Cluster: Geopolitics

‘It’s never been more urgent to eliminate nuclear weapons’

This content was published on Sep 26, 2023 Melissa Parke, ICAN’s new Executive Director, discusses the outstanding challenges to achieving a future free of nuclear weapons.

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Foreign Affairs

Swiss government wants to join G7 Climate Club

This content was published on Sep 23, 2023 The Climate Club's aim is to contribute to the achievement of the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

International Geneva

Swiss-based organisation reports some ‘good news’ for endangered rhinos

This content was published on Sep 22, 2023 The number of rhinos on the African continent increased in 2022, the first good news in ten years for this threatened animal.

International Geneva

Repression in Russia is unprecedented since Stalin, says UN expert

This content was published on Sep 22, 2023 The level of repression in Russia is "unprecedented" since the Stalinist era, according to the UN's Special Rapporteur on the country.

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Foreign Affairs

Switzerland needs an EU electricity agreement, says Swissgrid director

This content was published on Sep 22, 2023 Swissgrid director says that it is an illusion to expect Switzerland to be self-sufficient in electricity production.

International Geneva

Is the time ripe for peace in Ukraine?

This content was published on Sep 22, 2023 Voices are speaking to move ahead with a peace plan in Ukraine. Are conditions on the ground met?

Foreign Affairs

Swiss state secretary seeks to intensify dialogue with EU

This content was published on Sep 21, 2023 Switzerland's new state secretary Alexandre Fasel has taken stock of the Switzerland-EU dossier.

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Foreign Affairs

How Switzerland helped make the US-Iran prisoner swap work

This content was published on Sep 20, 2023 US President Joe Biden has thanked Switzerland, along with others, for facilitating the September 18 prisoner swap between the US and Iran.

Foreign Affairs

Berset warns UN of growing inequalities

This content was published on Sep 20, 2023 The climate crisis, wars, social conflicts and natural disasters are exacerbating social and economic inequalities, Swiss President Alain Berset told the UN.

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Switzerland supports creation of special tribunal on Ukraine

This content was published on Sep 20, 2023 Switzerland supports the idea of a special tribunal to investigate the crime of aggression against Ukraine at the UN General Assembly.

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