Geopolitics

Swiss minister backs the WHO and its mandate

Elisabeth Baume-Schneider calls for sustainable funding for the WHO

This content was published on Mar 22, 2025 Elisabeth Baume-Schneider has underlined the importance of stable funding for the Geneva-based World Health Organization.

Illustration depicting the break of USAID and Geneva, Switzerland.

International Geneva

Is Geneva prepared for Trump’s – and others’ – cuts to foreign aid?

This content was published on Mar 22, 2025 US cuts to foreign aid will have implications reaching around the world. For Geneva, home to thousands of NGOs, a lot is at stake.

Federal Council wants to secure wage protection vis-à-vis the EU with a package of measures

Foreign Affairs

Swiss-EU: Federal Council adopts measures to secure wage protection

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 The Swiss government has adopted a package of measures to protect Swiss wages, should the new agreements negotiated with the European Union (EU) come into force.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Nicolas Levrat.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss UN rapporteur urges Washington to release Columbia University student

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Nicolas Levrat, and eight other legal experts, have called on the US to release Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Medicine access

How Trump’s attack on diversity could derail drug development in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 If Big Pharma abandons diversity goals in clinical research, it could set drug development back decades.

Federal government wants to deport rejected asylum seekers from Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs

Swiss government to deport rejected asylum seekers from Afghanistan

This content was published on Mar 20, 2025 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) is changing its asylum policy for Afghanistan. Single men with rejected applications can now be deported.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss parliament approves free trade agreement with India

This content was published on Mar 20, 2025 Swiss parliament gave the green light for Switzerland to ratify the free trade agreement between EFTA and India.

An aerial view of the Volkswagen car factory in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, June 28, 2023.

Foreign Affairs

Trump’s trade war pushes Europe and Switzerland closer to Mercosur

This content was published on Mar 20, 2025 The European Free Trade Association (EFTA), led by Switzerland, is following the EU’s lead by pushing ahead on a free trade deal with Mercosur states.

Exhibit from Gaza on display at the MAH in Geneva.

History

How Switzerland helps protect the world’s endangered cultural heritage

This content was published on Mar 19, 2025 Geneva safeguards cultural treasures, from Spanish art to Ukrainian and Gaza heritage, reflecting Switzerland's global heritage commitment.

The Council of States maintains its confidence in the WHO

International Geneva

Swiss Senate maintains confidence in the WHO

This content was published on Mar 19, 2025 The Swiss Senate has voted against a motion that would call into question the new WHO International Health Regulations.

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