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"Every mine I clear saves a life"
"No magic model for successful development"
Development experts discuss how Asia is catching up, or rack their brains over strategies for Africa. But almost nobody mentions Latin America any more. Javier Santiso, Director and Chief Economist with the OECD Development Centre in Paris, sees this as an omission.
Interview (Download PDF, 90 KB) [de] [fr] [en] [es] 
Latin American Economic Outlook 2008: Advancing towards Pragmatism
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- Mikrofinanzen - Spar- und Kreditgenossenschaften machen für arme Landbewohner einen Unterschied
Latin Brief Juni 2009
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Der «Latin Brief» zeigt Wirkungen sowie neuste Tendenzen der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit der DEZA u...
The SDC is trying to contribute to the reduction of poverty and to sustainable development in Latin America in coordination with the international donor community. more>>
South America and the Caribbean
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Development Cooperation
Humanitarian AidSupporting poverty reduction
Around 450 million people live in between the Rio Grande and Tierra del Fuego, a continent of vast political, economic and socio-cultural dimensions. To get the most impact from its development
cooperation efforts, the SDC focuses on only a few Latin American countries with a limited number of activities.
Its main programme is poverty reduction. The poor should be able to improve their situations by developing economically and being able to express their interests and assert their rights. Overcoming
poverty means reducing relative poverty by taking steps to counter inequalities in distribution.
Strategic documents and guidelines
Supporting Latin America: What is an appropriate contribution by the SDC as the agency for official Swiss development assistance? How can the
SDC get the most impact from its contribution in view of its institutional competencies and capacities? The following strategy is intended for use as a guideline.
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Lateinamerika bei der Reduktion der Armut unterstützen Die schweizerische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit Lateinamerika: Mittelfrist-Strategie 2002-2010 der DEZA |
There are specific guidelines which have been developed in cooperation with local institutions for the main sectors and cross-sectoral themes in which the SDC is active in Latin America:
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Finanzwesen (in German) |
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Gender (in Spanish) |
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Good Governance/Gobernabilidad (in Spanish) |
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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 region. |