Swiss Corps for Humanitarian Aid

The Swiss Humanitarian Aid Corps ( SHA ) is a militia corps and comprises a pool of at least 700 deployable people who are divided into specialist groups according to their knowledge and skills. The SHA is a means of humanitarian aid from the Swiss federal authorities for direct actions and the support of international organizations by specialists (“secondment”).

As part of the Swiss rescue chain , the worldwide range of operations of the corps is comparable to the operational options covered by the German Technical Relief Organization (THW) , including the Rapid Rescue Unit Abroad (SEEBA).

Until 2001 his name was the Swiss Disaster Relief Corps (SKH).

See also

• Directorate for Development and Cooperation
• Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit

Web links

• Official website
• Yves Sandoz: Humanitarian Aid. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .