WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
6 January 2011 
 (11-0040) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 18 November 2010,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Switzerland .  The notification concerns actions taken within the framework of the 
Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on 
Least-Developed and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (Table NF:1)  for the calendar years 
2006 to 2008 . 
 
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  In accordance with the notification requireme nts within the framework of the Decision on 
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effect s of the Reform Programme on Least-Developed 
and Net Food-Importing Countries (Table NF:1) , the following provides details of Switzerland's 
programmes in favour of such countries. 
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  Table NF:1 
 
Notification under Article 16:2 of the Agreement:  Monitoring of the Follow-Up to the Decision 
on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on 
Least-Developed and Net Food-Importing  Developing Countries:  SWITZERLAND 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2006 to 2008 
 
 
1. Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries 
 Switzerland's contributions to cereal aid are made within the framework of the Food Aid 
Convention, which was renegotiated in 1999.  As a co-signatory of that agreement, Switzerland has 
undertaken to make an annual contributi on of 40,000 tonnes of wheat equivalent. 
 
 Such aid is generally provided in cash and not  in kind and is mainly made available through 
the World Food Programme (WFP) for the purchase of  cereals in developing countries.  The cereals 
purchased come mainly from the Southern countries or from countries neighbouring the region benefiting so as to stimulate production in those countries and at the same time raise the level of tolerance, among the recipients, of the goods deliver ed ("triangular purchases").  Such aid also has the 
advantage of combining the distribution of foods tuffs with that of seed, thereby preventing the 
formation of food dependency. 
  In addition to the aid to the WFP, Switzerland regularly provides deliveries of Swiss dairy products.  Such aid meets the "criteria for the use of  dairy products as part of food aid", which lay 
down the rules to be followed in evaluating the distribution of dairy products and in carrying out such 
distribution. 
  Tables 1 and 2 provide information on the distribution of the food aid provided by Switzerland.  This aid forms part of Switzerland's hu manitarian aid.  The aid provided is not allocated 
on the basis of the criteria of "least developed c ountries" (LDCs) or "net food-importing developing 
countries" (NFIDCs), but solely in response to the n eed for humanitarian aid of the regions affected 
by natural or other disasters.  In actual fact, however, the countries benefiting from Swiss programmes 
largely overlap with those two groups (see Table 2:  Food aid in the form of grain, flour or seed in wheat equivalent).   In addition to direct aid in the form of f ood products, Swiss humanitarian aid is provided in 
the form of financial contributions.  The funds assi gned to that end have served three main purposes:  
to provide logistical support and staff for organi zations responsible for distributing foodstuffs on the 
ground;  to establish and maintain the transport in frastructure;  and to ensure the maintenance of 
distribution systems in the beneficiary countries.  The assistance provided also includes long-term 
development programmes as well as emerge ncy relief.  See Section 3 below.  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 1:  Quantity of food aid provided by Switzerland 
 
  Product Quantity of food aid pr ovided and/or financed (tonnes) 
   2006/2007
(July/June)  2007/2008
(July/June)  2008/2009 
(July/June)  
Cereals (1)       
 Bilateral aid      
  Wheat - -  - 
  Maize - -  - 
  Millet / sorghum - -  -   Barley - -  - 
  Rice - -  - 
  Various - -  - 
 Aid financed through 
international organizations      
  Wheat 5,538 855  1,423 
  Maize 11,324 4,378  4,729 
  Millet / sorghum 1,281 -  337   Barley - -  -   Rice 8,888 6,787  3,419   Various - 561 (Bulgur)  399 (Bulgur) 
Dairy products (2)     
  Whole milk powder 753 1,950  1,150 
  Skimmed milk powder - -  - 
  Milk adapted for children - -  -   Processed cheese 
(and hard cheese) 45 90  58.5 
  Food for children (wheat-soya-milk) - -  - 
Other 9,788 12,048  13,606 
Cash contributions to the World Food 
Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the 
purchase of cereals or seed (quality and 
quantities unspecified) in US$:  
1,692,973 to 
the 
International 
Emergency 
Food Reserve 
(IEFR) - 
Immediate 
Response 
Account 
(WFP) in US$:  
1,837,590 to 
the 
International 
Emergency 
Food 
Reserve 
(IEFR) - 
Immediate 
Response 
Account 
(WFP)  in US$:  
1,790,972 to 
the 
International 
Emergency 
Food 
Reserve 
(IEFR) - 
Immediate 
Response 
Account 
(WFP) 
(1) Grain, flour or seed in wheat equivalent. (2) Swiss products. 
Source : Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). 
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  Table 2:  Food aid in the form of grain, flour or seed in wheat equivalent;  distribution by country  
 
