Communiqué de presse, 09.12.2019 Le conseiller fédéral Ignazio Cassis a plaidé pour le renforcement du droit international humanitaire à l'occasion de l'ouverture de la 33ème Conférence...
Bern, 03.12.2019 - With the region repeatedly shaken by aftershocks, the rapid response team sent by Swiss Humanitarian Aid (part of the SDC) to the Tirana/Durres area is pursuing three lines of...
Every year, 2.5 million people die of AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. At a pledging conference hosted in Lyon on Thursday in the presence of French...
The undersigned members of the international community are concerned about the high prevalence of violence against women in Nepal. While certain cases may still be under investigation, the...
Press release, 13.09.2019 Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and food supply. Around 820 million people around the world suffer from...
Switzerland is extending its humanitarian aid to the Bahamas. Around 70,000 people in the Caribbean island nation are now dependent on aid in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, which caused extensive...
Le 21 août 2019, le Conseil fédéral a décidé que la Suisse soutiendrait une déclaration d’intention politique («pacte») concernant la prévention des actes d’exploitation et d’atteintes sexuelles...
On 21 August 2019, the Federal Council decided that Switzerland would support a political declaration of intent (compact) on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse in UN field operations. The...
Bern, 07.08.2019 - On the second day of his trip to Mozambique, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visited Swiss humanitarian aid projects in the country. In Beira in central Mozambique he saw...
Communiqué de presse, 27.06.2019 À la demande des parties, la Suisse joue le rôle de facilitateur dans la crise du nord-ouest et du sud-ouest du Cameroun. À cette fin, une deuxième réunion...