name: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
text: The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerlandâ€™s international cooperation agency within the Swiss Foreign Ministry.  Together with other federal offices, the SDC is responsible for overall coordination of development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe, as well as humanitarian aid.
  
  The SDC employs a staff of around 550 people to carry out its activities in Switzerland and abroad, with an annual budget of CHF 1.3 billion (2005). The agency undertakes direct actions, supports the programmes of multilateral organisations, and helps to finance programmes run by Swiss and international aid organisations in the following areas:
  
  * Bilateral and multilateral development cooperation
  * Humanitarian aid, including the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA)
  * Cooperation with Eastern Europe
  
  http://www.sdc.admin.ch/