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Brian Atwood, director of the OECD development committee DAC:
«More responsibility for the recipients»
Annual Conference: Cooperation is bearing fruit
With the support of the SDC, the market of Fada N’Gourma in Burkina Faso for instance has become a veritable economic hub contributing to the development of the entire region. Meanwhile, in Ghana, the project undertaken by SECO to develop a transparent fiscal administration which is close to the citizens, has made it possible to increase State revenues, thereby generating the financial resources necessary for a targeted fight against poverty.
Based on concrete examples, the Annual Conference organized by the SDC and SECO seeks to provide an insight both into the efforts of Switzerland in its pursuit of effectiveness, and into the instruments and mechanisms that it deploys to cope with today’s global challenges and those still to come. The food and water crises, the consequences of climate change, financial and economic instability, and the conflicts that plague fragile States are indeed exercising a significant influence on the operations conducted by actors in development cooperation.
Media release
17 August 2012
| 13.15 | Official opening of the Conference and welcoming introduction Paola Ceresetti, André Marty, moderators |
13.25![Didier Burkhalter [© Christine Strub]](http://www.deza.ch/pictures/A_Bilder/21_aktuell/2012/CFDB.jpg) |
Opening address |
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Swiss cooperation in action: from the market in Fada N’Gourma into the heart of the Ghanaian fiscal administration’s accounts
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Speaking with one voice to influence global policies Michel Mordasini, SDC Assistant Director-General, Head of the Global Cooperation Department Monica Rubiolo, Head of the Macroeconomic Support Section at SECO Discussion: video |
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A transparent fiscal administration as the basis for effective allocation of public funds
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| 15.00 | Coffee break |
| 15.45 | Cooperation in the face of global risks Catarina de Albuquerque, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Video |
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How can effectiveness be enhanced in a rapidly changing world?
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| 17.20 | Closing remarks Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, State Secretary and Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Video |
| 17.30 | End of the Conference and Aperitif |
Additional Information and Documents
- Effectiveness
To capitalize on its experience and improve its development programmes and projects, SDC needs to ev... - Annual Conference 2012