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Switzerland lends helping hand to Yugoslavia

This content was published on Mar 22, 2000 On the first anniversary of NATO’s air strikes on Yugoslavia, the country is still counting the cost of the war. Switzerland and a Geneva-based agency are among the few helping Yugoslavia come to terms with the environmental damage. While NATO’s goal of expelling Yugoslav forces from the breakaway province was in effect realised, the air…

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Switzerland seeking tough action against polluters at Water Forum

This content was published on Mar 16, 2000 The second World Water Forum, underway in the Netherlands, is seeking to tackle problems linked to a resource that is becoming ever more scarce. Switzerland is presenting plans for an international protocol aimed at ensuring that polluters are held responsible for cross-border contamination. The meeting will address fears that the number of people without adequate…

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Switzerland steps up relief efforts in Mozambique

This content was published on Mar 10, 2000 An official from the Swiss development agency has just returned from a fact-finding mission to flood-stricken Mozambique. He said the situation was under control for the moment, but warned that further rains could unleash another humanitarian catastrophe. Returning from Mozambique, Jean-Phillipe Jutzi of the Swiss Development Agency said the biggest immediate problem is the distribution…

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Government earmarks aid for storm damage

This content was published on Feb 16, 2000 The Swiss government has approved almost SFr600 million to repair damage caused by December’s storms. In an announcement following the regular cabinet meeting, the Swiss environment minister, Moritz Leuenberger, said the damage had been catastrophic. For several weeks the cantons have been in discussion with the Swiss government about extra help for clearing up and…

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Lothar to cost government SFr600 million

This content was published on Feb 1, 2000 The Swiss government has been asked to stump up SFr600 million to clear up the destruction left by Hurricane Lothar, which swept through Switzerland just after Christmas. The crisis unit set up by the Federal Environment Office to handle the massive clear-up operation presented its proposals at a press conference in Berne. It was the…

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Crisis meeting to discuss forest damage

This content was published on Jan 3, 2000 The Swiss Federal Forestry Office has invited cantonal officials, environment specialists and representatives from the forestry industry to a crisis meeting in Berne on Tuesday. The talks will focus on co-ordinating efforts to deal with the almost 9.5 million cubic metres of forest felled last week by Hurricane “Lothar”. “Tuesday’s meeting is intended to share…

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Swiss Company commanders set up headquarters in Kosovo

This content was published on Sep 29, 1999 The commander and staff of the Swiss Company set up their headquarters in Kosovo Wednesday and joined 39,000 international KFOR troops providing security and reconstruction help in the war-ravaged Serb province. The 141-strong volunteer Swiss Company, known as SWISSCOY, will provide logistical support for the Austrian KFOR contingent but will not be under its direct…

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Authorities set deadline for protection of Swiss wetlands

This content was published on Sep 17, 1999 The Federal Environment Agency has set a 2002 deadline for the protection of wetlands, saying Swiss cantons have been dragging their feet in implementing protection regulations issued nearly a decade ago. “For Switzerland, the wetlands are the equivalent of the rainforest,” said the deputy-head of the agency, Willy Geiger, at a news conference in Berne…

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International Environment House opens in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999 The Swiss authorities on Tuesday formally opened the International Environment House in Geneva, as part of attempts to make the city an international centre for environmental studies and policies. The house is meant to serve as a focal point for major international environmental organisations based in Geneva, said Philippe Roche, head of the Swiss Environment…

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