  Country Quantity of food aid provided and/or financed (tonnes)  
  2006/2007 
(July/June)2007/2008 
(July/June) 2008/2009 
(July/June)
LDCs (1)  
 Africa:  
  Angola - - -
  Benin - - -
  Burkina Faso - - 450
  Burundi 2,225  41 466
  Cape Verde - - -
  Central African Republic - 437 1,239
  Chad 763 35 359
  Comoros - - -
  Congo (Democratic Republic of the) - 2,099 2,477
  Djibouti 50 - 581
  Equatorial Guinea - - -
  Eritrea - - -
  Ethiopia 641 - 1,317
  Gambia - - -
  Guinea - 560 863
  Guinea-Bissau - - -
  Lesotho - 431 40
  Liberia - 907 222
  Madagascar 551 43 271
  Malawi - - -
  Mali 94 - -
  Mauritania - 275 539
  Mozambique 395 464 292
  Niger 28 - 300
  Rwanda - - -
  São Tomé and Príncipe - - -
  Senegal - - -
  Sierra Leone - 91 141
  Somalia 1,565 481 710
  Sudan 1,585 2,985 1,461
  Togo - - -
  Uganda 5,470 2,576 2,278
  Tanzania 2,505 192 -
  Zambia 924 52 -
  Southern Africa (regional) - - -
 Americas:  
  Haiti 1,531 1,970 702
 Asia and the Pacific:  
  Afghanistan 4,440 1,016 -
  Bangladesh - 129 -
  Bhutan - - -
  Cambodia - - -
  Kiribati - - -
  Laos 857 - -
  Maldives - - - G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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    Country Quantity of food aid provided and/or financed (tonnes)  
  2006/2007 
(July/June)2007/2008 
(July/June) 2008/2009 
(July/June)
  Myanmar 1,614 3,048 1,894
  Nepal 1,247 655 883
  Samoa - - -
  Solomon Islands - - -
  Tuvalu - - -
  Yemen - - -
NFIDCs (2)  
  Barbados - - -
  Botswana - - -
  Cuba - - -
  Côte d'Ivoire - 458 404
  Dominican Republic - - -
  Egypt - - -
  Honduras - 96 -
  Jamaica - - -
  Jordan - - -
  Kenya 323 955 1,189
  Mauritius - - -
  Morocco - - -
  Namibia 271 69 -
  Pakistan 2,669 - -
  Peru 75 75 -
  Saint Lucia - - -
  Sri Lanka 1,318 1,736 371
  Trinidad and Tobago - - -
  Tunisia - - -
  Venezuela - - -
Other   
  Algeria 1,472 569 386
  Armenia - - -
  Georgia 117 - 556
  Iraq 50 - -
  Iran 66 - -
  Northern Caucasus - - -
  Kosovo - - -
  North Korea 350 675 1,221
  Tajikistan - - -
  Thailand - - -
  Zimbabwe - - 1,725
  Nicaragua - 563 -
  India - - -
  Moldova - - -
  Yugoslavia (Former Republic of) - - -
  Indonesia - 79 -
  Colombia 663 402 464
  Bolivia 495 335 -
  Guatemala 194 - -G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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    Country Quantity of food aid provided and/or financed (tonnes)  
  2006/2007 
(July/June)2007/2008 
(July/June) 2008/2009 
(July/June)
  Kyrgyzstan - - 757
  Palestinian Territories 3,069 1,518 505
  Philippines - 285 -
  Syria - 367 -
Total  37,617 26,669 25,063
(1) Least developed countries. 
(2) Net food-importing de veloping countries. 
Source : Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  2. Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms 
 All Swiss food aid is provided on fully grant terms. 
 
3. Context of technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision: 
 
Switzerland's official development assistance amounts to around CHF 2.1 billion per year, 
i.e. an average of 0.41 per cent of gross nationa l income or, to put it another way, CHF 0.8 per 
inhabitant per day (2006-2008).  The total amount in cludes all the financial flows provided in the 
form of grants or on concessional terms to developing countries and in ternational institutions active in 
development from the Swiss Confederat ion, the cantons and the communes. 
 
The key objectives of the Swiss law on in ternational cooperation are as follows: 
  - To support the efforts of developing count ries to improve the standard of living of 
their people; 
 - to help to put these countries in a position to ensure their development by their own means. 
 
It seeks to achieve a better balance within th e international community in the long term.  
Poverty alleviation is the absolute priority of Sw iss development policy, which is in line with Swiss 
foreign policy goals.  Development cooperation activities and resources have three priority objectives:  
(i) to reduce poverty, by supporting partner countri es in their efforts to achieve the Millennium 
Development Goals (MDGs);  (ii)  to promote human security and reduce security risks, by making an 
active contribution to preventing and mitigating the consequences of local and regional crises;  and 
(iii) to co-shape a form of globalization that prom otes development, by making a contribution to the 
political and economic developm ent of poor countries. 
 
Two federal offices are responsible for pla nning and implementing the international 
cooperation activities of the Swiss Confederati on:  the Swiss Agency for Development and 
Cooperation (SDC) under the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), and the Economic 
Cooperation and Development Division of the Stat e Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) under 
the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDE A).  These federal offices are responsible for the 
implementation of technical and financial cooperation, humanitarian  aid, and economic and trade 
policy measures, respectively. 
 
