Switzerland to send CHF2.5 million in aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Switzerland is sending CHF2.5 million ($2.8 million) in aid to Myanmar after a devastating earthquake. Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit specialists will also be deployed to assist UN organisations on the ground. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The foreign ministry announced on Tuesday that CHF500,000 will be allocated from the budget of the Cooperation Office of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Yangon, while CHF2 million will come from the Humanitarian Aid Emergency Fund.