Switzerland’s new international cooperation strategy is not ambitious enough
The Swiss Federal Council has presented its draft Dispatch on International Cooperation 2025–2028. Among other things, the government plans to shift CHF 1.5 billion from development cooperation to urgently needed support for Ukraine. For CDE, this is unacceptable, as the funds would be diverted away from the poorest developing regions, where they are just as urgently needed. The proposal could also be more ambitious and more coherent with existing strategies in other respects – especially when it comes to implementing the 2030 Agenda, combating rising inequality, and protecting the climate. In its response to the ongoing consultation, CDE shows how (in German).