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Schweizerisches Korps für #humanit äre Hilfe - Le Corps suisse d'aide #humanitaire - Il Corpo svizzero di aiuto #umanitario - Swiss #Humanitarian Aid Unit

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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
2 years
Around 25 tons of relief supplies for winter-proof emergency shelters are on their way to support the Ukrainian population 🇺🇦 🙏
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Ausrüstung, Briefings, Verlad des Materials… Letzte Vorbereitungen vor dem Abflug der Rettungskette 🇨🇭 Richtung #T ürkiye
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Die Rettungskette🇨🇭rettete heute zwei weitere Personen (6-Monate altes Mädchen und ihre Mutter) in der Region #hatayantakya 🇹🇷 aus den Trümmern. Nach total elf Rettungen geht der Einsatz der🇨🇭 Retterinnen und Retter, plus 8 Hunden von REDOG @redogtweets , weiter.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Our thoughts are with the people affected by the strong #earthquake in #T ürkiye 🇹🇷 & #Syria 🇸🇾 Switzerland 🇨🇭 is sending the Swiss Rescue Chain in the devastated areas in Türkiye. It also plans humanitarian assistance for the affected people in Syria.
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Une image qui vaut tous les efforts du monde. La Chaîne suisse 🇨🇭 de sauvetage parvient à secourir une jeune femme des décombres à Hatay en Turquie 🇹🇷 On continue sur cette lancée ! #TurkeyEarthquake
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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First delivery of 🇨🇭relief supplies 👉Winter-proof tents, woolen blankets, sleeping mats, heaters & medicines arrived in #Ukraine and were handed over to @caritasukraine 🇺🇦. A tent was immediately erected to protect the waiting refugees from the freezing cold at the border.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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35 tons of medical supplies from Switzerland🇨🇭for emergency humanitarian aid just arrived in #Kyiv . The aid is urgently needed for hospitals serving the #Ukrainian population. The @SwissHumAidUnit organised the transport by rail to Ukraine 🇺🇦.
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Die Rettungskette Schweiz 🇨🇭ist seit Dienstag in Hatay 🇹🇷 im Einsatz. Seitdem führt sie ununterbrochen Such- und Rettungsaktionen durch und konnte bereits 4 Menschen aus den Trümmern des Erdbebens retten. #TurkeySyriaEarthquake
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Switzerland 🇨🇭supports a comprehensive effort to prevent and respond to Gender-based violence in #Tigray #CalltoActionGBV ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Switzerland sends 2 tons of relief items to assist the #Iranian people affected by #floods . The consignment includes 2 water modules that can supply up to 10,000 people with drinking water per day & 5 water disinfection kits. #IranFloods @SwissEmbassyIr
@SwissEmbassyIr
Swiss Embassy Iran
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We are deeply saddened by the recent and continuing flooding in Iran, particularly in the 21 most affected provinces. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with those affected by this disaster.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Along with key humanitarian partners contributing >$500 Mio. to #Tigray response,🇨🇭asked 🇪🇹 govt to improve the situation in Tigray. We need to act now to mitigate famine & to save lives. All parties should allow unhindered humanitarian access, protect civilians & respect #IHL
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Le séisme en #Haiti 🇭🇹 rappelle l'importance des normes de construction sûre. Ces maisons construites par la 🇨🇭 ont résisté au séisme du 14 août grâce à une approche locale de construction améliorée baptisée TECLA. Plus d'infos sur ce projet ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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🔉Nächster Halt #Kyiv ! 🚉Die von der SBB @RailService transportierte 4. 🇨🇭 Hilfslieferung für die Ukraine ist momentan in Polen 🇵🇱. 📦Die Hilfsgüter von @migros & @coop_ch wurden in Katowice entladen & werden heute in die #Ukraine ️ 🇺🇦 geliefert.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Colleagues from  @SwissHumAidUnit  left Switzerland 🇨🇭today to support the Ukrainian people 🇺🇦🙏
@ignaziocassis
Ignazio Cassis
2 years
Urgent support for the Ukrainian population 👉 #Switzerland 🇨🇭 is sending around 25 tonnes of relief supplies to Warsaw in the next two days, including medical equipment provided by @vbs_ddps . A @SwissHumAidUnit team is flying out tonight to prepare aid efforts on the ground 🙏
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Switzerland extends its support to the people of the earthquake-hit regions of #T ürkiye and #Syria At the international donors' conference in Brussels, 🇨🇭 announced a contribution of CHF 8,5 million towards relief efforts in the affected areas. ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Yesterday our team in 🇹🇷 handed over 500 locally procured hygiene kits. The kits include underwear, saop, washing powder, comb, hygiene pads, toothbrush and toothpaste. They will be distributed in the surrounding of #Hatay by @sgdd_asam
