Swiss agency director general in city
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Director General Manuel Sager arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a five-day visit to better understand the key development challenges facing Bangladesh, especially the Rohingya crisis.
During the visit, he will look to gather a first-hand impression about the development interventions by Switzerland, the current trajectory of socio-economic developments in Bangladesh, and the Rohingya crisis. He will also meet government officials, development partners and other key stakeholders to discuss the national implementation of Agenda 2030.
With this aim, Sager will visit the Rohingya refugee camps situated in Cox’s Bazar. He will also visit several SDC co-supported development projects in Gazipur and Narsingdi districts.
Since 2017, Switzerland has committed more than US$30 million in humanitarian aid to alleviate the sufferings of the Rohingya refugees as well as the host communities. Switzerland is providing development assistance to Bangladesh in several areas including income and economic development, democratic governance, and safer migration.
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