20.09.2019

The Swiss Red Cross activity report

Our Worldwide Commitment 2019

Swiss Red Cross The Swiss Red Cross activity report on its worldwide commitment provides insight into the various priorities in its development cooperation work and emergency and disaster relief operations. Despite unprecedented progress in poverty reduction since 1990, regions still exist where the worst forms of poverty are prevalent. The 2018 UN Report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) states that about one billion people worldwide are still living on less than two dollars a day. Putting an end to extreme poverty also requires targeted measures to reduce vulnerability to disasters and address underserved geographic areas within each country. (Photo: SRC)