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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📢Humanitarian needs are high in #Ethiopia . Humanitarian actors must be able to work and to deliver aid. Switzerland 🇨🇭 shares the concerns of UNSG @antonioguterres following the expulsion of senior @UN staff members. ➡️
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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@havvanurkosarr Hi, you can send us your request by e-mail to: DEZA-hh @eda .admin.ch
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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#Switzerland ’s🇨🇭support for #Greece 🇬🇷 in fighting raging #forestfires is well underway. @vbs_ddps crew members have dropped 76 tons of water on #Evia island. Members of @SwissHumAidUnit and @vbs_ddps work around the clock to assist the operations.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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3 powerful #SuperPuma helicopters and emergency personnel from @vbs_ddps touched down in #Athens on Saturday. Together with members of @SwissHumAidUnit , they support #Greece 🇬🇷 in its fight against #forestfires . Groundwork is done for 🇨🇭 operations to kick off on Sunday.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Getting funding directly to local humanitarian actors - before and immediately after a crisis: quick, efficient and forecast-based💪 👉This is the idea of IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund @ifrc 🇨🇭 is proud to be part of it, also in the years to come!
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Swiss Rescue ends its search for survivors and returns to Switzerland today. 🇨🇭 sends more specialists and material to earthquake-hit region 🇹🇷 🇸🇾 👇 #TurkeySyriaEarthquake @EDA_DFAE
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Manuel Bessler, Head of @SwissHumAidUnit & designated 🇨🇭 Ambassador to #SouthSudan Tamara Mona on mission to Bentiu 🇸🇸 80% of Unity State flooded. 🇨🇭contributed to the rehabilitation of the only road into Bentiu, ensuring humanitarian access, as part @WFP ‘s flood response.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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La Suisse🇨🇭a inauguré hier un bureau à Bangui en République Centrafricaine 🇨🇫. Cette présence permanente va permettre d’étendre un engagement humanitaire de longue date, renforcer ses activités et être au plus près de la population #centrafricaine . ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Switzerland sends 13 tonnes of medical material to support #India in its fight against #COVID19 🇨🇭🇮🇳 This afternoon, a cargo plane ✈️with 600 oxygen concentrators & 50 @vbs_ddps ventilators took off for #NewDelhi More details ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Our team assessed several buildings including #schools & #hospitals which were damaged by the #BeirutExplosion The aim is to check whether the structures are safe despite damages.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Today in Vaduz, the @ICRC launched the #Climate and #Environment Transition Fund. This is an important step towards greening humanitarian aid. 🌱 Switzerland 🇨🇭 will support the fund with 2 million CHF. Thank you @MFA_LI 🇱🇮 for hosting this important event.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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An aircraft chartered by Switzerland carrying mainly medical supplies from 9 organisations has reached Caracas. The aid has been sent in response to #humanitarian needs in #Venezuela & to help the country to combat #COVID19 ➡️
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Un troisième camion d'extinction 🚒de @vbs_ddps a quitté ce matin Payerne pour l' #Ukraine Depuis octobre, @SwissDevCoop livre des équipements de @vbs_ddps pour lutter contre les incendies 🔥 et évacuer les décombres 🏚️ en Ukraine. 🇨🇭🇺🇦 Plus d'infos ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Lors de la conférence internationale organisée ce jour pour #Beyrouth , la Suisse🇨🇭 a annoncé qu’elle allouera 4 millions de CHF en faveur des personnes affectées par l’explosion. #Beyrouthexplosion #Liban #Lebanon
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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20tonnes of relief items for #Moldova 🇲🇩 The consignment with winter-proof shelter material incl. blankets, winterized tents, heaters & kitchen sets has arrived yesterday in Chisinau. 🇨🇭 is committed to support the country which is at the forefront of the #UkraineCrisis
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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The Swiss 🇨🇭 Rescue has retained its spot among the 🌍's best search & rescue teams. 80 members ⛑️ 8 search & rescue dogs 🐕 were reclassified by @Insarag at the end of a 48hours exercise which took place in the Geneva area. ▶️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Conflicts, climate change, pandemics, hunger - never before has the 🌎 experienced such complex mega-crises. Today we pay tribute to the humanitarian workers who nevertheless never give up & risk their lives to help others & give hope 🙏 #WorldHumanitarianDay #ItTakesAVillage
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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End of mission for our team & the Swiss helicopters in #Portugal #wildfires 🇨🇭🇵🇹 @vbs_ddps
