From the "Guidelines North-South" to class instruction material and videos: The SDC offers you a variety of information material on Swiss cooperation with countries of the South and the East as
well as on humanitarian aid. Many of these documents are also available in different languages and most are free of charge.
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The Other Side of the World
What Swiss citizens have learned from humanitarian-aid missions
January 2012 / CHF 42
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In this historical literary work covering the period beginning with 1945 up to today, Swiss aid workers engaged by humanitarian organizations in missions abroad recount their
experiences, their successes and set-backs, the major movements marking the humanitarian cause, and the exciting discoveries they made. These personal stories crystallize into a gripping and critical
testimony of humanitarian Switzerland. The book is based on the archive of the oral-history project entitled “humem”, which was launched with the support of the SDC. Authors: Thomas Gull and Dominik
Schnetzer
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Underway together: A journey through 60 years of Development Cooperation Switzerland - Nepal
January 2012 / CHF 48
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This book represents the abundant fruit of a life’s work by its 84-year-old author Rolf Wilhelm, project director in a number of SDC programmes and operations. Using Nepal as
an example, Wilhelm describes the unfolding of Swiss development cooperation in activities ranging from individual small projects down to an integral development programme in selected districts of
Nepal. His personal retrospective is completed by short contributions provided by other cooperation experts active in this mountainous Asian country.
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Un seul monde
Disponible seulement en Suisse
No. 4/2011 : La planète urbaine - Un reportage à La Paz-El Alto
December 2011 / free
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L’accent multilatéral / Novembre 2011 : Du choc à la résilience
November 2011 / free
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La présente édition de L’Accent multilatéral est consacrée aux banques régionales de développement et au rôle qu’elles ont joué dans la gestion de la crise financière et
économique de 2008-2009.
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Even the sky isn't crying any more
Sexual violence in the region of the Great Lakes in East Africa. Portraits and perceptions.
October 2011 / CHF 50
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Michel Juvet, a member of the Consultative Commission for International Cooperation and Development of the Confederation, has put together a photographic collection which pays
homage to the courage of women victims of sexual violence in the Great Lakes region. He met these women the course of the programme of psycho-social support by the SDC. The aim of this programme is
to help these women to recover and to lead normal lives again after the traumas that they have experienced.
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Teaching Materials: Development Cooperation - Switzerland's Multifaceted Commitment
September 2011 / free
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The offering of teaching materials provided by the Foundation for Education and Development is meant to arouse the interest of pupils beginning with the secondary-school1st
level for the core concerns of development cooperation. It shows them the wide-ranging forms, interests and actors associated with development cooperation, illustrating it all with examples of
projects and accessory materials. This offering is made up of nine teaching modules and a DVD with seven films.
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Desertification: a visual synthesis
September 2011 / free
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As a veritable visual aid with didactic qualities, this book enables the reader to easily grasp the principal elements at play, as well as the stakes involved, in
desertification. Edited by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), it presents the measures undertaken to slow down and to prevent soil degradation in order to contribute to
ecological sustainability and poverty reduction.
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Questions and answers regarding development policy
August 2011 / free
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Video: 50 years SDC – More than aid
July 2011 / CHF 20
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Since it was established in 1961, Swiss development cooperation has experienced many changes and has been forced to tackle new challenges on the thematic, methodological and
geographical levels. Using interviews with contemporaries and archive material, this film recounts the history of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) from its early days to the
present. See video: http://www.deza.admin.ch/en/Dossiers/50_years_SDC/History/Videos
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5 Year Ex-Post Impact Study Postcosecha Programme in Central America
July 2011 / free
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Between 1983 and 2003 SDC carried out a programme in Central America to assist farmers in reducing post harvest losses and increasing food security. By 2010 approximately
415000 farmer families had acquired a metal silo, allowing for decentralized safe storage of 380000 tons of staple food. This study presents the results of the benefits of the metal silos based on a
field survey of 800 silo owner vs. 800 non silo users.
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Un seul monde
Disponible seulement en Suisse
No. 2/2011 : Bangladesh - L’eau, un bienfait et une malédiction
May 2011 / free
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Concept d’engagement 2009–2014 de l’Aide humanitairede la Confédération (AH)
et du Corps suisse d’aidehumanitaire (CSA)
March 2011 / free
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The Blue Peace - Rethinking Middle East Water: Complete report
February 2011 / free
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Supported by Switzerland and the Swedish government, this report lists 10 recommendations which aim to promote peace in the Middle East thanks to sustainable cross-border
management of water resources in this region. Dossier: http://www.deza.admin.ch/en/Home/Aktuell/News_Detailansicht?itemID=198455
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Wer langsam geht, kommt weit - Ein halbes Jahrhundert Schweizer Entwicklungshilfe
October 2010 / CHF 38
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Historian René Holenstein, who also works for the SDC, has studied the Agency’s half-century record as a provider of development assistance. His book outlines the SDC’s
underlying principles and objectives, its approach to development cooperation, and considers the actors. In addition, reports on the experience of fifteen people who have been involved in Swiss
development cooperation give an insight into their personal motivation and, in many different ways, their commitment in various areas of deployment. The author is publishing this book in a personal
capacity. Interview with the author: http://www.deza.admin.ch/en/Home/Aktuell/News_Detailansicht?itemID=196353
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Interim Report of Switzerland 2010
June 2010 / free
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At the Millennium Summit scheduled to be held in September 2010, the UN General Assembly will draw up its second interim balance sheet, as it did for the first time in 2005, on
the implementation status of the 8 Millennium Development Goals that are to be reached by the year 2015. In its report, the Federal Council illustrates the way in which Switzerland, working in
cooperation with national and international partners, is making an effective contribution to the attainment of the MDGs.
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Les interactions de la Suisse avec le monde
Document de travail illustré de graphiques
May 2007 / free
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La brochure Les interactions de la Suisse avec le monde traite des interactions complexes qui, dans le contexte de la mondialisation, existent entre la Suisse et le monde dans
les domaines de la politique, de l'économie, de la société et de la coopération internationale. L'interdépendance est en effet une caractéristique de notre époque. Avec la mondialisation, il n'y a
pratiquement plus de problème qui n'ait pas une portée mondiale. Et la politique de développement, elle aussi, doit trouver des réponses aux défis qui se posent à la Suisse.
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