DHAKA, Jan 5, 2020 (BSS) – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Director General Ambassador Manuel Sager arrived here today for a five-day tour to see Switzerland’s development interventions in Bangladesh as well as visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
“Objective of the visit is to better understand the key development challenges facing Bangladesh, including the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar, and to gain a first-hand impression about Switzerland’s development interventions in Bangladesh,” a press release issued by the Swiss embassy said here.
During the visit, ambassador Sager will meet government senior officials, development partners and key stakeholders to discuss about the national implementation of agenda 2030, the current trajectory of Bangladesh’s socio-economic development and the Rohingya crisis.
The SDC op official will travel to Cox’s Bazar tomorrow to visit Rohingya camps to observe conditions of the forcibly displaced people and host communities as well.
In Cox’s Bazar, he will also meet with Bangladeshi district officials and representatives from international and non-governmental organizations to discuss about the humanitarian conditions.
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.
Sager will also visit several SDC co-supported development projects in Gazipur and Narsingdi districts.
SDC is the government agency in Switzerland responsible for international development cooperation.
Switzerland is a committed and long standing development partner of Bangladesh while it is providing development assistance to Dhaka in several areas including income and economic development, democratic governance and safer migration, said the release.