Geopolitics

Swiss UNRWA funding given temporary reprieve

Council of States does not want to stop Swiss UNRWA contributions immediately

This content was published on Mar 18, 2025 The Swiss Senate has rejected an immediate halt of payments to the UN Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

Foreign Affairs

Forum on peace in Nagorno-Karabakh to be held in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 18, 2025 Switzerland must organise an international forum on peace in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan as soon as possible.

Switzerland supports Syria with 60 million francs

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland pledges CHF60 million aid to Syria

This content was published on Mar 18, 2025 Switzerland has pledged CHF60 million in humanitarian aid for Syria.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: where are women’s voices in peace talks?

This content was published on Mar 18, 2025 In Ukraine, and in the Middle East, men say they are negotiating peace. But are they?

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet in Geneva for talks

International Geneva

Greek and Turkish Cypriots meet in Geneva for talks

This content was published on Mar 18, 2025 Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders are meeting for talks in Geneva to discuss a solution for the Mediterranean island.

A migrant child is carried while being rescued by Libyan coast guards in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.

International Geneva

UN warns Sudanese refugees are stuck in Libya with nowhere to go

This content was published on Mar 18, 2025 Over 200,000 Sudanese have fled the war in their country and sought refuge in Libya, where they are exposed to human rights violations.

Geneva and Switzerland must remain "faithful" to multilateralism

Foreign Affairs

International Geneva ‘must stand firm’: French UN ambassador

This content was published on Mar 17, 2025 France's ambassador to the UN calls on International Geneva to stick to its principles as the US turns its back on multilateralism.

Tibetan and Uyghur people paused for a moment of silence to honor all victims at a rally on the Place des Nations in front of the United Nations' European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 16, 2016. Now, in addition to speaking up for the Tibetans in China, they're pushing the Swiss government to take action to protect themselves from transnational repression.

Swiss diplomacy

Chinese repression of Tibetans and Uyghurs: ‘Switzerland must take action now’

This content was published on Mar 17, 2025 Are countries such as Switzerland doing enough to protect its people from transnational repression by China?

Geneva: FIFDH rewards 12 "impactful" films

International Geneva

Geneva human rights film fest rewards 12 ‘impactful’ productions

This content was published on Mar 16, 2025 The Geneva Grand Prix of the 2025 International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) has been awarded to the Egyptian documentary, Les Filles du Nil.

Head of Seco Budliger Artieda officially travels to the USA

Foreign Affairs

Top Swiss commerce official to meet with Trump administration

This content was published on Mar 16, 2025 The head of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Helene Budliger Artieda, will travel to Washington next week.

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Forum on peace in Nagorno-Karabakh to be held in Switzerland

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