤️ #health as part of the second #SwissContribution .

The project will be implemented together with the Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino and #REGA .

Les cercles de paix au #Mali 🇲🇱 permettent aux femmes, maginalisées dans le processus de paix dans le pays, de contribuer à la consolidation de la #paix au niveau communautaire et national.

La directrice exécutive de l'ONG WILDAF-Mali a tiré unbilan 👇eda.admin.ch/deza/fr/home/d…

It's our collective duty to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to live with #dignity & #hope
This year in #Ethiopia 🇨🇭 plans to invest more than 10 million to address immediate #humanitarian needs and long-term #development challenges
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War has been raging in #Sudan 🇸🇩 for a year now.

#Switzerland 🇨🇭 has been working within the framework of international cooperation, Good Offices and the #UNSC 🇺🇳 to support the people affected and to put an end to the conflict.

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🇨🇭 is a committed partner and core donor of UNFPA.

In yesterday’s annual consultation meeting in Geneva, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem & SDC DG Patricia Danzi discussed the importance of #SRHR , the UNDS reform, #oversight , and sustainable funding.

#ICPD30

Un an après le début du conflit au #Soudan , la situation est alarmante et la famine menace des millions de personnes.

Aujourd’hui lors de la conférence humanitaire pour le Soudan et les pays voisins à Paris, la 🇨🇭 a annoncé un soutien de 19MCHF pour 2024.
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In Donetsk region, Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit and Swiss Development and Cooperation continues to support local people who are suffering from shelling, water shortages, blackouts and destruction of critical infrastructure.
Learn about the situation on the ground and 🇨🇭 support from the first hand 👇

In the Bekaa Valley #Lebanon 🇱🇧 , Swiss Development and Cooperation is running a project that utilises digitalisation and solar energy to improve #water management.

The project also aims to ease tensions surrounding water access.

More info➡️ eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/s…

The 🇨🇭 🇵🇱 #research and #innovation programme was launched under the framework of the second #SwissContribution .

👉Learn more about this programme:
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The 3rd #ICForumCH may be over, but our commitment to #peacebuilding must continue 🤝

Stay tuned for the take aways and replays that will be published soon: icforum.swiss/take-aways 🕊️

Ready for the 4th edition in Zurich, February 2025, focusing on #SustainableEconomy ?

Junge Menschen sind die Zukunft!

In der Vorbereitungsphase auf das #ICForumCH haben motivierte Mitglieder von 🇨🇭 Jugendorganisationen ihre Version von 'What is #Peace ?' in einem Manifest festgehalten.

Zum Jugendmanifest: icforum.swiss/youth