Progetti

SYR UNDP Livelihood Restoration

15.11.2014 - 31.08.2015

Humanitarian and livelihoods needs have increased twelve fold since the beginning of the crisis in Syria with 12.2 million people now in need of humanitarian assistance; all affected in their livelihoods and are experiencing deteriorating living conditions. The proposed project for the Restoration of Livelihoods of Syrian Affected population aims at strengthening the resilience of the crisis affected communities and people by ensuring (i) the restoration of livelihoods to stimulate local recovery and (ii) the rehabilitation of basic services and infrastructure while mainstreaming resilience-based planning into all activities ensuring a conflict sensitive programming focused on targeting the most vulnerable groups and the hard to reach areas.

SYR FAO Emergency food security and livelihood assistance

15.11.2014 - 31.03.2016

The prolonged crisis in Syria is severely hampering the fundament of food security, in terms of access, availability, utilization and stabilization. It is assumed that the situation will continue to deteriorate in the affected Governorates, Aleppo, AI Hassakeh, AI Raqqa, Deir Ezzor, Hama, Horns, ldleb and Rural Damascus, especially for the neediest strata of the affected populations composed of women and children who would not be able to meet their basic needs of food and nutrition security requirement if no external emergency support is provided. The project focuses on the provision of key agriculture inputs (cereal and vegetable seeds, poultry) and farming skills to vulnerable households (HH) to empower them to produce their own food and meet the basic food and nutrition requirements of their families.

Supporting Romanian NGOs for direct assistance of victims of human trafficking

14.11.2014 - 30.06.2017

The objective is to support victims of human trafficking through direct assistance services provided by non-governmental organisations in Romania. A financial redistribution system will be established to finance victims assistance services provided by NGOs.

Liberia: crise Ebola – achat et envoi de matériel de protection

14.11.2014 - 31.12.2014

The current Ebola outbreak across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has surpassed all other outbreaks in terms of cases, deaths and geographic spread. The Multilateral organizations and the Governments’ bodies have beefed up their responses in the affected countries in their respective fields. Human and financial resources needs have increased and the Ministry of health and Social Welfare of Liberia has requested supports in in-kind medical materials and consumables.

GWP Global Water Partnership

01.11.2014 - 31.12.2016

Strengthening Social Accountability and Oversight in Health and Agriculture

01.11.2014 - 30.06.2019

This project aims to contribute to the equitable, effective and accountable allocation and use of public resources for health and agriculture in SADC countries by addressing social accountability in a systemic approach in strengthening the roles of relevant parliamentary committees, civil society organizations, smallholder farmer organisations and the media. The first phase of the project will focus on Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.

Youth Friendly Health Services in Moldova

01.11.2014 - 31.10.2018

In Moldova, young people face various health challenges which are currently not adequately addressed by health services. To improve this situation, Youth Friendly Health Services started as pilots in 2005 and are being scaled-up by the Ministry of Health since 2011, with the support of SDC. The project is focused on improving the quality and enhancing the comprehensiveness of the services, as well as on the community support for young people to adopt a healthier lifestyle and seek assistance from health services.

Support for the third International Conference on Financing for Sustainable Development

01.11.2014 - 28.02.2023

Switzerland will engage in strategic advocacy and policy influencing partnerships to strengthen its position in the financing for sustainable development process leading up to the 2015 Financing for Development conference in Addis Ababa, and to enhance the preparatory process and the outcome in line with Swiss priorities, in particular by ensuring that the voice of the Private Sector is heard throughout the process.

Global Credit Coordination Office South Sudan

01.11.2014 - 31.12.2017

An action under the office's Global Credit is a one-off contribution to a development or humanitarian endeavour, with a duration of maximum 1,5 years, i.e. no following phase. It is a flexible, efficient and transparent tool to support the implementation and further development of its Cooperation Strategy, as well as further enhancing the quality of the resulting interventions. It permits seizing opportunities to improve the visibility of the Swiss presence and the Swiss Profile in South Sudan. It also provides the means for implementing SDC's Policy on promoting culture.

Establishment of a Swiss Competence Centre on emerging Viral Diseases

01.11.2014 - 31.01.2016

Given the magnitude of the EVD outbreak, the HUG are planning to set up in Geneva a Centre of Competences on Ebola, in order to bring together under one structure the various expertise available within the HUG and in other Swiss scientific institutions, so as to more effectively contribute to the international fight against Ebola. It will also help national and local Swiss authorities communicate and adequately prepare for a possible outbreak of EVD in the country.

Emergency winterization response- UNHCR Kurdish Region of Iraq

01.11.2014 - 31.12.2014

The large scale violence against the civil population in Central Iraq has forced 1.8 million people to seek refuge, mainly in the Kurdish Region of Iraq (northern part). Shelter is a major issue both for the IDPs but also for the host communities as IDPs are seeking refuge in schools, mosques, unfinished buildings and in the open air. This Emergency response from SDC with winterized material (including tents) aims at supporting UNHCR in its protection mandate.

South Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) Contribution 2014

01.11.2014 - 31.01.2015

The various humanitarian interventions in South Sudan require an excellent donor coordination and justifiable prioritization procedure. The Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) South Sudan, established in 2012, does not only provide timely and substantial financial provisions for humanitarian projects, it also brings together several important stakeholders involved in the humanitarian response in South Sudan. Contributing to the CHF means to strengthen this mechanism and enable financial support to the most critical interventions, but it also ensures the inclusion of SDC in decision making processes and facilitates a coordinated and strengthened advocacy within the international community.