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Content

• Basis of Swiss Development Cooperation

• General information on the Swiss Agency for

Development and Cooperation SDC

• SDC in Pakistan

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Humanitari

an aid

Technical

cooperation

and financial

aid

Economic and

trade policy

measures

Transition

cooperation

Common strategy

Measures to

promote peace

and human

security

Dispatch for 2017-2020Common efforts and complementary instruments

Synergies

SDC SECO HSD

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SDC

Manuel Sager, Director General

approx 200

expatriate staff

Approx 1900 staff

Approx 500 staff in

Switzerland

Approx 1200 local

staff

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

(FDFA)

Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor

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Development cooperation

Development cooperation with Eastern Europe

Swiss contribution to the enlarged EU

Swiss Humanitarian Aid priorities

SDC‘s priority countries and focus regions

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Domains of the SDC

Regional Cooperation

Cooperation with Eastern Europe

Humanitarian Aid

Global Cooperation

Bilateral cooperation

with countries in Africa,

Asia, Latin America and

the Caribbean

Fighting poverty

through support to

partners from civil

society and from the

public and private

sectors

Regional Cooperation

Cooperation with multilateral

partners, such as the UN, the

World Bank and regional

development banks

Contribution to resolving global

challenges, such as climate

change, food security, migration,

water and health

Development policy analysis and

strategy

Global Cooperation

Cooperation with Eastern Europe

Transition aid: promoting democracy and the market

economy in the Western Balkans and CIS

Enlargement contribution: contributions to new EU

member states in central Europe and the Baltic states

Humanitarian Aid

Works to save lives and alleviate the suffering of victims of conflict and

natural disasters

Implements disaster risk reduction

Carries out reconstruction and rehabilitation

Takes action to protect civilians

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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

in Pakistan

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History of the Swiss engagement

• SDC present in Pakistan since 1966

Along its commitment to poverty alleviation

• 2009 Decision of the Federal Council to contribute to

the reduction of fragility in Pakistan and Afghanistan

• 2012-2014 (extended to end 2016): New Program

Pakistan with geographical focus on Province of

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the (former) FATA.

• 2017-2019 Consolidation and Phasing Out

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Chagai

Disputed Territory

Kech

Washuk

Khuzdar

Awaran

Skardu

Kalat

Zhob

Chitral

Thatta

Panjgur

Bahawalpur

Ghizer

Sibi

Khairpur

Las Bela

Tharparkar

Dadu

Kharan

Gwadar

Rajanpur

Kohlu

Sanghar

Loralai

Hunza Nagar

Jamshoro

Badin

Attock

Jhang

GhancheDiamir

Bhakkar

Dera Bugti

Ghotki

Kohistan

LayyahKilla Saifullah

Astore

Nushki

Pishin

Chakwal

Gilgit

Sukkur

Kasur

Sargodha

Gujrat

Karak

Swat

Kachhi

Khushab

Rahim Yar Khan

Okara

Vehari

Dera Ghazi Khan

Mianwali

Mastung

Musakhel

Umerkot

Bahawalnagar

Faisalabad

Muzaffargarh

Ziarat

Kohat

Jhelum

Multan

Neelum

Rawalpindi

Mansehra

Sialkot

Khanewal

Dera Ismail Khan

Harnai

Killa AbdullahSahiwal

Barkhan

Upper Dir

Chiniot

Jhal Magsi

Sheerani

Tank

Kotli

Gujranwala

Lodhran

Nasirabad

Buner

Narowal

Pakpattan

Karachi City

Qambar Shahdadkot

KashmoreJacobabad

Swabi

South Waziristan Agency

Lahore

Shikarpur

Haripur

Sheikhupura

Lakki Marwat

Kurram Agency

Larkana

Mirpur Khas

Jaffarabad

Hafizabad

Quetta

Mardan

Hangu

Toba Tek Singh

Shaheed Benazirabad

North Waziristan Agency

Khyber Agency

Matiari

Shangla

Nowshera

Lower Dir

Naushahro Feroze

Abbottabad

Fr D.i.khan

Bhimber

Batagram

Peshawar Bagh

Mohmand Agency

MirpurPoonch

Bajaur Agency

Muzaffarabad

Hattian

Tando Allah Yar

Fr Bannu

Hyderabad

Tando Muhammad Khan

Balochistan

Sindh

Punjab

Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa

G.B.

A.J.K

Arabian sea

India

Afghanistan

The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the

Swiss Cooperation Office concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its

frontiers or boundaries

SDC Focus Areas 2017-2020

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Strategic priorities 2017-2019

• Programme articulated along 2 main domains plus

Humanitarian Aid

1) Water Governance

• Improving access to drinking water

• Establishing, developing and maintaining

irrigation systems in agriculture

• Sharing technical know-how on preventing

and managing water-related disasters

• Setting up water user associations

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Water for Livelihoods (KP and former FATA)

Promoting optimal use of water in affected districts

Gained access to irrigation water

Improved food security & income (from the improved

production)

Participatory and sustainable approach to local

development/maintenance (DRR)

Gained access to drinking water (schemes)

Reduced sources of conflicts (water dispute resolution through

dialogue)

Discouraging seasonal migration, reducing workload for

children&women

Inspiring model for further legal and institutional reforms to

strenghten Integrated Water Management/ water policies

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2) Local State Building

• Strengthening the rule of law

• Reinforcing capacities in the fields of

rule of law and access to justice

• Introducing new dispute resolution

mechanisms

• Protecting internally displaced persons

and Afghan refugees

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• Support to the establishment of an efficient and equally

accessible justice system

Improved performance of courts and capacities of lawyers

Increased access to legal aid, also for the most vulnerable

(women, IDPs)

Bring new cases (i.e. inheritance, family disputes)

Reinforcing state-citizen trust

Inspiring model for the Government: upscaling taking place

in other districts, peer exchange among professionals

(especially in the FATA), Switzerland asked to strengthen

HR protection mechanisms capacities in KP.

Strengthening Rule of Law in Malakand

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Swiss Humanitarian Aid in Pakistan

• Humanitarian aid in Pakistan has been active in:

• Relief and recovery

• Prevention & mitigation

• Preparedness

• Reconstruction and rehabilitation

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Prevention & mitigation: Disaster Risk Reduction

• About 4,500 households - or more than 35,000 persons - have directly

benefited from CBDRR Chail valley project (Three Phases).

• The pilot project has been extended to Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies

of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) between 2015 and

2017, targeting approximately 100,000 persons.

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Multilateral Contributions and Secondments

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