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Swiss minister seeks EU collaboration on migration and crime

Beat Jans Swiss ministry of the interior

This content was published on Mar 4, 2024 On the agenda: migration, the protection of the Schengen area’s external borders and the fight against international crime

International Geneva

UN General Assembly president: ‘Over 75 years we’ve not had a Third World War’

This content was published on Mar 2, 2024 In Geneva to address the United Nations Human Rights Council, the president of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, weighs in on the wars in Gaza and in Ukraine and shares what keeps him optimistic.

A Ukrainian tank fires at Russian positions in Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 29, 2024.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland implements new sanctions against Russia

This content was published on Mar 1, 2024 Switzerland has imposed further sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing military aggression against Ukraine.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland ‘deeply concerned’ at civilian deaths in Gaza during aid delivery

This content was published on Mar 1, 2024 Switzerland says it is deeply concerned at the loss of lives in northern Gaza on Thursday when over 100 people were killed while waiting for an aid delivery.

Displaced Palestinian girl at Khan Yunis camp in Gaza

Foreign Affairs

What are the allegations upending UNRWA’s aid efforts in Gaza?

This content was published on Mar 1, 2024 Israel claims that UNRWA colludes with Hamas, leading donors like Switzerland to withhold funding for the agency. A look at the allegations plaguing the humanitarian organisation.

Foreign Affairs

When Russian state TV re-interprets a Swiss documentary

This content was published on Mar 1, 2024 Russian state television has broadcast footage – shortened, falsified, and misused – made by its Swiss counterpart, SRF.

two women sitting on grass looking at an airplane

Foreign Affairs

How and why a Moldovan in Switzerland is campaigning for her homeland

This content was published on Mar 1, 2024 With around a third of its population living abroad, Moldova wants to turn emigration from a problem into an opportunity. A Swiss-supported diaspora project could be a model.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria

This content was published on Feb 27, 2024 Switzerland has condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

International Geneva

Swiss economics minister fears WTO marginalisation without reform

This content was published on Feb 26, 2024 Trade policy will increasingly be conducted outside the World Trade Organization (WTO), Guy Parmelin said on Monday.

Foreign Affairs

Zelensky hopes Swiss summit on peace blueprint takes place in spring

This content was published on Feb 26, 2024 Ukraine is hoping for a peace summit organised by Switzerland as early as this spring.

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