Progetti

Post-2015 work (UNDP)

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2015

Switzerland takes an active role in the international debate on the Post-2015 framework. One important opportunity to influence the discussion is to support the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Post-2015 work. In 2013 UNDP will organize eleven thematic and over 100 country consultations. Switzerland will take the lead in the consultation on population dynamic, with a focus on migration, and the co-lead for the consultation on water and will support the country consultations.

Protection of Orphans and Vulnerable children in Zimbabwe

01.12.2012 - 30.06.2016

The project aims at strengthening the social protection systems in Zimbabwe in order to reduce widespread household poverty, provide for basic needs, and give care and support to the most vulnerable children, in particular those affected by HIV/AIDS. Zimbabwe being currently in a process of transition and recovery, Switzerland has chosen to participate in a trust fund managed by UNICEF, to avoid disbursements or procurements through the (still weak) government system.

Governance locale per rafforzare i diritti dei bambini – Seth Koma

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2014

Decenni di scontri bellicosi e di genocidio colpiscono soprattuto le donne e i bambini. Il programma «Seth Koma» del Fondo delle Nazioni Unite per l'infanzia (UNICEF) promuove i diritti delle donne e dei bambini nell'ambito di una riforma nazionale di democratizzazione e di decentralizzazione. Il progetto sostiene la creazione di comitati di donne a livello comunale e distrettuale. La DSC partecipa al programma con un contributo unico.

GIZ: Integrated Water Resource Management (AGIRE)

01.12.2012 - 31.03.2014

Despite the highest water availability in the Maghreb, Morocco is faced with severe overexploitation of water resources that threatens sustainable economic and social development, i.e. irrigated agriculture and water supply. The Integrated Water Resource Management project is in-line with Moroccan policy priorities and aims to develop the required competencies of water sector institutions while also harnessing rain and wastewater as alternative water resources for the future.

Empowering Women Migrant Workers In Asia (EWMWA)

01.12.2012 - 30.06.2015

In Southeast Asia women who migrate for work are exposed to high risks, which range from gender-based discrimination to exploitation and severe human rights violations. UN Women’s Regional Program On Empowering Women Migrant Workers In Asia (EWMWA) aims to empower vulnerable women migrants in a gender-responsive way and to strengthen their access to effective legal protection. A specific focus in the ASEAN region includes Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia as major sending countries.

Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU): strengthening Information Management for More Effective Humanitarian and Development Assistance in Myanmar

01.12.2012 - 30.11.2015

In an environment of rapidly growing commitments of development partners, as well as greater availability of poverty data and human development indicators from government agencies and project implementers, the Myanmar Information Management Unit, a project hosted in UNDP, provides a body of reliable and comprehensive information and resources in accessible user-friendly formats for humanitarian and development aid planners to target interventions, avoid replication, and increase aid effectiveness.

Hygiene, Sanitation and Water Fund

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2017

About 20 percent of Bangladesh’s population has no access to safe drinking water; some 40 percent are deprived of improved sanitation facilities. The Hygiene, Sanitation and Water Fund, set up in 2007 by the leading international development agencies, partners with competent local government institutions to provide efficient and state-of-the-art WatSan solutions for millions of Bangladeshi households. The present proposal undertakes to co-finance the successful Fund for the period of 2012 through 2015.

Reducing Health Risk Factors in Bosnia and Herzegovina

01.12.2012 - 31.03.2021

Chronic diseases are the main cause of death and disability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, entailing substantial costs for the country. Chronic diseases are to a large extent influenced by unhealthy lifestyles, which means that they can be prevented by changing behaviors. The project will facilitate an increased focus of country’s health system on preventive care, reducing behavioural risks factors among the population. In the longer term, strengthened prevention should lead to a reduction in chronic diseases and significant cost savings.

UNOCHA - Emergency Response Fund for the oPt 2012-2013

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2013

SDC financial contribution to the pooled Emergency Response Fund (ERF) managed by UNOCHA in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) enables humanitarian actors to quickly respond to acute and unforeseen emergencies affecting the Palestinian population, mainly in Gaza and in Area C of the West Bank. This intervention is in line with SDC Cooperation Strategy 2010-2014 for the oPt to support Palestinians living in the oPt in asserting their rights and gaining improved access to quality basic services including relief assistance.

Contribution to the DeLoG Secretariat

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2016

Die DeLoG-Arbeitsgruppe arbeitet seit 6 Jahren daran, Empfehlungen für wirksamere Dezentralisierungs-unterstützung für die 27 Mitgliedsorganisationen zu erarbeiten. Bisher wurde das Sekretariat ausschliesslich durch das BMZ/dieGIZ getragen. Der DEZA-Beitrag soll helfen, die Struktur langfristig zu vergrössern, die Aktivitäten in Ausbildung und Politikbeitrag zu erweitern, die Funktionsweise durch neue Mittel (Internet-basiert) zu ergänzen und so die Wirkung der Hilfe im Bereich Dezentralisierung zu verbessern.

Contribution to UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2014

Local Roads Improvement Programme (LRIP – I)

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2021

Past SDC interventions have focussed on making rural road construction work for the poor and disadvantaged through labour-intensive construction methods. This project now takes proven approaches further by ensuring even more all-weather accessibility to markets and services by emphasising the importance of maintenance and preservation of built roads through promotion of labour-based roads maintenance methods and by fostering an institutional process in the districts, which should pave the way for the highly successful concepts of road construction and maintenance to be adopted as national standards.