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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Name of the organization

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

General information about the organization

· The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) was established in 1960 as the Technical Cooperation Service and has been operating under its current name since 1996;

· The organization operates within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation and aims to provide humanitarian, technical and financial assistance to reduce poverty in partner countries;

  • Patricia Danzi currently holds the position of Director General at the organization from May 1, 2020;

· Within the framework of cooperation with the Government of Switzerland, a total of 16 projects have been completed in Azerbaijan to date.

· The core activities of the organization include achieving Sustainable Development Goals, reducing poverty, promoting human security, and fostering risk reduction and development.

Information about cooperation between Azerbaijan and the organization

· SDC activity in the Republic of Azerbaijan was in the form of humanitarian aid in the early 1990s;

· The regional office of the organization in the South Caucasus opened in 1996 in Georgia, and since 2002 the Baku branch of the Office has been operational;

· The focus area is to increase employment and provide decent living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons who are suffering from poverty and war.