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Séisme en #Haiti 🇭🇹 Nos pensées pour toutes les personnes affectées par cette catastrophe. Sur place, la Suisse 🇨🇭 est présente à travers @SwissHumAidUnit & @SwissDevCoop Une cellule de crise est en place à Berne. Développement suit.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Our thoughts are with the people affected by #dorian in the #Bahamas . 🇨🇭 has donated 500’000 to @ifrc and 200’000 to @WFP to alleviate the suffering of those affected. @RotesKreuz_CH @SwissHumAidUnit
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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#EtaHurricane : 🇨🇭 releases emergency aid of CHF 700,000 to @ifrc in solidarity with the affected people in Central America 🇳🇮🇭🇳🇬🇹 📷 @CruzRojaNic ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Katharina is our team leader at the border of #Poland 🇵🇱 & #Ukraine 🇺🇦 .   This week she was in #Lviv with other @SwissHumAidUnit colleagues and she explains the purpose of this mission.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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70 years of the 1949 #GenevaConventions .Universally ratified, they represent a unique commitment to a common #humanity & constitute the core of international #humanitarian law. They have saved millions of lives in hundreds of conflicts around the world.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Geo #data is key in the fight against #AmazonFires . Check out how 🇨🇭helps authorities in #Bolivia in locating the most critical spots #GIS4life @SwissMFA @HofSwitzerland @SwissMFAamerica @SwissEmbassyUSA @Esri @NASA
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Food security remains a major concern in #Ukraine after 2 months of war. We🇨🇭continue the delivery of #food purchased on the 🇺🇦 market with our 🇺🇦 partners. Over 15 trucks 🚚arrived this week in #Sumy & #Mykolaiv . Other deliveries are planned. 📹Sumy Oblast Administration
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Today is #DRRday ❗️ #DisasterRiskReduction is a priority theme for 🇨🇭 Humanitarian Aid. @SwissHumAidUnit supports several projects in🌏 such as this one in Cambodia 🇰🇭 📷 @people_in_need
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Mission conjointe @CICR_fr & @EDA_DFAE au centre de réadaptation physique de Mopti. C’est une coproduction CICR/Mali. La🇨🇭le finance en pilotant le Humanitarian Impact Bond. Malgré une situation sécuritaire compliquée, il y a bon espoir de voir le centre opérationnel sous peu!
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Good coordination saves lives. Teams from 🇦🇹🇨🇳🇬🇧🇮🇱🇩🇪🇯🇵🇯🇴🇳🇱🇵🇸🇨🇭🇺🇸are taking part in SIMEX2018 in 🇨🇭- a joint training on Disaster Risk & Response management according to international standards. #international Day for #DRR @UNGtB @INSARAG @vbs_ddps @THWLeitung @at_fire @USAID
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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UN cross-border operations remain a lifeline for 4.1 million of people in need in North West #Syria . Impressive to see the work of @UN and NGO partners at Bab el-Hawa. 🇨🇭will continue to support Syrians in need and urges the UN Security Council to renew resolution 2585.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Switzerland is helping Mongolia 🇲🇳 to fight the #COVID19 pandemic. Today, 🇨🇭 sent 40 respirators & 45 oxygen concentrators to Ulaanbaatar with a total value of around CHF 850,000. Press release ➡️
@ignaziocassis
Ignazio Cassis
3 years
Continued support during the pandemic 👉 We are sending 40 respirators & 45 oxygen concentrators to #Mongolia today 🇲🇳 Valuable cooperation between @SwissMFA & @vbs_ddps for a priority country of @swissdevcoop 👏
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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🇨🇭Experts and relief items are headed to #Bahamas : a water module for producing clean drinking water for up to 10,000 people/day and Swiss Expertise in WASH, Shelter and Waste Management #Dorian #BahamasRelief
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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🇨🇭will invest CHF 10 Million to combat sexual & gender-based violence. We will also check whether our programs & policies exacerbate power asymmetries & ensure that gender responsive programming is applied systematically #EndSGBVOslo @ThomasGass @swiss_un @SwissMFA
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Swiss aid convoys to eastern #Ukraine reach initial destinations. The aid deliveries are mainly comprised of water treatment chemicals and medical supplies and equipment. This includes treatments for #tuberculosis in the Luhansk area.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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🚨 We are alarmed: 41 million people worldwide are only one slight shock away from famine. Switzerland 🇨🇭 stands in solidarity with the affected population and pledged contributions to the @WFP totaling CHF 100 million in 2021. #FightFamine ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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La Suisse présente ses condoléances aux familles des victimes du séisme en #Albanie et aux autorités 🇦🇱. La 🇨🇭 offre son assistance et envoie une équipe du @SwissHumAidUnit sur place. #AlbaniaEarthquake @EDA_DFAE @AlbanianDiplo
