(in German) Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (in French) Direction du développement et de la coopération (in Italian) Direzione dello sviluppo e della cooperazione (in Romansh) Direcziun da svilup e da cooperaziun | |
Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
Headquarters | Bern |
Employees | Patricia Danzi (Director General) |
Minister responsible | |
Parent agency | Federal Department of Foreign Affairs |
Website | www.deza.admin.ch |
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is an office-level agency in the federal administration of Switzerland, and a part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Together with other federal offices, SDC is responsible for overall coordination of Swiss international development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe, as well as humanitarian aid.
According to the OECD, Switzerland's total official development assistance (ODA) increased in 2022 to USD 4.5 billion (preliminary data) due to an increase in in-donor refugee costs. This represented 0.56% of gross national income (GNI).[1]