The work of the Swiss Agency for Developmen t and Cooperation covers four main areas:  
regional cooperation, global cooperation mainly at multilateral level, humanitarian aid, and 
cooperation with Eastern countries.  As part of  long-term cooperation w ith its partners, the 
SDC concentrates its bilateral activities in 17 (12 by 2012) countries of the South, in particular LDCs 
and NFIDCs, and carries out special programmes in 7 (6 as of 2012) countries and regions. 
  Humanitarian aid is provided without geographical restrictions.  It intervenes directly for shorter periods so as to provide relief for the vic tims of conflicts and of the resulting crises and of 
natural disasters.  It also supports the activities of  humanitarian organizations.  Its action takes the 
form of the provision of staff through the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA), financial contributions 
and food aid.   The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs devises the economic and trade measures for 
development cooperation:  the promotion of basic infrastructure in the ener gy, water treatment and 
land registry sectors;  macroeconomic assistance , budgetary support, debt relief and management 
measures;  trade promotion activities, developmen t of environmental technologies and a commitment 
to international organizations in respect of comm odities;  promotion of the private sector through 
improved access to finance and strength ening of the framework conditio ns necessary to boost investment. G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 3:   Official Swiss assist ance to developing countries (ODA)(1), 2006 to 2008 (CHF million)  
 
 2006 2007 2008 
 Bilateral 
ODA Multi- 
lateral 
ODA Total 
ODA Bilateral 
ODA Multi- 
lateral 
ODA Total 
ODA Bilateral 
ODA Multi- 
lateral 
ODA Total 
ODA 
Confederation 1,535.6  494.0  2,029.6 1,476.6  505.8  1,982.4 1,656.7  534.5  2,191.3 
Swiss Agency for 
Development and 
Cooperation (SDC) 919.0  429.1  1,348.2 916.4  426.1  1,342.5 947.7  433.4  1,381.1 
Humanitarian aid 267.3  27.7  295.0 256.7  25.1  281.9 270.8  25.5  296.3 
Of which, food aid 33.0  -  33.0 32.7  -  32.7 33.4  -  33.4 
Development cooperation 562.7  399.3  962.0 572.8  400.9  973.8 576.7  407.9  984.6 
Cooperation with Eastern 
Europe and the CIS 91.1  -  91.1 86.8  -  86.8 100.2  -  100.2 
State Secretariat for 
Economic Affairs (SECO) 319.2  6.7  325.9 248.8  2.6  251.4 304.4  2.9  307.3 
Development cooperation 136.4  6.7  143.1 136.2  2.6  138.9 140.4  2.9  143.3 
Cooperation with Eastern 
Europe and the CIS 60.1  -  60.1 42.0  -  42.0 56.9  -  56.9 
Debt forgiveness (Paris Club) 122.7  -  122.7 70.5  -  70.5 107.1  -  107.1 
Federal Office for Migration 
(FOM) 179.7  -  179.7 192.3  -  192.3 292.0  -  292.0 
Return aid 13.8  -  13.8 9.3  -  9.3 8.8  -  8.8 
Assistance for asylum seekers 
in Switzerland 165.9  -  165.9 182.9  -  182.9 283.1  -  283.1 
Political Affairs Division IV 
and Directorate of 
International Law (Federal Department of Foreign 
Affairs, FDFA) 45.3  4.0  49.3 48.1  7.9  56.0 48.4  7.9  56.4 
Civil conflict management and 
human rights 45.3  4.0  49.3 48.1  7.9  56.0 48.4  7.9  56.4 
Federal Department of 
Defence, Civil Protection and 
Sport (DDPS) 57.1  4.0  61.1 54.1  8.4  62.5 48.2  7.9  56.1 
Promotion of peace and security 41.0  4.0  45.0 42.0  8.4  50. 4 39.2  7.9  47.1 
Equipment for humanitarian 
purposes 16.2  -  16.2 12.1  -  12.1 9.0  -  9.0 
Other federal offices (2) 15.2  50.2  65.4 17.0  60.8  77.8 16.0  82.4  98.4 
Cantons and communes 33.7  -  33.7 39.1  -  39.1 42.7  -  42.7 
Total 1,569.3  494.0  2,063.3 1,515.7  505.8  2,021.5 1,699.4  534.5  2,234.0 
ODA as % of gross national 
income (GNI)   0.39%   0.38%   0.44% 
(1) The Organisation for Economic Coopera tion and Development (OECD) defines o fficial development assistance (ODA) 
as the totality of financia l flows to developing countri es and multilateral funding agencies from public funds. 
(2) Other offices:  the Swiss Agency for the Environment,  Forests and Landscape (SAEFL ), the Federal Office for 
Agriculture (FOAG), the State Secretaria t for Education and Research (SER) (grants for students from developing 
countries), inter alia . 
Source : Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 4:   Swiss bilateral official develop ment assistance (ODA), 2006 to 2008 (CHF million)  
 
