Cluster: Geopolitics

Switzerland pays first official visit to Iraq in over 40 years

This content was published on Apr 5, 2021 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is visiting three countries this week to promote stability in the Middle East.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland asks EU for exception to vaccine export rules

This content was published on Apr 4, 2021 Switzerland can no longer import Covid vaccines from the EU without a special license. Officials in Bern have asked for an exception.

International Geneva

Vaccine patent waiver push takes centre stage in Geneva

This content was published on Apr 3, 2021 Richer countries including Switzerland are resisting a push for a patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccine technology.

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Switzerland imposes new sanctions on Myanmar junta

This content was published on Apr 1, 2021 Switzerland has followed the United States, the European Union and Britain in sanctioning 11 people considered responsible for the coup in Myanmar.

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International Geneva

Switzerland and ILO sign agreement on development cooperation

This content was published on Apr 1, 2021 Economics Minister Guy Parmelin and the head of the International Labour Organization have concluded an agreement on development cooperation.

Foreign Affairs

‘As long as people are protesting in the street, the coup isn’t over’

This content was published on Apr 1, 2021 The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar wants to bring the generals involved in the Myanmar coup to the negotiating table.

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Foreign Affairs

Trespasser arrested at Swiss embassy in Washington

This content was published on Mar 31, 2021 An intruder gained entry to the Swiss embassy in WashingtonExternal link trying to access the nearby ambassador’s residence. The Swiss foreign ministry on Tuesday confirmed news reports about the incident. The ministry said the man was denied entry on Monday and subsequently jumped the exterior security fence. Security forces chased after the man and arrested him. He was identified as holder of identity papers from the US state of…

Foreign Affairs

Swiss maintain aid commitment to Syria

This content was published on Mar 31, 2021 Switzerland has pledged CHF60 million ($63.8 million) for humanitarian aid to the population in Syria and its neighbouring countries.

International Geneva

Krähenbühl to return to the Red Cross

This content was published on Mar 27, 2021 Pierre Krähenbühl, former commissioner general of the UNRWA, is taking on a new role with the ICRC.

International Geneva

Will Sri Lanka human rights report change Swiss asylum policy?

This content was published on Mar 24, 2021 As Switzerland supports UN moves to get tougher on Sri Lankan human rights abuses, we ask if this will affect its asylum policy.

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