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📢 Are you a #StartUp or business that innovates towards sustainable economic growth, focuses on social change, and works for a better future? Become a #changemaker in addressing the #SDGs and apply for the #ICAward 2025! Become one of ten Swiss startups to gain the spotlight and showcase their innovations to a global audience at the #ICForumCH. 🗓️ The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation looks forward to receiving your applications by 30 November 2024 at the latest. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e_yaYgY7 ☄️ Let’s get TOGETHER, use our collective intelligence, and find DIFFERENT solutions to address global challenges! Adina Rom Ferran Caceres Tiphaine Detoudeville Maria Anselmi Innosuisse Roman Kern Swissnex Hanna Byland Barbara Pin Adrian Vogel Olmar Albers Stefan Brantschen Diepak Elmer Susanna Graf Département fédéral des affaires étrangères DFAE SECO Coopération et développement économiques

🌱 #Agroecology: A Pathway to Resilience and Sustainability 🌍    "Agroecology is the path to #sustainability, and together, we can build stronger communities to face the challenges of #ClimateChange."   In 🇿🇼 #Zimbabwe, farmers like Elias Jarawani are transforming their livelihoods through sustainable agricultural practices. Thanks to support from 🇨🇭 #Switzerland, Elias has successfully transitioned to agroecological methods – empowering him to adapt to the severe drought conditions affecting farmers across Southern Africa this year.    Through initiatives like these, the SDC is tackling the global challenges of food systems, ensuring access to healthy food for all while building resilience in the face of climate change.    Find out more 👇 https://lnkd.in/eKzUZXma #ClimateChangeAdaptation #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #InternationalCooperation #SwissContribution

🗝️ Labour Migration governance is key for unlocking the development potential of migration, particularly in Central #Asia, where thousands of people work abroad. Last week, and for the third time, OIM - ONU Migration has gathered key stakeholders from 🇹🇯 #Tajikistan, 🇰🇬 #Kyrgyzstan, 🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan, and 🇰🇿 #Uzbekistan in Almaty under the framework of the #SDC-funded Regional Labour Migration Programme in Central Asia. Representatives from governments, recruitment agencies, the private sector, and civil society engaged in dynamic discussions on challenges and best practices in labour migration governance.   Here are the 3️⃣ take-aways from the fruitful discussions:   ➡️ OIM - ONU Migration’s Migration Tracking Matrix (MTM) is providing valuable data and insights into the evolving dynamics of labour mobility in the region. This data is crucial for evidence-based national and regional migration policy planning (for example, see the MTM data on Kyrgyzstan: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ezbr4i6x).  ➡️ While Pre-Departure Orientation is crucial for the protection of prospective labour migrants, Pre-Employment Orientation (🔗 https://www.iom.int/ciop) is equally important as it starts earlier, thus supporting young people to make informed decisions about their professional aspirations, skills, employment opportunities and a potential labour migration journey. ➡️ Bilateral labour migration agreements are seen by governments as a tool to diversify labour migration destinations, a key concern for all Central Asian countries. However, negotiating, implementing and monitoring agreements that ensure a safe migration journey for #MigrantWorkers is highly complex.

🏥 Die von Dr. Beat Richner gegründeten Kinderspitäler Stiftung Kinderspital Kantha Bopha, Dr. med. Beat Richner haben in den vergangenen 30 Jahren massgeblich zur Verbesserung des Gesundheitssystems in Kambodscha beigetragen. Die Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (DEZA) hat diese Arbeit immer begleitet und unterstützt die Spitäler noch bis 2027. Auf ihrer Dienstreiste hat DEZA-Direktorin Patrizia Danzi das Spital in Siem Reap besucht und traf dabei auch die Schweizer Studierenden Rachel Puthukara, Morgane Lercher und Jan Reich, die im Rahmen des Wahlstudienjahrs zwei Monate in der Geburtshilfe und Pädiatrie sowie in der Kinderchirurgie 🩺 mitwirken.  Mehr lesen 👇

🧡 Today marks the start of the #16DaysOfActivism Against Gender-Based Violence (#GBV), a campaign that inspires action across the globe.   At SDC, we’re focused on preventing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (#PSEAH) as a priority issue, guided by our zero-tolerance policy. This means fostering safe, respectful environments in all our interventions and with our partners.   As part of this commitment, an international PSEAH conference will be held on December 2nd in Geneva, co-organized by 🇰🇪 #Kenya and 🇨🇭 #Switzerland. This event will bring together experts to share best practices and identify ways forward. Together, we can work toward a world free of gender-based violence! 🗣 A message of SDC Director Patricia Danzi 👇 #NoExcuse #16Days #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen

