SDC has been active in the Mekong Region since the late 1960s, and the region has been a priority focus since 1995. Currently, SDC is primarily engaged in Lao PDR, but beginning in 2012, development activities are also planned in Cambodia and Myanmar. SECO, on the other hand, is mainly active in Vietnam, where its program has grown rapidly in recent years.
The assistance of Swiss Development Cooperation to the Mekong Region aims to facilitate global and regional socio-economic integration and to reduce poverty. The Swiss Development Cooperation also works to improve human security and to safeguard natural resources in the region. Gender, inclusiveness, and pro-poor approaches are transversal themes in the Development Cooperation’s work.
The Swiss assistance to the region comprises four major areas of cooperation:
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