Cities across Africa are experiencing unstoppable growth. Through its PROECCO_Greatlakes project in the Great Lakes region, the Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit is supporting #sustainabledevelopment and fosters a green #urbanization with eco-friendly bricks. The migration to cities is driven by increasingly uncertain rural living conditions, exacerbated by #climatechange, which devastates agriculture and pressures farmers. Away from agriculture, rural areas also lack sustainable job opportunities. Armed conflicts further worsen the situation for many. Cities not only provide refuge, they also offer a realistic prospect of economic advancement. According to Daniel Wyss, PROECCO project manager at SKAT, "newcomers in the city build the sort of houses they know from their villages. In other words, small houses that cannot withstand extreme weather conditions in very densely-populated neighbourhoods." More about the project here: https://lnkd.in/gBcVu7Rz
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75 years on from their adoption, the #GenevaConventions represent a universal commitment to a shared #humanity, and have continuing relevance. They are at the core of international #humanitarian law, which regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects. Learn more about their historical significance and continuing impact: https://lnkd.in/e535b5vt #IHL 👇
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As public spaces for dialogue diminish, cultural platforms are crucial for bridging divides and strengthening social cohesion. Art and culture enhance freedom of expression, peace, and sustainable development. Films, in particular, offer unique perspectives, amplify minority voices, and promote tolerance by revealing diverse realities. 🇨🇭 The Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (SDC) supports artists in its partner countries, helping them access Swiss and international cultural markets. Since 2003, the SDC supports filmmakers and producers from the Global South and East through the Locarno Film Festival's Open Doors section. 🌎 Open Doors is a platform for artists to develop projects and expand networks, enriching international cinema with diverse perspectives and debates. Over 20 years, it has covered more than 80 countries, involving hundreds of directors and producers. 🎞 The participants arrived in Locarno yesterday! Eight film projects and producers were selected for the 2024 edition from over 143 submissions. Over the course of several days, they will use a space to further their creative and professional development and network with industry professionals. This edition marks the end of a three-year focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. 🕊 Through Open Doors, artists amplify their voices on local and global issues particularly in regions where independent filmmaking is challenging. This program is a valuable example of how culture and film can help promote a more tolerant, inclusive and peaceful society. These are precisely the indispensable elements for social development in SDC partner countries. #LocarnoopenDoors #Locarno77 #globalculture #SDGs Locarno Film Festival EDA - DFAE - FDFA 📸 © Locarno Film Festival / Ti-Press
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The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation's wonderful 20-year journey with #Mongolia has come to an end. Many thanks and appreciation to the team, beneficiaries and partners. Together as a team we have supported governance, economic development, education, agriculture and food security, improving the lives of many herders, farmers, civil servants and people in Mongolia. During the 20 years the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation contributed around 260 million CHF and implemented over 350 small and big projects across the Mongolia. Thank you to people, to Government and to partners in Mongolia. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Wv6IQX
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🇨🇭 🤝 🇲🇳 - From emergency aid to development #cooperation: Switzerland has made a successful contribution to #sustainabledevelopment in #Mongolia. Today we can look back on 20 years of partnership: https://bit.ly/4d9miJe
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Kaum ein Land hat in den letzten Jahren einen so grossen Bevölkerungsanteil verloren wie #Venezuela. Ein Viertel der Venezolaner haben seit 2013 ihre Heimat verlassen. Die DEZA unterstützt sie entlang der gefährlichen Fluchtrouten. Mehr dazu 👉 https://bit.ly/3yfq709
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🌍🤝 Switzerland welcomes the establishment of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty ##GAAHP at the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Rio! Proposed by Brazil's G20 presidency, this initiative will officially launch in November, aiming to mobilize resources and knowledge for implementation of public policies and social technologies that are proven to be effective to reduce hunger (#SDG2) and poverty (#SDG1) worldwide. #GAAHP Constitutive Documents 👉 https://lnkd.in/effVNnq9 📊 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2024 report, released simultaneously, highlights the constant alarming figures on #poverty, #hunger, and #malnutrition. In response, the report calls for increased financial flows with a focus on de-risking and the establishment of a scalable project pipeline. SOFI 2024 report 👉 https://l1nq.com/asCEZ 💡The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation is committed to pioneering financial instruments that support nutrition and agriculture SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) in Sub-Saharan Africa, including: ▶ The Nutrition Food Financing Facility (N3F) ▶ Aceli Africa ▶The Impact-Linked Finance Fund for Eastern and Southern Africa (ILF ESA) 📈 Switzerland also supports the first-ever budget tool designed by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and The World Bank to optimize public financing for food systems transformation (3FS: Financial Flows for Food Systems). During the G20 GAAHP Ministerial Meeting, Daniela Stoffel, State Secretariat for International Finance SIF reaffirmed Switzerland's commitment to actively contribute to these crucial efforts, engaging with all stakeholders, including the most vulnerable and marginalized people, civil society, and the private sector. 🌱💪 #G20 #GAAHP #SustainableDevelopment #foodsecurity #foodsystemstransformation #nopoverty #zerohunger Suíça no Brasil Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) iGravity Incofin Investment Management Roots of Impact
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Die Schweiz hat in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit in #Peru Massstäbe gesetzt. Seit 60 Jahren engagiert sich die Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation vor Ort, insbesondere im Bereich der #Wasserversorgung. Doch welche Auswirkungen hat dieses langjährige Engagement wirklich gehabt? Und wieso hat die Schweiz zuerst Kühe geschickt? In unserem Podcast #APlusForHumanity werfen wir einen Blick auf die Erfolge und die strategische Neuausrichtung der DEZA in #Lateinamerika. Hören Sie die neue Podcastfolge: 60 Jahre Entwicklungszusammenarbeit in Peru - Zuerst kamen die Kühe 👉 https://lnkd.in/g7JrqwtJ
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❓ Why provide #humanitarian assistance before a natural disaster strikes? #ClimateExtremes are a key driver of #foodinsecurity. At the same time, the climate crisis is intersecting with and exacerbating other drivers of hunger, including conflict and economic downturns. Traditional humanitarian response systems need to evolve from crisis response to forward-looking risk management. The Swiss-co-funded World Food Programme's Anticipatory Action is one way to achieve this. This proactive approach is transforming humanitarian aid, leveraging advances in early warning systems, and empowering communities and governments to respond to crises before they occur. 🔗 Read more about how WFP’s Anticipatory Action Programme is saving lives: https://lnkd.in/ern4a2Qr
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🌍 For the past 11 years, Switzerland has been supporting an initiative led by the African Union Commission (AUC): the Ecological Organic Agriculture initiative on the African Continent. The AUC, partners, regional economic communities' representatives and donors met in #Botswana to take stock, renew their commitment, and support the promising engagement of the Southern African Development Community (SADC Secretariat) to join the initiative. 🌾 Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit availed of the opportunity to celebrate the launch of the new Agroecology Promotion Programme (APP) which, from 2024 until 2028, will be having a strong focus on supporting African partners to engage more and further in #agroecological policy development, #entrepreneurship, and engagement of #youth and #women in the sector. 🔗 About the APP: https://bit.ly/3Y5wjCd 🤝 Strong ties have been built to embed these efforts within the African Union's initiative, ensuring increased impact and outreach. The APP will also deploy some activities in South-East Asia, and join forces with a few global partners. ✅ Switzerland had been promoting #agroecology as a key pathway for the transformation of #foodsystems towards more sustainability, resilience, equity and health. Agroecology Coalition Agroecology Fund Biovision Africa Trust Stiftung Biovision IFOAM - Organics International PELUM Association Regional Secretariat PELUM Kenya Association SHONA
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