1. Short-term: Emergency assistance and protection
The Swiss IC helps tackling the immediate consequences of forced displacement by protecting displaced persons and improving their general living conditions in their region of origin, transit and destination. In addition, the Swiss IC focuses on providing protection and assistance to labour migrants and victims of trafficking facing abusive recruitment practices or working conditions. The focus here lays on emergency assistance to provide access to basic services and immediate protection measures ensuring the survival and safety of people.
2. Medium-term: Integration
The Swiss IC aims to assist the local inclusion of migrants and forcibly displaced persons in the countries of first arrival by facilitating access to local basic services and livelihood opportunities, thereby enhancing their economic and social self-reliance and contributing to durable solutions.
3. Long-term: Creating prospects
The Swiss IC makes a contribution to addressing the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, including the lack of access to basic services, armed conflict, poor governance, environmental degradation and the impacts of climate change by furthering the creation of life perspectives in the global South.