Bern, 10.10.2018 – At its meeting on 10 October, the Federal Council decided to approve the United Nations Global Compact for Migration with a clarification.
New York, 26 September 2018 – At EU meeting on the Syria crisis Swiss foreign minister Cassis calls for joint efforts to overcome the humanitarian catastrophe. Dossier Media release
This short video provides a vivid account of what good governance means and what the SDC is doing in its partner countries to improve the prospects of the people living there.
There are more refugees now than at any time since the Second World War. Switzerland is committed at several levels to protecting refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants.
Switzerland delivers humanitarian aid. Manuel Bessler, head of Swiss Humanitarian Aid, which is part of the SDC, explains the next steps the Swiss team on the ground will be taking.
Gender equality, respect for women's and girls' rights, and the prohibition of all forms of gender-based discrimination are fundamental values for Swtizerland.
The principles, tasks, objectives and focus of Switzerland’s international cooperation are set out in the Federal Council’s 2017–2020 Dispatch to Parliament.
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