Cluster: Geopolitics

Human Rights Council adopts Swiss resolution on peaceful protests

Human Rights Council: demonstrations; yes to Swiss resolution

This content was published on Jul 13, 2024 At the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a Swiss resolution to protect human rights during peaceful demonstrations was accepted.

humanitarian aid packages land with the help of parachutes in Gaza

International Geneva

Humanitarian law: bleak headlines, but not all bad news

This content was published on Jul 13, 2024 International humanitarian law is supposed to protect people in times of war. As is clear from the news, it’s often ignored.

Foreign Affairs

Type of Russian missile that struck Kyiv children’s hospital includes Swiss components

This content was published on Jul 11, 2024 The Kremlin has turned to microprocessors and other technology not intended for military use to skirt sanctions, the Financial Times reports.

Three Kenyan schools in a girl are looking at the image of a world map on an iPad.

International Geneva

How the UN plans to connect every school to the internet by 2030

This content was published on Jul 11, 2024 Two Geneva-based UN agencies have an ambitious plan to get all schools around the world online by 2030. Project leader Alex Wong explains how they hope to do this.

Foreign Affairs

A majority of Swiss want closer ties to NATO – but with reservations

This content was published on Jul 10, 2024 The Swiss population’s view of the global security situation is bleaker than ever – a pessimism which in turn impacts its view of NATO.

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Foreign Affairs

Switzerland signs membership bid to join the European Sky Shield Initiative

This content was published on Jul 10, 2024 Neutral Switzerland has applied to join the European Sky Shield Initiative air defence scheme amid increased concerns sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss coffee trader in Guatemala: corrupt or victim of corruption?

This content was published on Jul 9, 2024 Swiss citizen Ulrich Gurtner is being framed by corrupt prosecutors, his supporters claim.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva – medical help in war zones

This content was published on Jul 9, 2024 From war-torn Sudan to Somalia and, finally, Gaza, these are some of the places Chris Lockyear, Secretary General of MSF, has visited during his career.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland expands its list of sanctions against Russia

This content was published on Jul 9, 2024 Switzerland has extended the list of sanctions against Russia.

Picture of aid worker helping a woman with a newborn

International Geneva

Summer profiles: challenges in humanitarian aid with MSF’s Secretary General

This content was published on Jul 9, 2024 In the second episode of our new series on the Inside Geneva podcast, we talk to Chris Lockyear, Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières.

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