Cluster: Geopolitics

‘The dangerous proximity between Switzerland’s neutrality and the banality of evil’

This content was published on Feb 12, 2021 Literary scholar Simon D. Trüb says Swiss neutrality should be questioned from a moral perspective.

International Geneva

Jailed Chinese lawyer receives prestigious human rights award

This content was published on Feb 11, 2021 The Geneva-based Martin Ennals Foundation announced Yu Wensheng as the winner of its annual global prize for human rights defenders.

Foreign Affairs

‘The world is discovering the Pacific’

This content was published on Feb 11, 2021 Over the past three years, diplomat Yasmine Chatila Zwahlen has helped Switzerland develop its presence in the Pacific.

Three pairs of hands and disinfectant spray

Foreign Affairs

NGOs warn of inequalities in developing countries due to Covid

This content was published on Feb 10, 2021 People in developing countries have less to eat and saw their income drop as result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey in four continents has found.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland provides aid to drought-hit Madagascar

This content was published on Feb 10, 2021 The money will go towards providing food, water and sanitation as the south of the country faces a humanitarian crisis due to poor rainfall.

Swiss and Algerian government delegations at a table

Foreign Affairs

Swiss foreign minister tours North and West Africa

This content was published on Feb 9, 2021 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has held talks in Algeria at the start of a week-long visit to North and West Africa.

Military vehicles and soldiers patrol a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar

International Geneva

Coup in Myanmar: What can the UN do?

This content was published on Feb 9, 2021 Officials at the Geneva-based UN evidence-gathering body for serious crimes in Myanmar are closely watching events in the southeast Asian nation.

International Geneva

Covid review: not all our predictions were wrong

This content was published on Feb 9, 2021 One year into the pandemic, we still have so many questions. Here in Geneva, we can put those questions to world leaders in public health.

International Geneva

Covid-19: When hindsight is 20-20

This content was published on Feb 9, 2021 It’s a year since Covid 19 went global, and we all headed into lockdown. In this episode Imogen Foulkes revisits some eerily prescient interviews.

International Geneva

Libya: Swiss welcome nomination of new interim government

This content was published on Feb 5, 2021 Switzerland has welcomed the selection of a new unified transitional authority for Libya.

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