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 The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Friday, 3 February 2012, by Ambassador Sékouba Cissé of the Mali Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Willi Graf, Deputy Head of the SDC’s Regional Cooperation Department. [© SDC] Swiss Cooperation with Mali
Definition of the common perspectives for 2012-2015

On 2 and 3 February 2012 in Bamako, Switzerland and its cooperation partner Mali met to take stock of the ongoing cooperation between the two countries and to launch their new strategy for the years 2012 to 2015.

Article, 09.02.2012

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ADEA



ADEA’s 2012 Triennale
Stepping up education and training for Africa’s sustainable development
The ADEA Triennale on education and training in Africa brings together a range of people working for education on the continent. Adapting education systems to the challenges of sustainable development is the focus of the broad dialogue. The event takes place from 12-17 February 2012 in Ouagadougou and is organised by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), a longstanding partner of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Article, 08.02.2012


Swiss initiative for jobs and rural micro and small enterprises [Copyright: DEZA]



Arab Spring
Swiss support for North Africa
Switzerland has in 2011 and 2012 committed a total of CHF 60 million in support for North Africa. It is contributing to the current process of transition through its efforts to promote the rule of law, elections and reforms in addition to various programmes to support economic development, create jobs, as well as through its activities in the fields of migration and humanitarian aid.

Commitment to North Africa
Project: Job creation in disadvantaged regions of Tunisia



United Nations Development Programme

16 February 2012: SDC/UNDP Conference
Sustainability and equity: prospects for human development in the run-up to Rio +20
SDC welcomes the author of the last Human Development Report to a conference which seeks to reconcile environmental sustainability and social equity. In Bern, Eva Jespersen will debate with the audience the feasibility of reconciling these two notions. This is a central issue in the run-up to the Rio + 20 Conference in June 2012.

Programme and practical information
Human Development Report 2011

A project in the spotlight

Judicial reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina



Judicial reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A more efficient prosecutorial system
In the interest of an independent and more efficient judiciary, the SDC is supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina in its efforts to improve its prosecutorial system. The project is being implemented in collaboration with the public prosecution office of the Canton of Zurich.

Project in the spotlight

Dossiers
Swiss Platform for Rio+20
North africa strategy

Horn of Africa
Annual Conference of the Humanitarian Aid, 23 March 2012