 2006 2007 2008 
Africa 392.2 377.6 329.0 
Tanzania 33.0 28.8 31.6 
Mozambique 28.2 29.1 27.5 
Burkina Faso 26.1 24.4 24.2 
Sudan 15.5 13.2 16.0 
Chad 15.2 17.4 15.4 
Central African Republic 0.1 1.6 13.7 (1) 
Benin 12.3 12.3 13.3 
Niger 14.4 12.0 13.0 
Mali 13.0 13.8 11.9 
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 9.6 12.5 10.3 
Ghana 17.5 16.6 9.6 
South Africa 11.3 10.5 9.6 
Madagascar 9.5 8.0 9.3 
Somalia 3.1 4.3 8.3 
Liberia 7.5 12.7 8.2 Burundi 6.8 7.6 6.8 
Zimbabwe 1.3 3.1 6.5 
Rwanda 5.9 6.8 6.4 
Ethiopia 3.6 2.9 5.2 
Kenya 3.1 2.7 4.7 
Uganda 4.5 5.3 4.1 
Cameroon 2.9 39.0 (1) 3.6 
Senegal 4.6 3.4 3.5 
Other countries 93.9 56.1 23.5 
Regional projects, not broken down by country 49.2 33.5 42.8 
Latin America 128.1 137.5 136.8 
Nicaragua 16.0 23.4 22.3 
Peru 18.0 17.5 21.1 
Bolivia 17.7 17.6 16.1 
Ecuador 11.9 10.2 11.3 
Colombia 11.8 10.5 10.8 
Haiti 5.5 7.7 9.1 
Cuba 5.3 5.4 5.5 
Brazil 5.2 4.3 5.0 
Honduras 3.9 8.9 (1) 3.8 
Guatemala 5.8 4.6 2.8 
Other countries 9.4 7.8 5.9 
Regional projects, not broken down by country 17.5 19.4 23.1 
Asia 310.4 298.4 401.6 
Iraq 2.7 4.5 99.2 (1) 
Viet Nam 22.7 24.0 28.4 
Nepal 21.8 22.4 25.1 
Bangladesh 16.8 24.2 21.1 
Gaza Strip and West Bank 25.1 19.1 20.6 
Pakistan 22.1 20.6 18.7 
Afghanistan 22.0 23.6 18.1 
India 25.7 20.4 17.9 
Tajikistan 14.9 13.4 13.3 Kyrgyz Republic 20.7 12.7 12.6 
Azerbaijan 4.6 7.4 11.5 
Georgia 6.1 6.6 9.7 
Laos 5.7 6.7 9.3 
Mongolia 4.6 6.4 9.0 
Myanmar 3.0 3.8 8.4 
Sri Lanka 8.4 10.2 8.1 
North Korea 7.6 7.1 6.6 
Jordan 3.0 3.5 6.6 
Lebanon 16.3 5.5 5.2 
Cambodia 3.6 4.8 4.6 G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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   2006 2007 2008 
Uzbekistan 3.8 6.1 4.5 
Bhutan 7.3 6.4 4.4 
China 1.5 3.6 4.1 
Other countries 11.7 10.0 8.8 
Regional projects, not broken down by country 28.8 25.3 25.5 
Europe 209.4 125.3 146.7 
Kosovo - - 51.4 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.3 21.2 18.5 
Albania 11.7 9.5 16.3 
Serbia (2) 125.7 (1) 56.7 10.5 
Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of) 7.6 7.6 9.8 
Moldova 7.5 6.9 9.6 
Ukraine 11.5 7.2 7.3 
Belarus 3.4 3.4 2.9 
Other countries 3.0 2.0 1.0 
Regional projects, not broken down by country 15.8 10.7 19.5 
Not broken down by continent 529.1 576.9 685.3 
Total 1,569.3 1,515.7 1,699.4 
(1) Including bilateral debt  cancellations negotiated unde r the Paris Club Agreements. 
(2) Includes Montenegro unt il 2006 and Kosovo until 2007. 
Source: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 5a:  Geographical distribution of SDC (Swiss Agen cy for Development and Cooperation) / SECO (State 
Secretariat for Economic Affairs) expenditure(1), 2006 (CHF million) 
 
