Humanitarian aid

The Programme Climate and Clean Air in Latin American Cities (CALAC+) pursues a vision of healthier cities that reduce their emissions of short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon, atmospheric gases and greenhouse gases, by promoting a shift towards soot-free and low-carbon urban buses and off-road machinery.

On 15 and 16 June 2024, Switzerland organised a Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Bürgenstock. The aim of the summit was to develop a common understanding of a possible path to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. All news on the summit can be found here in the ticker.

Every day, a great number of Swiss women and men work on the SDC's development cooperation and humanitarian aid projects. In the SDC podcast, they tell us about their projects and provide insight into the lives of local people.

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs has decided to make peace the central theme of this third edition of the International Cooperation Forum. This platform will enable actors to debate, exchange ideas and work together towards this goal. Switzerland's commitment to peace, which is one of its foreign policy priorities, is carried out in a variety of complementary ways in addition to the forum. Examples include acting as guarantor state in Colombia, supporting women's peace circles in Mali, and taking part in various UN peacekeeping missions.

The impact of climate change on food security and international security is at the center of an open debate at the UN Security Council today. The Federal Council has defined "addressing climate security" as one of four priorities for Switzerland's membership of the Council. Burkina Faso will be used as an example to show how climate change, access to food and security are linked. Switzerland is addressing this issue at the bilateral and multilateral levels.

From February 7 to 11, Switzerland, together with Guyana and the United Kingdom, will leada visit to Colombia by the 15 members of the UN Security Council. The aim of the Council is to gain an insight into the situation in the country, the implementation of the 2016 agreement and to support the establishment of a lasting peace. Switzerland remains strongly committed to the peace process in Colombia.