Development and Cooperation

COVID-19 is creating difficulties for migrant workers to send money home. Switzerland is committed to ensuring that remittances can continue to be sent to their families.

Switzerland launches appeal to mitigate sharp decline in remittances to low-income countries

World map showing the FDFA's work on tackling the COVID-19 crisis.

The FDFA is mitigating the impact of COVID-19 around the world

How are Switzerland's international cooperation efforts helping to tackle the COVID-19 crisis? Here we provide an overview.

International cooperation: the FDFA is mitigating the impact of COVID-19 around the world

An African woman wearing a mask and an orange vest in a warehouse stacked with boxes

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

An occasion to highlight the FDFA's cooperation with the world's leading humanitarian actor.

Why does Switzerland support the world's largest humanitarian aid organisation?

Two children with a water jug walk through a dried out riverbed.

Greater focus and impact

Swiss development cooperation will become more focused, making it more effective. This is reflected in Switzerland's new international cooperation strategy for 2021–24.

International cooperation strategy 2021–24: greater focus and impact

SDC supporting global fight against COVID-19 pandemic

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is contributing financially and with relief supplies to help overcome the global COVID-19 pandemic.

SDC supporting global fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Switzerland supports equal rights for women across the globe

International Women's Day raises global awareness of discrimination against women. Switzerland supports specific projects promoting gender equality.

International Women's Day on 8 March

Dossiers

Three men install an automatic weather station in the Peruvian highlands.

Tech4Good: effective partnerships with the private sector and academia

Through close cooperation with the scientific community and the private sector, the SDC exploits the full potential of new technologies for poverty reduction.

Dossier: Tech4Good

Three Peruvian experts roped together walking on a glacier.

Mountains a vital setting for sustainable development efforts

A large number of SDC projects take place in mountain regions and seek to improve the quality of life of people who live there.

Dossier «Mountains»

Symbolic image of a young african girl in front of packed mules in the desert.

Dispatch 2017–2020

The principles, tasks, objectives and focus of Switzerland’s international cooperation are set out in the Federal Council’s 2017–2020 Dispatch to Parliament.

Dossier «Dispatch 2017–2020»