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Website of the SDC in Mongolia: www.swiss-cooperation.admin.ch/mongolia/
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| Swiss International Cooperation | 2011 |
2012 |
2013* |
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| SDC | |||
| Bilateral development cooperation | 13.33 | 14.13 | 15.15 |
| Humanitarian aid | – | – | – |
| State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) | |||
| Economic Cooperation and Development | – | – | – |
| Total SDC/SECO | 13.33 | 14.13 | 15.15 |
| Other Federal Offices | |||
| FDFA Human Security Division and Directorate of International Law | 0.05 | – | – |
| The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Total other Federal Offices | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Cantons and municipalities | 0.05 | .. | .. |
| Total | 13.53 | 14.22 | 15.24 |
SDC figures excluding program contributions to NGOs
.. = figures not available | – = nil or amount < 5'000 CHF
Agriculture and food security
Improved incomes and living conditions for the rural population
Through a wide range of projects designed to increase productivity in livestock and other farming activities, improve access to markets and reduce production risks, the SDC is helping to
improve living conditions for the rural population. Together with the World Bank, the SDC has financed projects for the cultivation of potatoes and the insurance of livestock. Thanks to this
insurance the families of 16,000 livestock farmers are effectively protected against the total loss of their sustenance.
The SDC focuses above all on strengthening collective forms of organisation, such as pastoral cooperatives and entrepreneurship. Since 2004 the Agency has helped herders to organise the sustainable management of pastureland. As a result more than 60,000 herder families have been organised into 680 pastureland groups and 50 cooperatives, enabling them to increase their income.
Vocational training
Facilitated access to the labour market
The SDC is helping Mongolia reform the
vocational training sector, and is replanning curricula in the western provinces. Greater involvement of the private sector should ensure a more practical approach to vocational training. The SDC is
also promoting the training of middle-aged herders of both sexes who have lacked access to the regular vocational training system.
Reform of the State, local governance and participation of the citizens
Satisfied citizens thanks to good governance and
participation
The SDC is also supporting projects initiated by the government for the implementation of reform through decentralisation. Members of the executive
and legislative branches are being introduced to their new roles in all provinces and municipalities, while at the same time civil society organisations and citizens in general are being encouraged
to participate in political processes at the community level.
History of cooperation
From “dzud” disaster relief to reform through decentralisation
The
Swiss commitment in Mongolia began in 2001 with a humanitarian relief effort for herders affected by winter conditions (“dzud”) severe enough to kill off the livestock and threaten the existence of
the rural population. In 2004 the SDC decided on a long term commitment so as to address the structural problem of pastureland management, and for this purpose opened a Cooperation Office in Ulan
Bator (Ulaanbaatar).
Initially (2007–12) the cooperation strategy focused on the sustainable management of natural resources and the creation of alternative sources of income for rural populations. It was during this period that a mining boom occurred, making more urgent the need for solid economic and political institutions to ensure transparent management of the commodities sector.
Background information Mongolia
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Local SDC contact address:
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Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) |
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Cooperation Office of the Embassy of Switzerland - Consular Section Ulaanbaatar |
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| Phone | +976 11 331422 |
| Fax | +976 11 331420 |
| ulaanbaatar@sdc.net | |
| Website | www.swiss-cooperation.admin.ch/mongolia/ |
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Additional Information and Documents Here, you will find more publications, links, documents and articles about Swiss development cooperation and humanitarian aid in this country. |