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Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter to attend the WEF Annual Meeting
72nd Session of the UN General Assembly
First plenary meeting under Swiss chairmanship of the IHRA on 26th June in Geneva
Visit to the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, 19.05.2017
34th session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 27 February 2017
Humanitarian Convoys from Switzerland in Ukraine
71st UN General Assembly and Summit for Refugees and Migrants
World Economic Forum 2016
Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter in South America
Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter in Lebanon
CIVPOL
Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter visited countries in Africa and Europe (7,8,9.03.2016)
Egypt: Music for sustainable development along the Nile
SDC stand at the "Comptoir broyard" in Payerne
Syria crisis: Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter in Jordan
Die DEZA an der OLMA 2015
the 70th UN GA
Swiss protecting power mandates for the United States and Cuba
Ukraine: the projects in pictures
Ukraine: Swiss aid convoy
Post-2015 Agenda
Reception of the ministers in Basel
Tsunami
The Democracy Without Borders initiative
69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York
Conference on Syria in Brussels
Image gallery
Visite de Didier Burkhalter en Ukraine, les 06 et 07.06.2017
Ignazio Cassis at the OSCE Ministerial Council
Second plenary meeting of the IHRA chaired by Switzerland in Bern 30.11.2017
WEF 2018
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visits China and Mongolia
73rd UN General Assembly
WEF 2019
1 August, 4 stops, 4 languages
74th UN General Assembly
First Global Refugee Forum
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visits Ticino and brings two ventilators
#flyinghome in pictures - Asia and Africa
#flyinghome in pictures - Australia
#flyinghome in pictures - South America
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis meets Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Ticino
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis meets representatives of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and the International Lake Constance Conference in Kreuzlingen
Clean drinking water for four million people in eastern Ukraine
Media conference with Patricia Danzi on her first 100 days as director of the SDC
Sustainable embassies in the Swiss foreign network
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visits young people at the National Youth Sports Centre in Tenero
A look behind the scenes of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit in Beirut
A look behind the scenes of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit in Beirut
A look behind the scenes of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit in Beirut
A look behind the scenes of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit in Beirut
A look behind the scenes of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit in Beirut
SDC activities to protect mountain environments
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Tsunami
Vevidevi Sakthivil is broken-hearted. She lost her only daughter in the 2004 tsunami. Her husband died eight years later, after the boat taking him to Australia capsized at sea. Today, Vevidevi survives thanks to the support provided by one of her sons who has become a farmer. © SDC
Rani Upananda (centre) had the luck not to lose either her son or her husband on 26 December 2004, although they they were both out at sea on that day. Today, the two men continue to fish in the open sea. © SDC
A son was born to the Saravanabawan family in 2010. While nothing can erase the memory of his big brother, who died in the tsunami in 2004, he is the pride of the family. He is also a ray of sunshine to his parents, who run a small business in the town of Trincomalee, when their debts become overwhelming. © SDC
In 2004, Ranjani Samarawickrema, who never learnt to swim, was saved from the tidal wave by his wife. Now that the sea is calm again, he rents out rooms of his house which he converted into holiday accommodation for visitors to the region. © SDC
Forced to give up farming during the 1990s because of the war, the Sahithu family decided to move to the coast to take up fishing… After the tsunami, Kasideen Sahithu, the father, went back to fishing. But with eight children to feed it is hard to make ends meet. © SDC
In 2004, Inoka Priyanjany and her son Lakhsan sought refuge in a temple to escape the deadly tsunami. A little later, Inoka found out she had cancer. Twice a survivor, today she is a deputy-commander in a Civil Defence Force unit, a paramilitary force attached to the police. © SDC
Asanka Niroshan and is family lost everything in 2004 but found a roof over their heads thanks to the SDC. Some years later, to supplement the meagre income he makes as a fisherman, Asanka supported his wife's plan to go to the Middle East in search of work. But her plans fell through and she is now stuck far from home with no possibility of returning or working. © SDC
Sriyani has found a new occupation grinding spices after the tsunami destroyed the rice mill she owned with her husband. The couple have three children who are studying, which makes Sriyani look to the future with pleasure. © SDC
Well before the tsunami, Abdul Latheef had decided to leave his house to his daughter as a dowry. The SDC funds enabled him to rebuild the damaged building in 2004. He has since settled into a modest house nearby and likes to visit his grandchildren when time allows. © DDC
After the tsunami, Bandula Karunaratne and his wife used the money allocated by the SDC to rebuild their damaged house on four concrete pillars, which makes them feel safer. But life for the Karunaratnes is still a daily struggle because Bandula is finding it difficult to find employment. © SDC
Kanageswari Chandrasegaram found herself alone with her four children after her husband died in the 2004 tsunami. Two of them are still living with her today. One of her sons had to leave school to work and help feed the family. © SDC
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