The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). The SDC carries out its activities with an annual budget of CHF 1.4 billion (2008) and a staff of some 600 people in Switzerland and abroad, as well as 1000 local employees. The Agency undertakes direct actions, supports programs of multilateral organizations, and helps to finance programs run by Swiss and international aid organizations in the following areas:
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