Cluster: Geopolitics

Summer profiles: Afghan women’s struggle against Taliban oppression

Picuture of young girls in a school in Afghanistan writing on notepads.

This content was published on Aug 20, 2024 Three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, Inside Geneva speaks with an Afghan human rights defender about the ongoing challenges.

The Balkans have always been a border region. The fragile conditions are susceptible to external influence - and a vacuum is quickly filled. A picture from 23 May 2024 in Srebrenica, Bosnia.

Foreign Affairs

Is Switzerland dropping the Balkans? Reduced aid sparks geopolitical concerns

This content was published on Aug 20, 2024 Switzerland plans to cut funding for development cooperation in favour of increased military spending. The geopolitically significant Western Balkans would be affected.

Foreign Affairs

SWISS extends Middle East flight suspensions

This content was published on Aug 19, 2024 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has extended its suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, and Beirut, Lebanon, until August 26 due to the current tensions in the Middle East.

International Geneva

Special episode: World Humanitarian Day stories from crisis zones

This content was published on Aug 19, 2024 Today marks World Humanitarian Day and we have a special episode of our Inside Geneva podcast with testimonies from aid workers.

Foreign Affairs

Why a Swiss billionaire is helping elephants in Kenya

This content was published on Aug 17, 2024 Elephant conservation and holes in the savannah – how a Swiss foundation provides development aid in Kenya.

International Geneva

Attorney General files indictment in 1995 diplomat murder case

This content was published on Aug 16, 2024 The OAG has opened criminal proceedings into the 1995 assassination of an Egyptian diplomat in Geneva.

Sudanese women celebrate the fall of Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, but the country never came to rest.

Foreign Affairs

War in Sudan: how women want to influence the peace process in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 16, 2024 Negotiations for a ceasefire in war-torn Sudan are underway in Switzerland, with 15 Sudanese women travelling to Geneva to demand inclusion in the peace process.

International Geneva

Sudan to open border with Chad to allow in humanitarian aid

This content was published on Aug 16, 2024 As peace talks continue in Geneva, Sudan is to open the Adre crossing for three months.

Foreign Affairs

Sudanese army snubs Swiss-hosted peace talks

This content was published on Aug 15, 2024 Talks to resolve the world's biggest humanitarian crisis in Sudan have begun in Switzerland.

Foreign Affairs

Eritrean asylum issue continues to stump Swiss politicians

This content was published on Aug 15, 2024 With Eritrea still unwilling to accept the forced repatriation of its citizens denied asylum in Switzerland, politicians in Bern are calling for a new strategy.

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