SDC at a glance
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). In operating with other federal offices concerned, SDC is responsible for the overall coordination of development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe, as well as for the humanitarian aid delivered by the Swiss Confederation.
The goal of development cooperation is that of reducing poverty. It is meant to foster economic self-reliance and state autonomy, to contribute to the improvement of production conditions, to help in finding solutions to environmental problems, and to provide better access to education and basic healthcare services.
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A number of short films provide an insight into the SDC’s mission: portraits, summarized facts of information, trailer on the different departments |
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Impressions and milestones of Swiss development cooperation from 1944 up to today |
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A compilation of the current legal bases of Swiss development policy |
Additional Information and Documents
Documents- SDC short portrait
SDC portrait in postcard format 2010
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Order - Switzerland’s contribution - The achievements of SDC in 2006–2010
Results in the areas of Health, Employment, Basic and further education, Agriculture, Rule of law and democracy, Water, Humanitarian Aid, Partnering with NGOs
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Order - Annual Report SDC / SECO 2011 (inculsive Statistics Brochure)
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Internal Links
External Links
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DFA - Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home.html



