Together with other federal offices, SDC is responsible for overall coordination of Swiss international development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe, as well as humanitarian aid.

[7] In December 2020, the SDC released a 4.35 million dollars support fund for the phase 2 of the UNFPA Women Girls First Programme in Myanmar,[8] and invested 30 million dollars in Aceli Africa (loans to agricultural SMEs) along with the Ikea foundation and the USAID.

[9] The Swiss constitution states that Switzerland contributes to the alleviation of hardship and poverty in the world, to respect for human rights, and to the promotion of democracy and the peaceful coexistence of nations.

[10] The SDC's activities are divided into three areas: Swiss bilateral development assistance is as of 2008 focused on 17 priority countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

They focus mainly on conflict prevention, good governance, social development, employment and income, natural resources and the environment.