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An international virus needs an international response

This content was published on Mar 15, 2020 On the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the Covid-19 pandemic poses a crucial moment for the international system.

Commemoration march in Bucharest, Romania, in October 2018.

International Geneva

Documentary on Romanian corruption wins human rights film prize

This content was published on Mar 15, 2020 “Collective” by film director Alexander Nanau has won the top prize at the 18th edition of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) in Geneva.

Foreign Affairs

Austria reintroduces border controls with Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 13, 2020 The Austrian government announced the move on Friday, saying it will take effect from the beginning of next week. Austria had previously introduced similar border measures with another neighbouring country, Italy. Swiss travelers are already being rejected by the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Serbia on a temporary basis. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases…

Information regarding the new coronavirus is displayed throughout the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva

International Geneva

‘Desperate measures in desperate times’ as virus affects International Geneva

This content was published on Mar 12, 2020 Geneva has been at the sharp end of the disruption caused by the new coronavirus.

International Geneva

Can countries keep up with the spread of Covid-19?

This content was published on Mar 12, 2020 The new coronavirus epidemic has starkly exposed the weaknesses of countries' health systems.

Opinion

International Geneva

Diplomacy goes virtual as the coronavirus goes viral

This content was published on Mar 10, 2020 The spread of the new coronavirus is testing our globalised world, writes Jovan Kurbalija, head of the Geneva Internet Platform.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss development aid office in Pyongyang shuts due to Covid-19

This content was published on Mar 9, 2020 The office has been closed until further notice due to the Asian state’s stringent measures around containing the coronavirus.

Foreign Affairs

Fire damages Swiss refugee centre on Lesbos

This content was published on Mar 8, 2020 A fire broke out at the Swiss-run One Happy Family community centre on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday evening.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: What should we be doing about human rights violations?

This content was published on Mar 7, 2020 In this episode we go behind the scenes at the world's most important gathering on human rights, now underway in Geneva.

International Geneva

Singaporean defeats Chinese candidate to head WIPO

This content was published on Mar 5, 2020 Daren Tang of Singapore has been chosen to lead the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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