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Former top diplomats call on Switzerland to keep UNRWA funding

This content was published on Oct 17, 2024 Some twenty former Swiss state secretaries, and ambassadors have called on the Swiss Senate not to stop payments to UNRWA.

Switzerland supplies Ukraine with three demining machines

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Switzerland to supply Ukraine with three demining machines

This content was published on Oct 17, 2024 Switzerland will supply three demining machines to Ukraine, announced President Viola Amherd on Thursday.

Vincenzo Mascioli appointed new State Secretary for Migration

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Swiss government appoints new migration chief

This content was published on Oct 17, 2024 Vincenzo Mascioli will become the new State Secretary for Migration at the beginning of 2025.

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Switzerland further tightens sanctions against Russia

This content was published on Oct 17, 2024 Switzerland has beefed up sanctions against Russia again due to the war in Ukraine.

CF: telecommuting and frontier workers, from January new law

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New tax regime for cross-border remote workers begins in 2025

This content was published on Oct 16, 2024 As of next January 1, 2025, the new Swiss law on taxing telecommuting cross-border workers will come into effect.

About 23% of Ukraine's land potentially contains landmines and other explosive hazards.

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Japan takes a leading role in removing Ukraine’s landmines

This content was published on Oct 16, 2024 Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, one-quarter of Ukraine has become riddled with landmines. An upcoming conference in Switzerland aims to find solutions, with Japan - one of the world’s leading countries in mine clearance assistance – playing a major role by drawing on decades of experience.

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Ukrainian Prime Minister’s visit to Bern cancelled

This content was published on Oct 16, 2024 Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal's official visit to Bern on Wednesday has been cancelled.

Oleksandra Yevdokimova, deminer, Ukraine

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‘Ukraine can be a tipping point’ for ridding the world of landmines

This content was published on Oct 16, 2024 British photographer Giles Duley, who is speaking at the Ukraine Mine Action Conference in Switzerland, says it's time to end the use of landmines that kill long after wars are over.

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Key facts about Switzerland’s demining conference for Ukraine

This content was published on Oct 16, 2024 The upcoming humanitarian mine action conference in Lausanne aims to explore viable solutions to address the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance.

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What the US presidential elections mean for Geneva

This content was published on Oct 15, 2024 The US elections are around the corner. Will they actually change anything for Geneva and its institutions?

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