CAIRO, Egypt ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) announced today that Khufu, the winning film of the first edition of the ¡°Eish¡± Short Film Competition in Egypt, has been selected for the Pardi di Domani International Competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, taking place from 5 to 15 August 2026 in Switzerland. The selection brings a locally rooted story on food security to one of the world¡¯s leading stages for independent cinema.
BANGUI, Central African Republic ¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD825,000 contribution from the Government of Switzerland to provide essential air services to the humanitarian community in Central African Republic (CAR).
DAVOS, Switzerland ¨C As political, tech and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum this week, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has a challenge for them: invest your knowledge, capabilities and resources in disrupting hunger. Together we can save lives, stabilize economies and revitalize the human spirit.
VIENTIANE ¨C The Government of Switzerland announced its support towards climate-resilient and sustainable approaches to cooking healthy meals for students in 120 schools across Phongsaly and Oudomxay provinces in the north of Laos.
East Jerusalem ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a donation of CHF 10,000,000.00 (over USD 11,400,000) from the Swiss Government in support of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s emergency response in Gaza. These funds, which have come at a critical point in the crisis, will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ bring vital emergency food assistance to the people of Gaza.
CAIRO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Egypt received a first-of-its-kind contribution from the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency at a total of US$1.4 million to support people who fled the violence in Sudan.
BISHKEK ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in the Kyrgyz Republic, with financial support from the Government of Switzerland, is launching the Weather Index-Based Insurance Pilot Project, an initiative aiming to strengthen the resilience of rural communities to extreme weather-related risks and shocks.
KINSHASA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a US$ 2.8 million contribution from the Government of Switzerland to support emergency food and nutrition assistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
BISHKEK ¨C Thanks to financial support from the Government of Switzerland, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), together with the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of the Kyrgyz Republic have established two automated gabion net production workshops in two regions of the country.
COLOMBO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Sri Lanka today acknowledged a recent contribution of CHF 800,000 (approximately US$802,000) from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) at a special event held at the Embassy of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The funding is being used to provide much-needed cash and other assistance to improve food security among rural farming communities affected by the country¡¯s economic crisis.
YEREVAN ¨C?The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 1 million contribution from the Government of Switzerland to improve resilience and provide a long-term economic support to the border communities of Armenia. Through the aid approved by the Swiss Development Agency (SDC), Â鶹ÊÓƵ will directly target 3,000 people from 15 borderline settlements?
BAGHDAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has today welcomed a US$1.1 million contribution from the Government of Switzerland that will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ provide monthly food assistance to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs), Syrian refugees living in Iraq as well as strengthen people¡¯s resilience.
DUSHANBE ¨C Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), contributed US$1.1 million towards the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) COVID-19 response in Tajikistan.
BAGHDAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a donation of US$522,500 from the Government of Switzerland to support the food needs of nearly 24,000 refugees and internally displaced people for one month.
ALGIERS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed a contribution of CHF 1.8 million (US$ 1.9 million) from the Government of Switzerland that will help cover the basic food needs of thousands of Sahrawi refugee families and support Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s school feeding programme.
