Development cooperation with the South

The SDC's bilateral development cooperation activities aim to lay the material and human foundations to enable its priority countries to carry out sustainable development processes on their own. These activities are thus considered to be of a long-term, subsidiary nature. In addition to its traditional project work, the SDC is increasingly devoting its efforts to country programs fostering favorable general conditions (e.g. in the judicial system, in government leadership and democracy, human rights, peace, security).

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Das Rahmenabkommen wurde am Freitag, dem 3. Februar 2012, von Botschafter Sékouba Cissé des malischen Aussenministeriums und von Willi Graf, dem stellvertretenden Leiter des Direktionsbereichs Regionale Zusammenarbeit der DEZA, unterzeichnet. [© DEZA]

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

Reisbauern beim bepflanzen ihrer Reisfelder

Asia
Maxi Project for Micro-Insurance for Small Farmers
On the margins of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, SDC Director-General Martin Dahinden held a meeting on 26 January 2012 with representatives of the AllianzRe insurance company for an exchange on a joint project to provide millions of rice farmers in Asia with enhanced security against crop losses. Thanks to vanguard technology, a substantial improvement is to be made in forecasting crop yields, there by enabling smallholders to conclude micro-insurance policies.

Media release, 26 January 2012

Low-cost, eco-friendly building materials
Premio internacional para instituto cubano apoyado por la COSUDE
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has awarded a prize to the CIDEM Research Institute of Las Villas University, Cuba, for its contribution to the manufacture of eco-friendly building materials. The Institute has for many years benefited from SDC support. The Scroll of Honour was presented on World Habitat Day (3 October), in Mexico.

Article, 03.10.2011

19 August 2011, SDC annual conference
Development cooperation: innovation is the key to the future
Development cooperation is essential in this context. In order to combat poverty cooperation between science and research, an innovative private sector and dynamic civil society organizations is increasingly important. The Swiss Development Cooperation Agency also needs to take an innovative approach to the major challenges.

Dossier Innovation
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Asia / Latin / Africa Brief
Swiss development cooperation success stories
The SDC helps improve the living conditions of people in Asia, Latin America and Africa. Its activities in this respect include building suspension bridges and grain silos, growing potatoes, supporting dialogues on human rights, as well as by strengthening health-care systems and supporting elementary and professional education. The SDC's "Asia", "Latin" and "Africa" Newsletters showcase numerous success stories.

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