Cluster: Geopolitics

UN Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on Ukraine

This content was published on Mar 3, 2022 The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is holding an urgent debate on Thursday on the situation in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss to help refugees from Ukraine

This content was published on Mar 1, 2022 Switzerland considers granting special temporary refugee status to people fleeing Ukraine.

International Geneva

Why Switzerland remains at the heart of corruption in sport

This content was published on Mar 1, 2022 Switzerland is home to many international sports federations – and scandals. We examine what's gone wrong and what needs to change.

Foreign Affairs

SWISS cancels flights to Russia until end of March

This content was published on Mar 1, 2022 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will no longer fly to Russia with immediate effect until the end of March.

The Human Rights Council meets at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva.

International Geneva

The US plays its credibility at the UN Human Rights Council

This content was published on Feb 28, 2022 The US says it wants to counter authoritarian regimes and hold rights abusers to account. Will it do so impartially?

Woman protestor holds Russian flag with No war writen on it.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland backs full EU sanctions against Russia

This content was published on Feb 28, 2022 Switzerland has decided to adopt the full range of sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia.

Ukraine s ambassador Yevheniia Filipenko

International Geneva

Russia-Ukraine conflict enters the UN Human Rights Council

This content was published on Feb 28, 2022 The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to hold an urgent debate on the deteriorating rights situation in Ukraine following Russia’s attack.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland faces pressure to toughen sanctions on Russia

This content was published on Feb 26, 2022 As Russia launches an offensive in Ukraine, Switzerland says a hard line on sanctions would damage its reputation for diplomatic neutrality.

Foreign Affairs

Up to 2,000 Ukrainians could seek refuge in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 26, 2022 Depending on the duration and intensity of the war, a few hundred or up to 2,000 people could seek refuge in Switzerland.

Firefighters tackle a blaze in a bombed building in Kyiv

Foreign Affairs

More staff leave Swiss embassy in Kyiv

This content was published on Feb 25, 2022 Switzerland has partially evacuated its embassy in Kyiv as Russian forces close in on the Ukrainian capital.

Cluster: Geopolitics

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