The International Cooperation (IC) Strategy for the years 2025 to 2028 defines Switzerland’s priorities for development and economic cooperation, humanitarian aid and the promotion of peace and human rights.

The general aim of IC is to end poverty and support sustainable development worldwide. It is an integral element of Switzerland’s foreign and security policy.

IC work is guided by three principles:

  • the needs of the affected population

  • the specific added value that Switzerland can contribute

  • Switzerland’s long-term interests (such as a peaceful and just international order, stable and investment-friendly economic conditions, addressing the causes of displacement and irregular migration, and global sustainable development).

The IC Strategy is implemented by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the FDFA’s Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD), and the EAER’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

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