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.
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.
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
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.
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 🇺🇦.
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
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
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.
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
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 ➡️
🔉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.
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 🙏
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.
➡️
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
📢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.
➡️
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!
Swiss Rescue ends its search for survivors and returns to Switzerland today.
🇨🇭 sends more specialists and material to earthquake-hit region 🇹🇷 🇸🇾 👇
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake
@EDA_DFAE
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.
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
.
➡️
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 ➡️
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.
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.
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
➡️
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 ➡️
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
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
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.
▶️
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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 ➡️
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
👏
🇨🇭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
🇨🇭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
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.
🚨 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
➡️
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
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.
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
#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 ➡️
🛫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.
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
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 ➡️
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
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
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
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.
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 🇺🇳
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 🇧🇫➡️
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
.
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.
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▶️
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.
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
!
📍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.
Nach dem Brand im Flüchtlingslager von
#Moria
hat die Schweiz 🇨🇭 Hilfsgüter wie Schlafsäcke, Schlafmatten, Wasserkanister oder Küchenutensilien nach Griechenland 🇬🇷 entsandt. 📦📦📦📦✈️
➡️
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. ➡️
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
Die Schweiz 🇨🇭 lieferte Material für die Brandbekämpfung an die 🇺🇦 Feuerwehren.
Unser Kollege Urs Bächtold war in Kyiv, um die Ausbildung durchzuführen.🎥⬇️
#Ukraine
@SwissUA
@SwissDevCoop
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.
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.
👨👩👧👦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.
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.
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.
➡️
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
.
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
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 😉
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
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.
🇨🇭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.
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➡️