 2006 
 SDC - 
Humanitarian 
aid SDC - 
Development
and East SECO (WE) - 
Development 
and East Total SDC / 
SECO 
Africa  67.7  135.0  85.2  287.8 
Tanzania  2.0  17.4  12.1  31.5 
Mozambique  0.5  14.0  11.6  26.1 
Burkina Faso  0.6  13.6  9.3  23.5 
Ghana  0.2  0.0  17.0  17.2 
Chad  3.6  9.9  -  13.5 
Niger  2.8  10.4  -  13.2 
Sudan  12.2  0.3  -  12.5 
Mali  1.1  9.0  0.8  10.9 
South Africa  0.5  4.6  5.5  10.6 
Benin  0.1  10.4  -  10.5 
Madagascar  1.2  7.3  -  8.5 
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)  5.8  2.0  -  7.8 
Liberia  7.2  0.3  -  7.5 
Morocco  0.5  0.7  5.2  6.4 
Burundi  4.7  1.0  -  5.7 
Rwanda  0.2  5.1  -  5.4 
Uganda  4.0  0.2  -  4.2 
Senegal  0.0  3.5  -  3.5 
Egypt  -  0.7  2.5  3.1 
Somalia  3.0  0.0  -  3.0 
Angola  2.7  -  -  2.7 
Kenya  2.3  0.3  -  2.6 
Other countries  8.6  1.8  1.2  11.6 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  4.0  22.2  20.0  46.2 
Latin America  17.7  61.8  16.6  96.2 
Peru  2.6  11.5  1.7  15.8 
Bolivia  0.6  11.4  1.8  13.9 
Nicaragua  0.3  4.7  7.9  12.8 
Ecuador  0.6  9.0  -  9.7 
Colombia  4.3  0.6  1.7  6.5 
Cuba  2.0  2.4  0.7  5.1 
Haiti  2.4  0.9  -  3.2 
Honduras  0.2  2.4  0.4  3.0 Other countries  4.2  3.0  2.2  9.4 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.5  15.9  0.3  16.7 
Asia  67.2  173.5  44.5  285.2 
Palestinian Administrative Areas  10.1  12.7  -  22.8 
India  0.0  21.3  1.1  22.5 
Pakistan  7.9  14.1  -  21.9 
Viet Nam  0.2  11.8  8.7  20.7 
Afghanistan  8.9  11.7  -  20.6 
Kyrgyz Republic  0.0  7.9  12.5  20.3 
Nepal  1.8  17.8  -  19.6 
Bangladesh  0.1  15.3  -  15.4 
Lebanon  12.7  0.2  2.1  15.1 
Tajikistan  1.2  6.1  7.1  14.4 
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)  2.7  4.7  -  7.5 
Bhutan  -  6.2  -  6.2 
Georgia  3.9  1.0  0.6  5.4 
Sri Lanka  4.3  0.8  -  5.2 
Azerbaijan  1.2  1.2  2.2  4.6 
Laos  0.5  3.9  0.1  4.6 
Mongolia  0.5  4.0  -  4.5 
China  0.2  2.3  1.4  3.9 
Uzbekistan  -  2.0  1.5  3.6 
Armenia  2.2  0.9  -  3.0 
Indonesia  1.2  0.7  1.0  2.9 G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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   2006 
 SDC - 
Humanitarian 
aid SDC - 
Development
and East SECO (WE) - 
Development 
and East Total SDC / 
SECO 
Jordan  1.9  0.3  0.7  2.9 
Cambodia  -  2.7  0.1  2.8 Iraq  1.3  1.2  -  2.5 
Other countries  3.9  3.9  -  7.8 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.5  18.6  5.4  24.5 
Europe  15.7  77.4  47.9  141.0 
Serbia (2)  0.3  14.5  14.2  29.0 
Romania  0.1  5.5  10.5  16.1 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0.4  10.6  1.1  12.1 
Ukraine  0.3  7.5  3.4  11.2 
Albania  0.0  8.7  2.5  11.2 
Russia (CIS)  6.0  3.7  -  9.7 
Bulgaria  0.4  5.8  1.3  7.5 
Moldova  2.7  4.7  -  7.5 Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic  of)  0.0  5.5  1.5  7.1 
Belarus  3.3  -  -  3.3 
Turkey  1.8  0.8  -  2.6 
Other countries  0.0  1.3  2.2  3.6 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.4  8.5  11.4  20.3 
Not broken down     
by continent  105.6  224.2  35.0  364.8 
Total  273.8  671.9  229.2  1,175.0 
(1) This Table includes all bilateral expenditure by the SDC and the SECO (Economic Cooperation and Development 
Division, WE), in southe rn and eastern countries. 
(2) Includes Montenegro and Kosovo. 
Source : Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) / Federal Depa rtment of Economic Affairs (FDEA).  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 5b:  Geographical distribution of SDC (Swiss Agen cy for Development and Cooperation) / SECO (State 
Secretariat for Economic Affairs) expenditure(1), 2007(2) (CHF million) 
 
