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Revue de la politique étrangère
"Efficacité de l'aide: Bilan et Perspective"
Politorbis N° 46, 1/2009
Message 2013-2016
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 found in this dossier:
 Dossier

Development policy - Political debates in the name of the fight against poverty

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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

Spotlight on

Was die Schweiz bewirkt

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.

 Report




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 
Dossier annual conference 


Jahresbericht 2010

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.

Press release and report 




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.

Dossier


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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).

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