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Switzerland 🇨🇭 in Brussels to discuss humanitarian access in #Yemen and implication of Ukraine crisis. The truce provides respite for Yemenis, but humanitarian needs remain huge. Thank you @eu_echo and #Sweden 🇸🇪 for organizing this #SOM . #YemenCantWait
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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This week, Manuel Bessler head of @SwissHumAidUnit was in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 Together with @SwissUA colleagues, he visited the recently opened 🇨🇭 humanitarian office in #Lviv & projects supported by #Switzerland in the area. They also exchanged with local authorities & partners.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Floods in Pakistan 🇵🇰: access to education & water restored in Swat Valley thanks to @SwissDevCoop . Specialists from @SwissHumAidUnit have repaired: 11 schools 🏫 8 suspension bridges 🌉 16 water distribution systems💧 Press release➡️ #PakistanFloods
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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#CycloneIdai has devastated crops in many parts of #Mozambique , #Zimbabwe and #Malawi . Switzerland responded to @WFP 's appeal by allocating one million CHF to strengthen #foodsecurity in the region. @swiss_un @SwissMFAafrica @SwissMFA @WFPGovts
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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#Pakistan 🇵🇰 is gradually recovering from the #floods Our team is implementing emergency activities to provide access to safe drinking #water & to allow pupils to go back to #school . 🇨🇭 allocated CHF 3 million to support the humanitarian response ➡️
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Swiss #helicopters in operation fighting #wildfires in #Portugal 🇨🇭🇵🇹
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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🛫Matériels humanitaires à l’aller ➡️ 🛬Rapatriement de concitoyens au retour⬅️ La Suisse🇨🇭soutient le Pérou 🇵🇪 dans la lutte contre #COVID ー19 avec un don de 5 tonnes de matériels de @SwissHumAidUnit & @vbs_ddps à la protection civile péruvienne.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Partie hier depuis Berne 🇨🇭, notre équipe a déjà participé aux séances de coordination dès son arrivée en #Haiti 🇭🇹 Elle appuiera les efforts en cours pour: 🚰 rétablir l’accès à l’eau potable 🏚️ évaluer la stabilité des édifices ayant résistés au séisme. #haitiearthquake
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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The Horn of #Africa is being ravaged by one of the worst droughts in recent history. 14 million people are facing an existential threat caused by severe #food shortages. 🇨🇭 is gravely concerned & has allocated CHF 10.8 Mio. to respond to the crisis ➡️
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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This year🇨🇭contributes a total of CHF 12.8 Mio. for the humanitarian response to the #Venezuela crisis. CHF 7 Mio. of it address needs of Venezuelans who fled to #Colombia and neighbouring countries. 🇨🇭 will continue its support to partners #JuntosxLosVenezolanos
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Our specialist on hazardous material completed his mission in & around the #BeirutPort Together with other experts he assessed the presence of potential hazardous material remaining after the #BeirutExplosion
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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This shot of natural beauty was taken in one of the worst humanitarian crisis on earth #Yemen . Congratulations to our colleague Marc-André Bünzli whose picture was nominated for @geolsoc 2019 Earth Science Week photo competition & published in @guardian
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Conférence humanitaire pour les civils à #Gaza À Paris, Dominik Stillhart, chef du @SwissHumAidUnit a appelé au respect du #DIH et à garantir l’accès humanitaire. La Suisse 🇨🇭 prévoit 90 millions CHF d’aide humanitaire d’urgence pour la région.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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A second team of 5 experts and 900kg #humanitarian relief items for #water treatment and #shelter to #IndonesiaTsunami has been sent by Switzerland
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Grateful for the fruitful exchanges we had today among representatives of @SwissMFA , @SwissDevCoop and @ICRC Pleased to work together toward strengthening respect for #IHL and protecting civilians in armed conflicts. 🇨🇭 will carry this priority high on the #UNSC in 2023-24 🇺🇳
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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La Suisse a livré des appareils pour la production autonome de chlore permettant la désinfection des surfaces. Plusieurs pays africains en ont bénéficié pour lutter contre #COVID ー19 Exemple au Burkina Faso 🇧🇫➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Our team continues the assessment of buildings at risk after the #MexicoEarthquake
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Psychological care for traumatized people is currently key. Before the war, @SwissDevCoop already supported a program for #mentalhealth in 🇺🇦 & now provides an additional 1.2 million CHF to respond to the needs, e.g. of newly arriving displaced people in #Lviv .
