Projects

2025 Additional allocation to WFP Country Strategic Plan South Sudan

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025

Since April 2023, the ongoing conflict in Sudan has caused a humanitarian catastrophe of massive magnitude within the country. It has also deeply affected the neighbouring countries, in particular the most fragile ones such as Chad, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, which were already facing levels of severe food insecurity. With no end in sight to the conflict, Swiss additional funding supports WFP operations in Sudan and in the region to deliver much needed life-saving food and nutrition assistance.

International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Core contribution 2025

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025

CGIAR is a global partnership for agricultural research for a food-secure future. Its science is dedicated to poverty reduction, food and nutrition security, ecosystems management, climate adaptation and mitigation and gender equality and social inclusion. CGIAR has a singular role in providing global public goods and innovations through high-quality research. Switzerland is a founding member of CGIAR, represented in its strategic decision-making body and Swiss scientists and institutions are involved in CGIAR-led research programmes.

Swiss contribution to multilateral peace-building – Phase 3 (2025-2026)

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026

In line with Switzerland’s foreign policy goal of preventing conflicts and fostering peaceful development, the Peacebuilding Fund offers the United Nations a flexible tool to allocate resources across agencies for peacebuilding and development efforts aimed at reducing existing tensions or averting future crises. Switzerland’s support for the Fund is essential to complement its well-established role in promoting peace and development in fragile settings.

Additional Allocation of SDC Funding (Asia-Americas Division) in 2025 to ICRC Operation in Afghanistan

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025

The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains extremely dire as a result of decades of armed conflict, economic hardship and natural disasters. SDC funding to ICRC operations allows the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to respond proactively and to provide immediate protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence.

Support the IDB Group’s agenda on gender and diversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

02.12.2024 - 01.12.2026

Gender and diversity inequalities (Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, Persons with Disabilities, and LBGTQ+ communities) remain significant challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean, impacting economic development, social cohesion, and access to services. Switzerland advances the Inter-American Development Bank Group’s agenda on gender and diversity in its programs by financing an experienced position in the Office of the Special Advisor on Gender and Diversity.

FSD Mine and UXO clearance in Kharkiv and Kherson Oblasts (MUCKKO)

01.12.2024 - 31.08.2027

This phase 02 of the project of Fondation suisse de déminage (FSD) deploys the full range of mine action activities, to identify the threat of contamination, clear unexploded ordnance and mines, and educate the population to the risks. It resorts to Swiss innovation, mechanical demining machines and dogs. It builds on phase 01, gaining scale in both Kharkiv and Kherson regions and adding a strong component of building local capacity through mentorship of a Ukrainian NGO.

GAIN Combating Malnutrition in Rwanda through Sustainable Food Systems (GAIN CoMa SFS)

01.12.2024 - 31.12.2027

According to the newly approved National Strategy of Transformation - NST2 (2024–2029), reducing stunting and malnutrition comes among the top five priorities of the government of Rwanda (GoR) with an ambitious target of reducing child stunting from 33% to 15% by 2029. Thus, Switzerland’ support to GAIN and the collaboration with different actors across the health and food sectors: GoR, private sector and farmers assures stimulating production, access, affordability and consumption of desirable nutritious and safe foods.

Save the Children, Building Inclusive Resilience and Durable Solutions for forcibly displaced populations and vulnerable groups in Yobe State

01.12.2024 - 30.11.2027

Finding durable solutions for up to five hundred thousand current and formerly displaced persons (IDPs) in Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria, is a critical step towards lasting peace and development in the region. This project, which is part of a multi-pronged SDC support to local authorities, will contribute to facilitate local integration and return of IDPs by enhancing agricultural productivity, providing livelihood and employment opportunities, strengthening community disaster risk reduction, and access to justice.

Projet YirSor la voie du développement (FONAENF)

01.12.2024 - 30.11.2028

Au Burkina Faso, 65,5% des adultes sont analphabètes et 50% des enfants de 6 à 16 ans (3 millions) sont exclus de l’école. La Suisse soutient la diversification des alternatives éducatives au profit des exclus de l’éducation, afin de renforcer les capacités à lire et écrire et les connaissances techniques et professionnelles de près de 250’000 apprenants. Ce soutien contribue à améliorer l’insertion socio-conomique et les conditions de vie, prévenant ainsi la migration irrégulière et l’enrôlement par les groupes armés.

Protecting children, women and youth affected by conflict through local actors in Borno State

01.12.2024 - 31.05.2027

The protracted conflict in North East Nigeria continues to expose vulnerable populations to multiple types of violence and abuse. This initiative implemented by local NGOs focuses on building community-based systems to prevent and respond to child protection and gender-based violence (GBV) risks. In line with SDC’s commitment to localization, this initiative will foster sustainable practices and local ownership to create a lasting impact for children, GBV survivors and their communities.

RCA, OIM, Appui au Retour et à la Réintégration des Personnes Déplacées Internes à Bossangoa, 2024 - 2025

01.12.2024 - 31.05.2026

La Suisse apporte une contribution ciblée à l’Organisation internationale pour les Migrations (OIM) pour appuyer le retour et l’intégration locale des déplacés internes à Bossangoa au nord-ouest de la République centrafricaine (RCA). Cette contribution visera à construire des logements familiaux, à faciliter l’accès à des infrastructures sociales de base fonctionnelles et à appuyer le relèvement socio-économique des groupes vulnérables de la population afin de renforcer la cohésion et la coexistence dans cette région encore fragile.

Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees

01.12.2024 - 31.12.2028

Today, most migrants and refugees find protection and opportunities in cities, and cities are at the forefront of fostering inclusive communities. The Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees al-lows for cities’ innovative ideas to foster migrants’ contribution to the sustainable development of their host cities. The project follows the IC strategy’s thematic priority on migration, strengthening cooperation with local actors, and builds on SDCs leading engagement in urban migration.

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