Cluster: Geopolitics

Swiss host platform for talks on Middle East and North Africa

Foreign ministers of Oman and Switzerland posing in front of building with flags

This content was published on Aug 24, 2021 Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and his counterpart from Oman have participated in a Middle East Mediterranean forum in Switzerland.

International Geneva

Afghanistan: aid agencies are staying

This content was published on Aug 24, 2021 The troops have left Afghanistan but aid agencies say they’re staying. How will that work, with the Taliban back in control?

International Geneva

Afghanistan: aid agencies reaffirm their commitment

This content was published on Aug 24, 2021 Aid agencies in Afghanistan are continuing to work. The UN says it has no plans to reduce its staff neither does the ICRC.

Foreign Affairs

More than 200 Afghanistan evacuees touch down in Zurich

This content was published on Aug 24, 2021 An airplane carrying 219 people evacuated from Afghanistan has landed in Switzerland.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland considers possible Afghanistan conference

This content was published on Aug 22, 2021 Switzerland is investigating the possibility of hosting an international conference on Afghanistan on Swiss soil, according to a news report.

Civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Kabul Airport.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland postpones Afghanistan evacuation flight due to security concerns

This content was published on Aug 21, 2021 A SWISS flight set to help with the evacuation effort from Afghanistan has been postponed due to the security situation around Kabul Airport.

US marines help with the evacuation of citizens at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan, on August 20, 2021.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss minister defends government’s Afghan refugee strategy

This content was published on Aug 21, 2021 Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has defended Switzerland’s refugee policy on Afghanistan.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss minister defends government’s Afghan refugee strategy

This content was published on Aug 21, 2021 Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has defended Switzerland’s refugee policy on Afghanistan.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss offer mediation in Afghan crisis, join airlift efforts

This content was published on Aug 20, 2021 Switzerland is sending a plane to Uzbekistan to repatriate people evacuated from Kabul, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

Foreign Affairs

People from Western Sahara deemed stateless in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 20, 2021 The Federal Court has upheld a move by Swiss authorities to designate a refugee from Western Sahara as “without nationality”.

Cluster: Geopolitics

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