Cluster: Geopolitics

Departing head of the UNHCR claims progress in ten-year term

Head of the UNHCR: "we have made progress" in 10 years

This content was published on Dec 17, 2025 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi claims progress after ten years at the head of the UN agency in Geneva.

Human rights

Mariana Katzarova: a mandate for the Russian people

This content was published on Dec 17, 2025 In a mini-documentary, Swissinfo follows the first UN Special Rapporteur for Russia Mariana Katzarova. A rare insight into one of the UN’s toughest jobs.

Foreign Affairs

Kosovo prime minister visits Switzerland ahead of snap elections

This content was published on Dec 14, 2025 Kosovo’s acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti has made an appearance in Zurich ahead of snap elections in his country.

UNHCR is fighting for survival at 75: less money, more need

International Geneva

Geneva-based UNHCR marks 75 years amid deepening funding crisis

This content was published on Dec 14, 2025 The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is grappling with its most severe funding crisis to date. What does this mean for millions of displaced people?

Photo of technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit, as officials and media visit the site, near Arak, 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland restores sanctions on Iran

This content was published on Dec 13, 2025 Nearly a decade after the Vienna nuclear deal, Switzerland has reintroduced UN sanctions against Iran.

War & peace

The Palestinian feminists in Lebanon working between poverty and violence

This content was published on Dec 13, 2025 Ain El-Hilweh is the largest camp for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. A feminist organisation is fighting several problems here at the same time.

Trade policy

Stadler Rail wins billion-franc night train order from Kazakhstan

This content was published on Dec 12, 2025 Stadler Rail is building almost 600 carriages for night trains in Kazakhstan, which is increasingly attractive for Swiss companies.

Economiesuisse: Tariff reduction saves "numerous jobs"

Global trade

US tariff reduction will save Swiss firms: business federation

This content was published on Dec 11, 2025 Swiss Business Federation economiesuisse relieved about US reduction.

Human rights

AI is big business at Europe’s borders

This content was published on Dec 11, 2025 Loopholes for research and growing militarisation of asylum policy across Europe are creating lucrative opportunities.

US tariffs on imported goods from Switzerland fall to 15 per cent

Global trade

Switzerland gains retroactive US tariff cuts

This content was published on Dec 11, 2025 US tariffs on Swiss goods will fall from 39% to 15% with retroactive effect from November 14.

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