 2007 
 SDC - 
Humanitarian aid SDC - 
Development 
and East SECO (WE) - 
Development 
and East Total SDC / 
SECO 
Africa  65.3  133.9  70.1  269.3 
Mozambique  1.0  16.4  9.5  26.8 
Tanzania  1.5  15.6  9.2  26.3 
Burkina Faso  0.7  11.8  8.9  21.4 
Ghana  0.2  0.0  15.8  16.0 
Chad  4.7  10.7  -  15.4 
Liberia  8.3  0.7  3.8  12.7 
Niger  0.9  10.3  -  11.3 
Mali  0.1  11.2  -  11.2 
Sudan  10.2  0.8  -  11.0 
Benin  0.1  8.7  1.5  10.2 
South Africa  0.4  2.6  6.7  9.7 
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)  7.0  2.5  -  9.6 
Egypt  -  0.3  7.7  8.0 
Madagascar  0.7  6.2  -  6.9 
Rwanda  0.3  5.9  -  6.2 
Burundi  2.7  3.1  -  5.8 
Uganda  4.7  0.2  -  4.9 
Somalia  3.9  0.0  -  3.9 
Zimbabwe  2.5  0.1  -  2.6 
Other countries  12. 6  4.4  0.8  17.7 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  2.8  22.5  6.3  31.6 
Latin America  18.9  62.8  18.5  100.2 
Nicaragua  2.1  10.6  7.6  20.3 
Peru  2.5  9.3  3.4  15.3 
Bolivia  0.5  12.9  0.9  14.3 
Ecuador  0.4  7.6  -  8.0 
Colombia  5.1  0.1  0.1  5.4 
Haiti  3.5  1.5  -  5.1 
Cuba  1.5  3.5  -  5.0 
Other countries  2.5  3.2  2.4  8.1 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.7  14.0  4.0  18.7 
Asia  55.2  175.0  39.8  270.1 
Viet Nam  0.2  9.1  12.6  21.9 
Bangladesh  1.1  20.7  -  21.8 
Afghanistan  6.8  14.6  -  21.4 
Pakistan  5.8  14.7  -  20.5 
Nepal  1.5  16.8  -  18.3 
India  0.0  17.1  0.6  17.7 
Gaza Strip and West Bank (SDC)  5.7  11.3  -  17.0 
Tajikistan  0.7  5.6  6.9  13.2 
Kyrgyz Republic  0.2  8.9  2.8  11.9 
Azerbaijan  0.4  1.3  5.7  7.4 
Sri Lanka  6.1  1.2  -  7.3 
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)  3.4  3.6  -  7.0 
Mongolia  0.5  5.8  -  6.2 
China  0.3  4.2  1.5  6.1 
Uzbekistan  -  1.3  4.7  6.0 
Georgia  3.8  1.5  0.5  5.8 
Laos  -  5.2  0.1  5.4 
Bhutan  -  5.2  -  5.2 
Iraq  4.5  0.0  -  4.4 
Lebanon  2.8  0.7  0.8  4.4 
Cambodia  -  3.9  -  3.9 
Jordan  2.4  0.4  0.7  3.5 
Myanmar (Burma)  2.8  0.1  -  2.9 
Other countries  5.4  2.6  1.1  9.1 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  1.0  19.3  1.8  22.1 G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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   2007 
 SDC - 
Humanitarian aid SDC - 
Development 
and East SECO (WE) - 
Development 
and East Total SDC / 
SECO 
Europe  11.8  64.7  25.3  101.9 
Serbia (3)  0.0  13.9  4.8  18.8 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0.0  9.8  3.1  12.9 
Albania  -  7.4  1.7  9.2 
Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic  of)  0.0  6.2  1.3  7.5 
Moldova  2.7  4.1  -  6.7 
Ukraine  0.1  5.3  1.3  6.7 
Romania  0.1  3.2  1.3  4.6 
Bulgaria  0.4  3.2  0.9  4.5 
Belarus  3.2  -  -  3.2 
Russia  4.7  2.4  3.1  10.2 
Other countries  0.6  1.6  0.3  2.6 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.0  7.6  7.4  15.1 
Not broken down  
by continent  110.7  234.5  48.8  394.0 
Total  261.9  670.9  202.6  1,135.4 
(1) This Table includes all bilateral expenditure by the SDC and the SECO (Economic Cooperation and Development 
Division, WE), in southe rn and eastern countries. 
(2) As of 2007, the contribution to the enlargement of th e European Union is included under "SDC - Development and 
East" and "SECO (WE) - Development and East" and am ounts to CHF 0.5 million in 2007 and CHF 4.5 million in 
2008. 
(3) Includes Kosovo.  The international community recogni zed Montenegro as an independent State following its 
proclamation of independence on 3 June 2006;  as of 2007 it is therefore no longer grouped together with Serbia. 
Source: Federal Department of Foreign A ffairs (FDFA) / Federal Departme nt of Economic Affairs (FDEA).  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 5c:  Geographical distribution of SDC (Swiss Agen cy for Development and Cooperation) / SECO (State 
Secretariat for Economic Affairs) expenditure(1), 2008(2) (CHF million) 
 
