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Swiss summit kick-starts Ukraine peace process

This content was published on Jun 14, 2024 The Bürgenstock summit is just the first step of a long process to bring about peace in Ukraine.

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Why China is staying away from the Swiss-led Ukraine peace process

This content was published on Jun 14, 2024 China will be absent at this weekend’s Ukraine peace summit, raising the spectre of an alternative peace plan backed by non-Western states.

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Sudanese in Switzerland join forces to highlight ‘ignored’ war

This content was published on Jun 14, 2024 Conflict has been raging in Sudan for more than a year. A Swiss organisation wants to draw attention to the humanitarian catastrophe and collect donations.

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Green light for Switzerland’s CHF10 million UNRWA contribution

This content was published on Jun 13, 2024 Switzerland is set to pay CHF10 million to UNRWA to cover the organisation's most urgent needs in Gaza.

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Swiss government websites hit by cyberattacks ahead of Ukraine summit

This content was published on Jun 13, 2024 Various Swiss government websites and organisations involved in the Ukraine peace summit were the target of cyberattacks this morning.

What do you expect will happen at the Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland?

The Swiss government hopes its peace summit will lay the groundwork for a peace process. What do you think?

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Should Switzerland refuse protection to Ukrainian men of fighting age?

This content was published on Jun 13, 2024 As Ukraine tries to mobilise more troops, some politicians say able-bodied Ukrainian men in Switzerland should join the war effort at home.

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How the Ukraine conference in Switzerland aims to find a path to peace

This content was published on Jun 12, 2024 Switzerland is holding a high-level conference on peace in Ukraine on the Bürgenstock mountain. Here is an overview of the key aspects of the event.

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Swiss president says insults on Russian TV ‘out of order’

This content was published on Jun 11, 2024 Viola Amherd said that recent defamatory statements against her on Russian television were so out of line that they were “clearly a case of disinformation”.

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Inside Geneva Podcast: is international law dead?

This content was published on Jun 11, 2024 Geneva is the home of international law, the rules that are supposed to stop the worst violations in war. But does anyone respect it anymore?

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