Geopolitics

Switzerland receives UN mandate for meeting on Middle East conflict

This content was published on Sep 19, 2024 Switzerland will organise a meeting of the parties to the Geneva Conventions on the Middle East conflict within six months.

circle of people in Puntland raising white flags

International Geneva

‘We need to put civilians at the centre of peacebuilding’

This content was published on Sep 18, 2024 Building peace in times of war goes beyond shaking hands, says Renée Larivière of Interpeace on the sidelines of the latest edition of the Geneva Peace Talks.

Foreign Affairs

Ex-Swiss minister Berset takes up top post at Council of Europe

This content was published on Sep 18, 2024 Former Swiss Federal Councillor Alain Berset, took over as Secretary General of the Council of Europe on Wednesday. He does not face an easy task.

Russian media have criticised Swiss sanctions on Russia from the start of the war, arguing Switzerland was violating its neutrality. International media followed suit.

Foreign Affairs

Debunking Russian propaganda on Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 18, 2024 Russian authorities and official media claim that Swiss sanctions on Russia and Russian assets violate Switzerland’s neutrality. SWI swissinfo.ch fact checks these claims.

Foreign Affairs

SWISS cancels flights to and from Tel Aviv

This content was published on Sep 18, 2024 Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) has cancelled flights from Zurich to Tel Aviv and back on Wednesday and Thursday.

International Geneva

UN summit of the future – what future?

This content was published on Sep 17, 2024 The UN is hosting its Summit of the Future next week. Will it live up to its promise?

International Geneva

Can UN ‘Summit of the Future’ tackle world’s toughest challenges?

This content was published on Sep 17, 2024 This month in New York, the UN will host the ‘Summit of the Future’. Inside Geneva asks what it’s for.

US lawyer Ed Fagan speaking to reporters in Zurich in 1998. US-Swiss disputes

Foreign Affairs

Five events that shaped contemporary Swiss-American relations

This content was published on Sep 17, 2024 The United States and Switzerland have experienced remarkable highs and lows in their post-war relationship. Their disputes have tested Swiss principles like neutrality.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland to host Ukraine mine action conference in October

This content was published on Sep 16, 2024 Together with Ukraine, Switzerland is organising the Ukraine Mine Action Conference (UMAC2024) in Lausanne on October 17 and 18.

Sudanese refugees in, Chad. 22nd June, 2024.

International Geneva

Impunity is stalling all peace efforts in Sudan. Can it end?

This content was published on Sep 14, 2024 The war in Sudan has led to the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. Impunity for war crimes has so far prevailed.

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