🗺 The 35th Plenary meeting of the Governance network (#GovNet) of the OECD-OCDE Development Assistance Committee (DAC) took place in Paris from November 20th to the 22nd, gathering representatives of the major world’s donor countries.   The GovNet has important workstreams on:   1️⃣ Monitoring Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows to Governance 2️⃣ Delivering ODA to governance in politically constrained contexts 3️⃣ Enhancing ODA support for Public Interest Media and integrity of information ecosystems 4️⃣ Digital Transformation and Governance 5️⃣ Supporting inclusive governance   🤝 As the #GovNet is the main and key place for Switzerland to be active on policy dialogue at international level, Switzerland is a long-term member and contributor to the #GovNet on all of its workstreams. It managed to co-lead some major policy works adopted by the DAC for all of its member countries, like in April 2024 the OECD’s Principles for Relevant and Effective Support to Media and the Information Environment.   Succeeding to the EU and Finland, our Swiss Representative to the GovNet, Benoît MEYER-BISCH, SDC Senior Policy Advisor for Governance, has been nominated as next #GovNet Chair from 2025, with the representatives of Canada and Austria as vice-chairs. We thank the delegates of GovNet members, the Swiss delegation to the OECD and the OECD-DAC for this nomination, and the trust as well as responsibility hereby given to our colleague.   💡 About the #GovNet of the OECD-OCDE Development Assistance Committee 👇

Patricia Danzi, Director General of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, joins global leaders at the Siem Reap-Angkor Summit in #Cambodia 🇰🇭 to reaffirm #Switzerland’s 🇨🇭 commitment to a world without anti-personnel mines. These hidden threats have impacted lives and livelihoods for decades, but through a strong partnership with The HALO Trust, Switzerland is clearing land in Cambodia, supporting victims, and creating opportunities for safe, #SustainableDevelopment. Every mine removed brings us closer to a safer world for future generations. 🌍 Learn more 👇 #MineFreeWorld

🌎 La #DDC est fière de soutenir le lancement du projet ENANDES+, une initiative clé pour renforcer la résilience climatique en Équateur, en Bolivie, en Argentine, au Pérou, au Chili et en Colombie. En partenariat avec l'Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMHI), l'Organisation Météorologique Mondiale, Office fédéral de météorologie et de climatologie MétéoSuisse, BFH-HAFL et les parties prenantes locales, cette initiative vise à améliorer l'accès aux services météorologiques, climatiques et hydrologiques, renforçant ainsi la résilience climatique en Amérique latine. Un pas important vers le renforcement de l'action climatique dans la région. #ENANDESPlus #RésilienceClimatique #Équateur #CoopérationSuisse

🤝 🇨🇭 SDC invests in social and impact entrepreneurship as a key driver of sustainable economic development, empowering migrants, and enhancing socio-economic #inclusion. This new partnership with Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation reflects SDC’s approach to scaling private sector engagement, with great potential for replication across different countries and sectors. #SwissContribution #SustainableDevelopment

Switzerland 🇨🇭 officially marks the conclusion of its pioneering Safe Labour Migration Program (SLMP) in Sri Lanka after 14 years of successful implementation. This program, which has been carried out in close collaboration with the Government of Sri Lanka and a wide range of stakeholders—including UN partners, civil society organizations, trade unions, the private sector, and migrants themselves—has played a critical role in strengthening the governance of labour migration. A key milestone of the program is the adoption of the National Policy and Action Plan on #Migration for Employment (2023-2027), which provides a comprehensive and progressive framework for improving the safety, rights, and opportunities of migrant workers. Additionally, the program has made significant strides in enhancing the skills and certification of migrant workers, boosting their employability and income potential. With today’s formal handover, #Switzerland is confident that #SriLanka 🇱🇰 is well-positioned to continue advancing these important efforts. The transition marks the beginning of a new phase, where the Government of Sri Lanka, with its enhanced policies and institutional capacities, will further strengthen the framework for safe and dignified migration. This handover is a testament to the successful collaboration between Switzerland and Sri Lanka, and to the continued commitment to the future of safe labour migration. ILO Colombo Helvetas Sri Lanka Département fédéral des affaires étrangères DFAE Christian Frutiger Siri Walt