The Swiss government is shifting money from long-term development to short-term aid. This could be bad news for its democracy promotion.
In future, Switzerland is planning to focus more on emergency aid; pictured are pandemic materials sent to Nepal in 2021.
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The Swiss government plans to revamp its foreign aid approach, shifting money away from longer-term development cooperation and towards short-term humanitarian funding. This could be bad news for its democracy promotion efforts. An analyis.
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