{"id":126270,"date":"2026-09-05T09:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/126270\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T09:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:38:20","slug":"switzerland-sends-more-aid-funding-experts-to-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/126270\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland sends more aid funding, experts to Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/900fb65248adc6e2e1afe760e280085c50512a80-92007566.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Federal Government doubles aid funding and sends experts to Nepal\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                By Friday, the death toll in Nepal had risen to 1,290, with around 4,800 people still missing.             <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>        Following the devastating floods in Nepal, Switzerland is doubling its aid to $2 million (CHF1.61 million). In addition, three experts are to travel to the country to assist with reconstruction and support disaster preparedness.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Listen to the article        <\/p>\n<p>            Listening the article        <\/p>\n<p>                Toggle language selector            <\/p>\n<p>                            English (US)                        <\/p>\n<p>                            English (British)                        <\/p>\n<p>            Generated with artificial intelligence.        <\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        September 5, 2026 &#8211; 11:11\n<\/p>\n<p>Until now, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) had allocated $1 million for emergency aid in Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>Following an appeal by the United Nations, the SDC has now pledged a further $1 million, the foreign ministry said on Friday. The funds will be used, among other things, to finance drinking water, emergency shelter and food for the affected population.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to financial aid, two experts from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit are travelling to Nepal. A third expert will be recruited locally. Their role will be to support the Nepalese authorities in ensuring safe reconstruction and strengthening disaster risk management.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/skilift.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" alt=\"skiers using a ski lift on a strip of snow on green fields.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Climate adaptation\n        <\/p>\n<p>        Five numbers show how the climate is changing in Switzerland    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        May 7, 2026                    <\/p>\n<p>                Switzerland ranks among the countries most affected by climate change. We break down the impacts using five key figures.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/climate-adaptation\/five-numbers-show-how-the-climate-is-changing-in-switzerland\/91358261\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Five numbers show how the climate is changing in Switzerland<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Friday, the death toll in Nepal had risen to 1,290, with around 4,800 people still missing. Thirty-one deaths and over 500 missing persons were also reported in neighbouring Tibet.<\/p>\n<p>+\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/about-us\/how-swissinfo-produces-news-in-english\/91695684\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How we produce news in English<\/a><br \/>Translated from German, reviewed by an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/department\/english-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">English Department<\/a>\u00a0journalist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        Articles in this story    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Friday, the death toll in Nepal had risen to 1,290, with around 4,800 people still missing. 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