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For an overview of
Switzerland's
Official Development Assistance, please click here.
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The Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland's
international cooperation agency. It is embedded in the
ministry of foreign affairs. SDC is - in cooperation with
other federal agencies - responsible for the coordination of
development activities, cooperation with Eastern Europe, and
humanitarian aid. Its partners are both, governments and
"civil society". |
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Priority countries for SDC aid
are Albania, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chad,
Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority,
Peru, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia and
Montenegro, South Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine, Viet Nam.
In focus for humanitarian aid are Afghanistan and Angola. |
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In order to contribute to
poverty alleviation, sustainable development and to reduce
causes of structural conflict SDC supports development
activities focusing on priority sectors. |
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SDC's key topics are conflict
prevention and management, good governance, income-generating
projects, social justice and sustainable use of natural
resources. Gender is emphasized as a cross-cutting issue.
Priority areas related to these key topics are outlined in
SDC's "Strategy 2010" paper (http://www.deza.ch
> Development Cooperation and Cooperation with the East). |
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SDC works with the programme
based approach, budget support, and the project approach. |
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As defined in the document
"Strategy 2010", employment and income is one of
SDC's thematic priorities. Vocational education and training
and skills development and the promotion of micro and small
enterprises are considered the key instruments to work for the
named key topic.
http://www.vetnet.ch
provides the information on SDC's activities in the field of
vocational education and training, as well as the SDC
publication "Skills Development in Swiss Development
Cooperation. Insight and Outlook", Zürich 2001 (KODIS). |
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Information on technical
assistance was not available. |
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Cooperation with NGOs from the
North and South is an important element of SDC's work. About
30% of SDC's bilateral development cooperation work is
done by Swiss NGOs and private development organisations. As
targeted in the SDC "Strategy 2010" cooperation with
civil society organisations will be strengthened. |
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SDC's evaluation and controlling
unit offers support concerning Programme Cycle Management,
evaluation and controlling. Respective information can be
accessed here: http://www.deza.ch
> Services > Evaluation. |
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Policy documents and strategy
papers guiding SDC's work and annual reports are accessible at
the following two Webpages: http://www.deza.ch
> Development policy, and http://www.deza.ch
> Development Cooperation and Cooperation with the East.
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| Name |
Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation |
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Head
office |
| Street
Address |
Freiburgstrasse
130
3003 Berne |
| Phone |
[+41] (31) 3222 34 75 |
| Fax |
[+41]
(31) 324 13 48 |
| E-mail |
info@deza.admin.ch |
| Website
(language) |
http://www.deza.ch
(English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) and http://www.vetnet.ch |
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Unless indicated otherwise,
information concerning this section on SDC has been taken from
the following sources:
SDC's websites: http://www.deza.ch,
http://www.vetnet.ch,
access: 30 October 2003 |
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