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IFRC elects new president in Geneva

This content was published on Dec 12, 2023 The international humanitarian network chose Kate Forbes from the US as its new president on Monday, after hefty debates.

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Inside Geneva: UN voices reflect on 75 years of human rights advocacy

This content was published on Dec 12, 2023 This year the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75. Some highlights from our interviews to all UN Human Rights chiefs.

Swiss President Alain Berset greets Petros Mavromichalis, ambassador to the EU on January 11, 2023, in Bern.

Foreign Affairs

EU ambassador to Switzerland is optimistic

This content was published on Dec 11, 2023 The Swiss government could make a decision on the negotiating mandate in the European Union dossier next Friday.

Ethnic Rohingya men sit on a beach after they landed in Sabang, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.

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Global problem-solvers gathering in Geneva with focus on refugees

This content was published on Dec 11, 2023 The international community is meeting from Wednesday to Friday in Geneva to seek solutions to improve the situation of refugees.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland to host Ukraine peace talks in January

This content was published on Dec 11, 2023 Volodymyr Zelensky made the annoucement on X at the weekend. The Swiss foreign ministry has since confirmed the talks.

police at a demonstration in St Petersburg

Foreign Affairs

Russia portrays itself as ‘last line of defence for traditional values’

This content was published on Dec 11, 2023 Leandra Bias from the University of Bern explains what the Russian repression of LGBTQ groups has to do with geopolitics and authoritarianism.

Foreign Affairs

US envoy calls on Switzerland to combat illegal financial flows

This content was published on Dec 10, 2023 US diplomat Sonata Coulter urges Switzerland to step up its efforts to combat illegal financial flows.

A picture combo from the time of the UN Declaration of Human Rights of December 10, 1948 in Paris.

International Geneva

NGOs call for a ‘strong’ human rights policy in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 10, 2023 NGOs urge Switzerland to "close the remaining gaps" in its human rights protection system.

International Geneva

75 years of human rights: what’s to celebrate?

This content was published on Dec 10, 2023 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75 today. Meet the people in charge of upholding it at the UN.

Jose Ayala Lasso, the first Human Rights Commissioner

International Geneva

José Ayala Lasso: ‘We should not lose our faith’

This content was published on Dec 10, 2023 The first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about why he accepted what's known as "the toughest job" in the UN.

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