Cluster: Geopolitics

Russian foreign minister derides Switzerland as ‘openly hostile country’

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, seated in a chair.

This content was published on Apr 19, 2024 Following on Putin's criticisms of the planned Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland, Lavrov has described Switzerland as unsuitable for negotiations.

A man holding papers and speaks into a microphone.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland abstains from vote to grant Palestine full UN membership

This content was published on Apr 19, 2024 Switzerland did not vote to grant Palestine full UN membership. The resolution ended up being blocked by a veto during the vote.

Three SWISS planes are lined up at Zurich airport in front of the airport building, the red Swiss flag ‘plus’ on their tails visible one behind the other, as well as ‘SWISS’ in big letters on the foremost aircraft. Mountains can be seen in the distance and in the foreground of the image is a grassy area.

Foreign Affairs

No SWISS flights to Beirut this month

This content was published on Apr 18, 2024 Swiss International Air Lines said on Wednesday that it will not operate any flights to the Lebanese capital until the end of April.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland and US hold third edition of strategic dialogue

This content was published on Apr 18, 2024 In Bern on Wednesday, Switzerland and the US discussed bilateral issues such as taxation as well as the international geopolitical situation.

International Geneva

Sudan: senior Red Cross official reflects on devastating year-long war

This content was published on Apr 18, 2024 Patrick Youssef, regional director for Africa at the ICRC, talks about the humanitarian needs in Sudan, one of the world’s worst crises.

In the European court on human rights, an assembly in gathered with elderly women in front of the judges of Strasbourg moments before the landmark ruling that condemned Switzerland for climate inaction.

International Geneva

UN Special Rapporteur urges Council of Europe to recognise the right to a healthy environment

This content was published on Apr 18, 2024 David R. Boyd explains what the recent ruling condemning Switzerland for climate inaction means for the UN and states' accountability.

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Foreign Affairs

EU appoints Miroslav Lajcák as new ambassador to Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 17, 2024 Lajcák is set to start his four-year term in Bern in September 2024 and he will be the fifth EU ambassador to Switzerland.

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Foreign Affairs

Switzerland won’t join G7 task force on Russian oligarch money

This content was published on Apr 17, 2024 The House of Representatives said Switzerland shouldn't join the G7’s REPO (Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs) task force.

President of China Xi Jinping, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, stand facing each other and are speaking together, although their bodies are turned outwards towards the camera. Both are wearing dark ties, white shirts and black suits. Behind them are alternating Chinese and German flags – the German flag with a black stripe on top, then red, then yellow, while the Chinese flag is red with a big yellow star in the top left-hand corner and a circle of yellow stars around it.

Foreign Affairs

Xi wants peace in Ukraine – but the path remains unclear

This content was published on Apr 16, 2024 Following a meeting with the German Chancellor, the Chinese President called for international cooperation to prevent further escalation in the Ukraine war.

International Geneva

Rwanda: witnessing genocide – and trying to stop it

This content was published on Apr 16, 2024 Thirty years ago, the Rwandan genocide claimed 800,000 Tutsi lives. The international community asked how those killings could have been prevented.

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