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Revue de la politique étrangère
"Efficacité de l'aide: Bilan et Perspective"
Politorbis N° 46, 1/2009
Politorbis N° 46, 1/2009
Message 2013-2016
What are the new strategic orientations of Switzerland’s international cooperation, and how is the budget broken down among them? Information on the funding earmarked and concrete examples can be
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Development policy - Political debates in the name of the fight against poverty

Development policy is basic conceptional work which takes place in the ministries, in cooperation with Parliament or in discussion with the public. Development policy provides the basis for successful and sustainable development cooperation.
Swiss
development policy goals
Strategic orientation
The Millennium Development Goals
Principles of Cooperation
Parliamentary issues
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What Switzerland has accomplished The SDC‘s International Cooperation 2006–2010 For the first time, the SDC is publishing the results of its activities over a five-year period. This new general activity report illustrates eight thematic areas of SDC activity by presenting sample projects, the funds earmarked, and the contribution thus made to worldwide poverty reduction. |
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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. |
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Switzerland’s International Cooperation 2010 Annual Report The SDC and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) published the joint Annual Report for 2010 on Switzerland’s international cooperation. It provides the most important results in relation to Switzerland’s commitment to combating poverty, and contributions to the reduction of global risks. |
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MDGs Interim report on success in achieving Millennium Development Goals The Federal Council approved the Confederation’s 2010 interim report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), summaris-ing the results so far. Switzerland is particularly active in three areas: water, health and education. |
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Population Survey on Development Policy Development Cooperation deeply embedded A clear majority of the Swiss population views development assistance as an effective strategy in combating world-wide poverty and tackling development problems. This was the result of a representative population survey commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Alliance of Development Organizations (Alliance Sud). |