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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We congratulate Dr. Angela Merkel and the four regional winners on receiving the #NansenAward 2022. 👏 Supported by 🇨🇭 and 🇳🇴, the award by #UNHCR @refugees honours their courage, compassion & extraordinary commitment to help and support refugees.
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Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Another successful 🇨🇭 humanitarian mission to the conflict area in #Ukraine . Thanks to @OCHA_Ukraine we delivered 17 #water treatment devices, #medical equipment and #tuberculosis tests for another six months.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
Switzerland 🇨🇭 allocates an additional CHF 3 million to @UNRWA . UNRWA provides schooling and healthcare #ForPalestineRefugees in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank and Syria. #SustainingRightsAndLives More info about today's conference▶️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Manuel Bessler, Head of @SwissHumAidUnit , and @ThomasGass ,Head of South Cooperation, together on mission in Southern #Ethiopia to reinforce the #Nexus between #humanitarian aid & #development
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Manuel Bessler of @SwissHumAidUnit was in #Syria to get firsthand impressions about the needs of local population & the work of partners. The Syrian crisis is the biggest #humanitarian operation of 🇨🇭 with 426 million CHF allocated to the region since 2011.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
2 years
Hard truth from #GP2022 : if we don’t act now, we are creating risks faster than we can reduce them. Switzerland 🇨🇭 commits to join forces to achieve #Sendai Framework targets and looks forward to the next GP2025 in #Geneva !
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
📍We are in #Yemen visiting Swiss funded projects. 🙏Grateful to our partners @NRC_Norway @WFP & @UNOCHA for their commitment to provide food and clean water. 🇨🇭Switzerland continues to support the affected population.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
4 years
Nach dem Brand im Flüchtlingslager von #Moria hat die Schweiz 🇨🇭 Hilfsgüter wie Schlafsäcke, Schlafmatten, Wasserkanister oder Küchenutensilien nach Griechenland 🇬🇷 entsandt. 📦📦📦📦✈️ ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
6 years
L’avion du Conseil Fédéral @vbs_ddps est arrivé a #Palu avec nos collègues et du matériel en renfort. Nos activités se poursuivent pour assister les personnes affectées par #IndonesiaEarthQuake #SulawesiEarthquake 🇨🇭🇮🇩
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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350 million people worldwide are currently affected by acute #hunger & dependent on food aid. In response to the food crisis, #Switzerland pledges an additional 14.5 Mio. CHF for @WFP This increases 🇨🇭's 2022 contribution to WFP to over 100 Mio. ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
Visite des activités humanitaires à Kaga en #Centrafrique L’occasion de saluer les efforts de nos partenaires locaux & internationaux pour répondre aux besoins des populations. La 🇨🇭 poursuivra son engagement en 🇨🇫 @OCHA_CAR @CBPFs @ICRC @CICR_Afrique @cco_rca
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
6 years
#Switzerland provides CHF 20 million for humanitarian aid, development and peacebuilding for the Lake Chad region #LakeChadBerlin
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
2 years
" #Switzerland 🇨🇭is committed to ensuring every child’s right to education by supporting #ECW & is proud to co-host #ECWHLFC2023 in Feb 2023. Together, we can make #222MillionDreams ✨come true.” Manuel Bessler, Head of @SwissHumAidUnit 👉
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
5 years
La Suisse octroie 1 million CHF @ifrc pour soutenir les sociétés nationales de la Croix-Rouge dans la lutte contre #Ebola en R.D. du #Congo et les mesures préventives dans les pays voisins. @SuisseRDC @IFRCAfrica
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
4 years
A team of 5 @SwissHumAidUnit experts are on an assessment mission in East #Ukraine . They are looking at needs in the #health #water and #sanitation sectors. @SwissUA
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
This week, we bring you to #Cameroon 🇨🇲 🇨🇭 supports several partners to help & protect the people affected by 3 crises: 1⃣ 300’000 refugees from #CAR 🇨🇫 2⃣ conflict in the North & South West 3⃣ Boko Haram insurgency in the Far North Spotlight on a forgotten crisis. 📷©️ @ICRC
