Federal Council requests extra emergency relief for Ethiopia and Yemen
At its meeting on 4 November 2026 the Federal Council decided to provide an additional CHF 40 million in funding to support the population affected by armed conflict in Yemen and in Ethiopia. Switzerland's CHF 29 million for Yemen and CHF 11 million for Ethiopia represents an urgently needed contribution to the care and protection of the suffering population and to stabilisation in the region. Half of the relief package will be financed through an adjustment to the FDFA's own budget. Parliament is being asked to approve a further CHF 20 million as a supplementary credit.
