Federal Council adopts the International Cooperation Strategy 2021-24
(WorldNews Switzerland)

Bern, 19.02.2020 - Sustainable global development, coupled with poverty reduction, is indispensable for a stable international order and thus also in Switzerland`s interests. At its meeting on 19 February 2020, the Federal Council adopted the Dispatch on Switzerland`s Strategy for International Cooperation 2021-24 (International Cooperation Strategy 2021-24). Swiss development cooperation will become more focused, thereby enhancing its effectiveness. With its International Cooperation Strategy 2021-24, the Federal Council is requesting five framework credits totalling CHF 11.25 billion over four years. The thematic focus areas of the new strategy are the creation of decent jobs locally,...