The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Swiss ministry of foreign affairs. Together with other federal offices, SDC is responsible for overall coordination of development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe, as well as humanitarian aid.

The SDC Chernobyl programme in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia aims at relieving the people suffering from the Chernobyl consequences, developing of  Chernobyl contaminated areas as well as increasing the national and international awareness on the problem.