Switzerland has appointed Jacques Gerber, who lead the health department during the Covid crisis, to oversee the country's program for the reconstruction of Ukraine and its humanitarian aid package.
As "Federal Council Delegate for Ukraine," Gerber, 51, will supervise the "Ukraine country programme," which includes CHF 5 billion ($5.9 billion) in planned spending over the next 12 years, the Swiss government said in a press release.
Of the total planned spending, CHF 1.5 billion is to be spent between 2025 and 2028, including a CHF 500 million stimulus package to encourage investment in the reconstruction of Ukraine from the Swiss private sector.
Gerber, who will take on the title of "ambassador," will coordinate efforts of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD), and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
