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Failure of Middle East conference in Geneva reflects ‘too divided’ international society

This content was published on Mar 7, 2025 Switzerland has axed a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories, following protests from several countries.

"A real earthquake" in the humanitarian sector, according to the head of the SDC

Foreign Affairs

USAID freeze ‘earthquake’: Swiss development agency head

This content was published on Mar 7, 2025 The head of Switzerland's development agency assesses the impact of a USAID freeze.

After Goma fell to the M23, the ICRC collected and buried the bodies that littered the streets.

International Geneva

Red Cross warns of forgotten humanitarian crisis in DRC

This content was published on Mar 7, 2025 In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a rebel offensive has plunged hundreds of thousands of civilians into an acute humanitarian crisis.

Conference on international humanitarian law in Geneva canceled

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland cancels Middle East humanitarian law conference

This content was published on Mar 7, 2025 Switzerland has called off a conference on applying the Geneva Conventions in the Middle East following protests from several countries.

National Council in favor of further security cooperation with the EU

Foreign Affairs

Swiss parliament calls for deeper EU security cooperation

This content was published on Mar 6, 2025 The House of Representatives has called on the Swiss government to take a more proactive approach to European security policy.

Palestinians try to continue their daily lives in the rubble of buildings or their makeshift tents at the Bureij refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on March 5, 2025.

Swiss diplomacy

The international conference that Switzerland doesn’t want but must organise

This content was published on Mar 6, 2025 Switzerland is set to host a conference on the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday.

Foreign Affairs

Your thoughts on Swiss neutrality

This content was published on Mar 6, 2025 Some say Switzerland is no longer neutral, others say Swiss neutrality hasn’t changed for centuries. What future does the Swiss neutrality model have?

Research frontiers

Explainer: Why US health funding cuts are rattling Swiss science

This content was published on Mar 6, 2025 The Trump administration has upended funding by the National Institutes of Health. What does it mean for biomedical research in Switzerland?

FDP President Burkart questions the reliability of the USA

Foreign Affairs

Leading Swiss politician questions reliability of United States

This content was published on Mar 6, 2025 The president of the Swiss Radical Party has expressed concern over the reliability of the United States.

Russian guns are being made using Swiss machine tools

Foreign Affairs

Swiss manufacturing ‘contributes to Russian war machine’

This content was published on Mar 6, 2025 Swiss machinery manufactures Kalashnikovs and other weapons in Russia, an investigation by Swiss public broadcaster SRF has revealed.

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