The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s Migration and Forced Displacement Network connects practitioners from SDC/Swiss country offices and headquarters, implementing partners and other organisations engaged in the migration and forced displacement field to create a platform for exchange. The Network fosters collaboration, sharing of innovative approaches and contributes to the development of professional exchange and joint policy messages. It is led by the SDC’s Migration and Forced Displacement Section. 

Network objectives

• Strengthen competencies of SDC staff and other relevant stakeholders in the field of migration and forced displacement.
• Provide on demand advisory services to organisational units to strengthen SDC’s operational portfolio and policy work on migration 
• Support in the development of sector policies and Switzerland’s position related to migration related issues
• Promote the creation of innovative instruments and approaches in dealing with migration and forced displacement
• Foster knowledge management and organisational learning within SDC and with external partners 
• Enhance public communication related to the effectiveness of SDC’s work in the field of migration

Thematic Workstreams

The Network activities focus on four Thematic Workstreams, which are primarily accessible to staff from the SDC and the Swiss Federal Administration: 

1. Environmentally induced migration and forced displacement 
2. Financial inclusion of migrants and forcibly displaced persons
3. Durable solution
4. Children affected by labour migration