Cluster: Geopolitics

No-deal Brexit: Switzerland and UK sign social security agreement

British and EU flags fly outside parliament in London

This content was published on Oct 31, 2019 Switzerland and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement in London to maintain social security rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: Potential and pitfalls for Syrian peace talks

This content was published on Oct 31, 2019 This week, all eyes have been on a group of 150 people who arrived in Geneva to try to work out the next steps for Syria. Will it go anywhere?

Foreign Affairs

Worker at Swiss embassy in Moscow accused of embezzlement

This content was published on Oct 31, 2019 A local employee of the Swiss embassy in Moscow is said to have falsified bills, medical certificates and disability certificates for years.

Woman hold up photo of Vigil Daphne Caruana Galizi

Foreign Affairs

Why do we need a free press?

This content was published on Oct 30, 2019 Reporters Without Borders fears a free press is under attack like never before.

Unpaid, disempowered and overworked

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 The UN Secretariat must lead by example and offer young people fair, quality paid internships, writes the Fair Internship Initiative (FII).

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen

International Geneva

Could a Geneva meeting open the door to peace in Syria?

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 Here's a short guide to the first meeting of Syria’s Constitutional Committee in Geneva, aimed at mapping a political way forward for the country.

Swiss president Ueli Maurer meets Saudi Ambassador in Bern

Foreign Affairs

Swiss president to visit Saudi Arabia after all

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Swiss President Ueli Maurer will visit Saudi Arabia from October 26-29, it has been announced.

The Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona

Foreign Affairs

Swiss Attorney General files indictment against two men over IS links

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Attorney General files indictment with the Federal Criminal Court against two men accused of supporting and participating in “Islamic State” (IS).

Picture of man walking in front of peace mural

International Geneva

Transitional justice officials hold Geneva hearings with exiled Colombians

This content was published on Oct 24, 2019 Colombian victims of human rights abuses who have been exiled to Europe shared their testimonies in unique hearings in Geneva this week.

A young injured Syrian boy sits in a hospital in Douma, eastern Ghouta, in March 2018.

International Geneva

Is a door opening to peace in Syria?

This content was published on Oct 24, 2019 The first meeting of Syria's Constitutional Committee is due to take place in Geneva on October 30 to draft a new constitution.

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