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Die Schweiz 🇨🇭 lieferte Material für die Brandbekämpfung an die 🇺🇦 Feuerwehren. Unser Kollege Urs Bächtold war in Kyiv, um die Ausbildung durchzuführen.🎥⬇️ #Ukraine @SwissUA @SwissDevCoop
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
4 years
Switzerland shares the same humanitarian principles with the #RedCross & #RedCrescent Movement. #Covid19 reminds us of the importance of the work of volunteers in times of crisis. Today we pay tribute to their work. #RedCrossDay @ICRC @ifrc ⬇️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
Today is #UNDay ! There are currently more than 50 experts of @SwissHumAidUnit working for the @UN We are happy to contribute to the humanitarian activities of our @UN partners.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
Nearly 80 million people are forcibly displaced due to armed conflicts and climate change. This is why Switzerland 🇨🇭 committed today to fund @Refugees with 32 million USD for 2021 to support refugees, IDPs & stateless persons around the world.
@Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
3 years
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦80 million displaced people will need humanitarian assistance in 2021 🦠COVID-19 has pushed families to a breaking point Today, at the UNHCR Pledging Conference, we ask donors and partners to step up with urgent support.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
5 years
Partnering with local actors is key for an efficient humanitarian response. The @AHACentre conference of #Localisation of Aid in #Jakarta 🇮🇩co-convened by🇨🇭& @ifrc gathers organisations from the region and beyond to discuss the best ways to do so.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
Happy #WorldHumanitarianDay to all our humanitarian fellows! Our colleague Emilie is one of the many who dedicate their lives to helping others. Today she shares with us her experience after last year’s explosion in Beirut. ➡️
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Swiss🇨🇭Humanitarian Aid participated to the first mission of the humanitarian community to the Southern Libyan city of Sebha, where it met with local authorities. 🇨🇭 supports @WFP #Libya in its efforts to promote the humanitarian, development & peace #Nexus .
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
5 years
Manuel Bessler welcomes @UN Humanitarian Coordinators at the PartnerDay of @UNOCHA ‘s Retreat in Lausanne. For🇨🇭 it is important to provide a platform for exchange to support #humanitarian actions that are principled timely effective efficient & contribute to longer-term recovery
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
Start of the #INSIEME urban search & rescue exercise near Geneva.🏚️ In the next 48hours, the Swiss Rescue Chain 🇨🇭 has to renew its @INSARAG classification, 5 years after the last exercise. @at_fire & @PUI_FRANCE are also battling against time🕐.Good luck to our "ruin"mates 😉
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
6 years
End of mission for our team in east #Ukraine . In 8 days they provided 1,600T of water treatment chemicals, 34 chlorine-producing devices, medical equipment & reagents for hospitals on both sides of the contact-line. 4 Mio people will have access to clean drinking water for 1 year
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
3 years
Today, Manuel Bessler & @ThomasGass visited schools rehabilitated by 🇨🇭 in Jordan 🇯🇴 . 🙏Thankful to 🇯🇴 authorities for giving access to #Syrian children to public #schools for so many years. 🇨🇭 stays engaged on the humanitarian & development nexus in Jordan.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
2 years
🇨🇭provided @caritasukraine with tents, now used at a site for displaced people in Drohobych. The delegation also visited a #school turned into temporary home for displaced people in Ivano-Frankivsk. Here @RotesKreuz_CH & @RedCrossUkraine installed facilities with 🇨🇭 support.
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@SwissHumAidUnit
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
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Fin de nos opérations d’urgence et début des travaux de reconstruction en #Haiti Jusqu'à présent, nous avons aidé plus de 20'000 personnes dans les localités affectées par le séisme. La🇨🇭poursuivra son engagement à travers @SwissDevCoop Plus d'infos➡️
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