Geopolitics

Will asylum for Afghan women cause more migrants to choose Switzerland?

Asylum seekers at an asylum processing centre in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 10, 2024 Some parliamentarians are contesting Switzerland’s policy of granting asylum to Afghan women and girls, arguing it will create a pull effect.

Foreign Affairs

Reconciliation in exile: how a Colombian in Switzerland is coming to terms with the conflict

This content was published on Apr 9, 2024 Colombia has included people in exile for the first time in a truth commission. Mario Morales*, who fled to Switzerland, is one of them.

A German Army soldier, member of the peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, affixes a EUFOR sign to a vehicle

Foreign Affairs

French military convoy crosses Switzerland for Bosnia peace operation

This content was published on Apr 8, 2024 A train loaded with 70 French army vehicles has crossed Switzerland to support the European Union military mission (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

International Geneva

What cities like Geneva are doing to welcome migrants and refugees

This content was published on Apr 8, 2024 A growing number of cities worldwide want to become a more welcoming space for foreigners.

Protesters in the Swiss capital city, Bern.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss demonstrators demand Middle East peace

This content was published on Apr 7, 2024 Middle East peace demonstration draws 1,000 people to Swiss capital, Bern.

International Geneva

‘In Gaza, humanitarian workers are not heroes, but victims’

This content was published on Apr 5, 2024 Just back from Gaza, emergency coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières, Marie-Aure Perreaut Revial, condemns systematic attacks on humanitarian workers.

Israeli air strikes hit Deir Al Balah in Gaza.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss foreign ministry warns of deterioration in Middle East

This content was published on Apr 5, 2024 In light of recent developments in the Israel-Hamas war, the Swiss foreign ministry has warned of the possibility of deterioration.

Foreign Affairs

Migration: Is Switzerland importing labour without the people?

This content was published on Apr 5, 2024 Circular migration programmes are a way to fill labour shortages and promote short-term immigration.

Simonetta Sommaruga with former Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem

Foreign Affairs

Is the Swiss-Tunisian migration partnership truly a ‘win-win’ relationship?

This content was published on Apr 5, 2024 Twelve years ago, Switzerland and Tunisia signed an MOU defining migration policies between the two countries.

Foreign Affairs

SWISS pilots concerned over safety of Israel flights

This content was published on Apr 4, 2024 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) pilots and flight attendants are increasingly cancelling their flights to Israel due to safety concerns.

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