Press Releases

© Mahad Usman Helvetas
14. October 2026

Global hunger is rising again

The new Global Hunger Index shows that the climate crisis and economic uncertainty are slowing progress in the fight against hunger. Helvetas is a co-publisher of the new report and stresses: ...
Devastating flood in Nepal, on 26 of August 2026. Helvetas is doing emergency response. | © Keystone/EPA/Narendra Shrestha
27. August 2026

Flash Floods in Nepal: Helvetas Sends a Team to the Disaster Area and Prepares Emergency Aid

Following the devastating flash flood in northern Nepal, Helvetas is preparing emergency relief measures for the affected population. A team of local staff set out for the disaster area this morning ...
Robert Mardini
19. June 2026

Robert Mardini Joins the Helvetas Board – Warning of a Global Crisis

With Robert Mardini, Helvetas is bringing one of the most prominent experts in humanitarian aid onto its Board. The former Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ...
© Simon B. Opladen
28. May 2026

Helvetas is Increasing its Impact and Reaching Millions of People Worldwide

Many wealthy countries — led by the United States, but including Switzerland, as well — are cutting their budgets for global poverty reduction. Despite this trend, Helvetas received more ...
© Helvetas / Luzia Tschirky
20. February 2026

Four Years of Full-Scale Russian Invasion: Helvetas Strengthens Reconstruction and Local Economy in Ukraine

The Swiss organization Helvetas continues its support in Ukraine – four years after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. The focus is on rebuilding critical infrastructure and ...
© CESVI
17. October 2025

Gaza: Immense Humanitarian Needs After the Ceasefire

The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains extremely worrying. The population is suffering from widespread destruction and food shortages. Helvetas, the Swiss development cooperation and ...
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