Progetti

Contribution to the Open Regional Fund for Modernisation of Municipal Services (ORF MMS) of the GiZ

01.02.2013 - 30.09.2016

Regional cooperation is an important element in achieving approximation between Western Balkan (WB) countries. The GiZ Open Regional Fund for Modernisation of Municipal Services (ORF MMS) is one of the few regional instruments that provides technical advice and financial funds to projects, that are jointly launched by regional service providers. The aim is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal services through skills development, promotion of good practices and common tools.

Nationally appropriated adaptation and mitigation forest action plan Andean region

01.02.2013 - 30.06.2017

Nationally Appropriated Mitigation Action Plans (NAMA) are new international climate policy instruments aimed at addressing developed and developing countries greenhouse gas emissions reductions while supporting sustainable development. Chile is one of the first countries to develop forest-sector NAMAs. SDC supports this innovative process in Chile and – through supporting South-South exchange – the extension of methods and approaches to Andean countries and others mountain forest countries.

Grands Lacs regional: 2nd Chance: Programmes de Formation en chirurgie plastique et reconstructive en Afrique

01.02.2013 - 31.05.2016

Regional Rapid Response Teams (RRRT) for a strengthened decentralized Rescue System in Armenia (phase I)

31.01.2013 - 31.01.2015

SDC has a long standing collaboration with the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES), which showed notable progress in the sphere of Disaster and Risk Reduction (DRR). Considering the existing capacities on the level of light rescue and the country's risk profile, important needs especially at the regional level still persist. The project's overall goal is to strengthen the decentralized rescue system through improved response capacities of the responsible governmental institutions.

DEV: OECD Development Centre – Core Contribution 2013–2014

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014

Senior Counsellor for Humanitarian Affairs with the Permanent Representation of Switzerland to FAO, IFAD and WFP in Rome

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014

The “Message on Switzerland’s International Cooperation in 2013-2016” clearly advocates for an increased international engagement. WFP is Switzerland’s largest humanitarian UN partner. In April 2012, the ECOSOC in New York elected Switzerland as Board member of the WFP Executive Board – the governing body of the WFP – for the years 2013-2014. In order to represent Switzerland in the WFP Executive Board, a Senior Counsellor for Humanitarian Affairs will be placed at the Permanent Representation of Switzerland to FAO, IFAD and WFP.

Culture and Small Action Project

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2016

SDC's Small Action Projects are a flexible and efficient tool to respond to local needs that couldn’t be directly addressed by the main programmes within the Swiss Cooperation Strategy (CS), while Culture Projects support local cultural initiatives and Swiss-Mongolian exchanges.

HAP, Contribution 2013-2014

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014

First Allocation (Cash) of SDC Funding (Europe and Mediterranean Region Division) to WFP Operations in 2013

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2013

In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding for responding to changing needs in humanitarian crises. SDC funding to WFP operations allows the World Food Programme (WFP) to respond proactively and to provide immediate food assistance in life-threatening situations and underfunded emergencies.

UNDP Thematic Trust Fund for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR)

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014

UNDP places critical importance on the need to effectively address Crisis Prevention and Recovery (CPR) issues, which can impede progress towards human development and MDG attainment. In 1998 UNDP was mandated by the UN General Assembly to assume responsibility for disaster prevention and preparedness. It has since, through its presence in 177 countries, supported member states in achieving the outcomes of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA).

Regional Program: Scientific Cooperation between Eastern Europe and Switzerland (SCOPES), Institutional Partnerships and Research

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2018

Der Schweizerische Nationalfonds setzt das seit 1990 laufende Projekt SCOPES mit Partnern aus Osteuropa und der GUS um. Im Rahmen dieser Zusammenarbeit werden Forschungsinstitutionen aus Partnerländern in ihren Aufgaben unterstützt. Als weiteres Element führen Forschungsteams aus Osteuropa und der Schweiz in gemeinsamen Forschungsprojekten Grundlagenforschung durch. Deren internationale Vernetzung trägt wesentlich dazu bei, qualitativ hochwertige Forschungsresultate nutzbar zu machen.

La violenza domestica, un freno alla democratizzazione

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2016

La violenza domestica è una realtà preoccupante in Bolivia. Si tratta di un fenomeno che, oltre a lasciare strascichi a livello fisico e psicologico sulle vittime, ostacola anche il processo di democratizzazione e la lotta alla povertà. La DSC si impegna a contrastare la violenza nei confronti delle donne.