Cluster: Geopolitics

Where are the women at the top of the UN?

UN secretary general sits in front of rows of empty seats.

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 The United Nations has had nine secretaries general in its 75-year history. But not one of them has been a woman, and it's unlikely to change soon.

Broken bridges between Switzerland and EU

Foreign Affairs

Swiss-EU relations in the balance

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 A framework deal between the EU and Switzerland to update bilateral agreements is in danger of failing after seven years of negotiations.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland expresses concern about Navalny’s health

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 The Swiss foreign ministry says it is worried about Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's health.

International Geneva

Is the United Nations’ top job for men only?

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 There has never been a woman UN Secretary General. Now Antonio Guterres is standing for a second term, so the wait is likely to continue.

Foreign Affairs

How Swiss personalities are sponsoring Burmese protesters

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 Swiss personalities are lending their names with the hope of protecting protesters against the military junta in Myanmar.

International Geneva

Russian dissident Navalny honoured by Geneva NGOs

This content was published on Apr 19, 2021 Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been honoured by 25 NGOs in Geneva for his courage.

Opinion

International Geneva

Visible and invisible inequalities

This content was published on Apr 19, 2021 Decades of focus on poverty reduction and neoliberal politics have made us more indifferent to forms of inequality that may be life-threatening.

Foreign Affairs

I won’t do a Boris Johnson, says Swiss president

This content was published on Apr 18, 2021 Swiss President Guy Parmelin says he won't rock the boat when he travels to Brussels on April 23 for talks with the EU.

Foreign Affairs

Newspapers: Swiss keen to host Biden-Putin meeting

This content was published on Apr 17, 2021 Switzerland would like to host a possible summit between the Russian President and US presidents, according to reports in the Swiss media.

International Geneva

Senior WHO official under investigation by Italian judiciary

This content was published on Apr 16, 2021 It's a ticking bomb. Ranieri Guerra, special adviser to the WHO head, is under investigation by the Bergamo public prosecutor.

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