 2008 
 SDC - 
Humanitarian 
aid SDC - 
Development 
and East SECO (WE) - 
Development 
and East Total 
SDC / SECO 
Africa  72.7  136.1  61.8  270.6 
Tanzania  0.8  20.0  8.7  29.4 
Mozambique  0.8  15.9  9.1  25.8 
Burkina Faso  1.1  10.1  10.2  21.4 
Chad  5.6  8.5  -  14.1 
Sudan  12.4  0.9  -  13.3 
Niger  0.9  10.6  -  11.5 
Benin  -  9.3  1.7  11.0 
Mali  0.1  9.5  -  9.6 
South Africa  0.5  0.7  7.6  8.9 
Ghana  0.1  0.0  8.6  8.8 
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)  5.8  2.9  -  8.7 
Madagascar  1.6  6.4  -  8.0 
Liberia  6.3  1.6  -  7.9 
Somalia  6.4  1.5  -  7.8 
Zimbabwe  5.9  0.0  -  6.0 
Rwanda  0.1  5.5  -  5.6 
Burundi  1.4  2.9  -  4.2 
Uganda  3.1  0.1  -  3.2 
Kenya  2.6  0.6  -  3.2 
Ethiopia  2.1  0.8  -  2.9 
Other countries  12. 9  3.5  3.4  19.9 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  2.3  24.7  12.5  39.5 
Latin America  20.6  66.1  19.5  106.1 
Nicaragua  2.6  8.8  7.5  19.0 
Peru  3.1  10.1  5.6  18.8 
Bolivia  0.9  12.1  -  13.0 
Ecuador  0.4  8.6  -  9.0 
Haiti  5.2  1.9  -  7.1 
Cuba  0.6  4.6  0.1  5.3 
Colombia  4.6  0.3  0.0  4.9 
Honduras  0.2  2.2  -  2.5 
Other countries  2.0  2.1  0.0  4.1 
Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.9  15.3  6.3  22.4 
Asia  59.4  175.1  44.5  279.1 
Viet Nam  0.1  10.5  16.1  26.7 
Nepal  1.6  20.9  -  22.4 
Bangladesh  1.2  17.9  -  19.1 
Pakistan  5.0  13.5  -  18.4 
Palestinian Administrative Areas  6.8  11.2  -  18.0 
Afghanistan  4.2  12.6  -  16.8 
India  0.1  14.4  0.1  14.7 
Tajikistan  1.2  6.7  4.8  12.7 
Azerbaijan  0.8  1.8  8.9  11.5 
Kyrgyz Republic  0.3  6.4  4.3  11.1 
Mongolia  0.1  8.6  -  8.8 
Georgia  6.3  1.6  0.5  8.5 
Laos  -  7.2  0.2  7.4 
Myanmar (Burma)  6.6  0.0  -  6.6 
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)  2.9  3.6  -  6.5 
Jordan  2.9  0.1  3.4  6.4 
Sri Lanka  4.7  1.4  -  6.0 
China  1.8  2.6  1.1  5.5 
Uzbekistan  -  0.9  3.5  4.5 
Iraq  4.4  -  -  4.4 
Lebanon  2.8  0.6  0.9  4.2 
Cambodia  -  4.0  0.1  4.1 G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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   2008 
 SDC - 
Humanitarian 
aid SDC - 
Development 
and East SECO (WE) - 
Development 
and East Total 
SDC / SECO 
Bhutan  -  3.4  -  3.4 
Other countries  5.2  2.8  0.5  8.5 Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.3  22.5  0.1  22.9 
Europe  12.2  71.3  37.5  121.0 
Albania  -  7.7  8.1  15.8 
Kosovo  0.0  7.4  8.1  15.5 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0.1  9.8  1.0  10.9 
Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic  of)  -  6.6  2.7  9.3 
Russia  6.4  1.2  0.9  8.5 
Moldova  1.6  6.8  -  8.4 
Serbia (3)  0.0  7.2  1.0  8.2 
Ukraine  0.2  5.5  1.3  7.0 
Belarus  2.6  -  -  2.6 
Other countries  0.7  2.4  0.6  3.7 Regional projects, not broken down by country  0.6  16.7  13.8  31.1 
Not broken down  
by continent  112.6  233.4  51.3  397.3 
Total  277.5  682.2  214.7  1,174.3 
(1) This Table includes all bilateral expenditure by the SDC and the SECO (Economic Cooperation and Development 
Division, WE), in southe rn and eastern countries. 
(2) As of 2007, the contribution to the enlargement of th e European Union is included under "SDC - Development and 
East" and "SECO (WE) - Development and East" and am ounts to CHF 0.5 million in 2007 and CHF 4.5 million in 
2008. 
(3) Includes Montenegro unt il 2006 and Kosovo until 2007. 
Source: Federal Department of Foreign A ffairs (FDFA) / Federal Departme nt of Economic Affairs (FDEA).  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 6:  Distribution of bilateral official development assistance (ODA), by income level of beneficiary 
countries, 2006 to 2008 (CHF million and per cent) 
 
