Swiss development cooperation should become more focused and thus more effective. Interested parties are invited to submit their comments by 23 August 2019.
Through close cooperation with the scientific community and the private sector, the SDC exploits the full potential of new technologies for poverty reduction.
Several African countries and Yemen have been facing famine conditions since February 2017. The SDC has released additional funding to help the populations of these countries.
Switzerland is committed at several levels to protecting refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants. Within the FDFA, responsibility for this area lies with the Human Security Division and the SDC.