 2006 2007 2008 
 CHF million % CHF million % CHF million % 
Least developed countri es 312.5 20 354.8 23 341.6 20 
Low income countries 237.0 15 205.1 14 106.8 6 
Middle income countries 374.2 24 284.6 19 449.1 26 
Not broken down 645.6 41 671.2 44 801.9 47 
Total bilateral ODA 1,569.3 100 1,515.7 100 1,699.4 100 
o f  w h i c h        
Swiss Agency for Development 
and Cooperation, SDC       
Least developed countri es 260.5 28 270.0 29 275.7 29 
Low income countries 110.7 12 110.6 12 65.3 7 
Middle income countries 203.8 22 178.9 20 233.6 25 
Not broken down 344.0 37 356.9 39 373.1 39 
Total SDC 919.0 100 916.4 100 947.7 100 
State Secretariat for Economic 
Affairs, SECO (Economic 
Cooperation and Development 
Division, WE) (a)       
Least developed countries  (1) 34.0 16 33.5 17 30.0 14 
Low income countries (1) 55.7 27 51.0 27 37.4 18 
Middle income countries (1) 53.5 25 44.4 23 61.9 29 
Not broken down 66.7 32 63.0 33 80.8 38 
Total SECO 209.8 100 191.9 100 210.0 100 
(1) SECO (Economic Cooperation and Development Division, WE), excludi ng bilateral debt forgiveness and 
reimbursements. 
Source: Federal Department of Foreign A ffairs (FDFA) / Federal Departme nt of Economic Affairs (FDEA).  G/AG/N/CHE/53 
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  Table 7:   Switzerland's multilatera l official development assistance (O DA), 2006 to 2008 (CHF million) 
 
 2006 2007 2008 
United Nations Organization (UN) 153.0 158.0 173.0 
UN Development Programme (UNDP) 52.0 52.0 54.0 
Contributions to UN organizations partly  included in ODA figures (1) 16.0 19.3 23.3 
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) 18.0 18.0 20.0 
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) 12.5 14.0 15.2 UN Population Fund (UNFPA) 12.5 12.5 14.0 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 11.0 11.0 11.8 
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 7.1 7.1 7.1 
Special Programmes of the World Health Organization (WHO) 5.0 5.0 5.5 Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 4.4 4.4 5.0 
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) 3.6 3.8 4.0 
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 2.1 1.9 2.1 World Food Programme (WFP) 2.0 2.0 2.0 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - - 1.8 
UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in th e Field of Human Rights (UNVFTC) 1.5 1.5 1.5 
UN Office for the Coordination of Human itarian Affairs (OCHA) 1.5 1.7 1.1 
UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
UN Convention to Combat Desert ification (UNCCD) 0.5 0.5 0.9 
UN Volunteers (UNV) 0.6 0.6 0.8 
International Bureau of Education (IBE) 0.5 0.5 0.6 
International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) 0.4 0.4 0.4 UN Framework Convention on Climat e Change (UNFCCC) 0.4 0.4 0.4 
UN Institute for Training and Re search (UNITAR)  0.1 0.1 0.1 
UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) 0.1 0.1 0.1 Other UN organizations 0.2 0.2 0.2 
International financial institutions 281.9 276.5 284.8 
International Development Asso ciation (IDA) (2) 204.5 200.4 204.2 
African Development Fund (ADF) (2) 55.4 54.0 51.3 
Trust Fund of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 5.8 6.0 16.1 Asian Development Fund (AsDF) 13.3 13.3 13.3 
Other financial institutions 2.9 2.8 - 
Other institutions 59.0 71.3 76.7 
Global Environmental Fac ility (GEF) 16.1 23.4 28.6 
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) 12.0 12.0 12.2 Geneva Centre for the Democratic Cont rol of Armed Forces (DCAF) - 8.3 8.1 
Geneva International Centre for Huma nitarian Demining (GICHD) 8.0 8.0 7.7 
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculos is and Malaria (GFATM) 6.0 7.0 7.0 
Organisation internationale de la  francophonie (OIF) 4.9 4.9 5.4 
Montreal Protocol on Substances that  Deplete the Ozone Layer 2.5 2.6 2.6 
International Centre for Insect Physio logy and Ecology (ICIPE) 0.3 1.3 1.6 
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (ICDDR) 1.3 1.2 1.2 
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) 1.0 1.0 1.0 
International Organization for Migration (IOM) 0.7 0.5 0.5 
Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) 0.4 0.4 0.4 
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) - 0.4 0.2 
CAB International (CABI) 0.1 0.1 0.1 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speci es of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 0.1 0.1 0.1 
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) 3.9 0.0 0.0 
International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other institutions 1.8 - - 
Total multilateral ODA 493.9 505.8 534.5 
(1) Percentages applied according to DAC directives. 
(2) Includes the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). 
Source: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).  
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