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Switzerland ‘blocks weapons exports’ from Spain to Ukraine

This content was published on Jan 11, 2023 Spanish Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, says Switzerland is refusing to allow the country to re-export war materiel to Ukraine.

People boarding a train in Russian occupied Donetsk, Ukraine.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland rejects visas from Russian occupied territories

This content was published on Jan 11, 2023 Switzerland will not recognise newly issued travel visas from territories occupied by Russia, including parts if Ukraine and Georgia.

Foreign Affairs

Liberian war crimes appeal trial opens in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 11, 2023 A Liberian man convicted of 22 counts of war crimes is seeking to overturn the judgment at a trial in Switzerland.

Protesters in front of the UN in Geneva.

International Geneva

2023 will continue to challenge Geneva’s international organisations

This content was published on Jan 11, 2023 For Geneva’s aid agencies, 2022 was a year of unprecedented humanitarian needs. 2023 looks set to be equally challenging.

Opinion

International Geneva

‘NGOs should negotiate with Taliban leaders’

This content was published on Jan 10, 2023 Aid agencies in Afghanistan have few options, but they shouldn't pull out, argues Tooba Neda Safi, an Afghan journalist based in Lausanne.

International Geneva

Afghanistan: can aid agencies keep going?

This content was published on Jan 10, 2023 How can aid agencies in Afghanistan continue to help the most vulnerable if women can no longer work for them?

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: aid without women in Afghanistan

This content was published on Jan 10, 2023 The Taliban have banned women from working for aid agencies. This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, host Imogen Foulkes asks: what will this mean?

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland already makes itself useful in the UN Security Council

This content was published on Jan 10, 2023 Switzerland and Brazil are responsible for a compromise that will guarantee emergency aid deliveries to Syria for another six months.

Woman walks through the Yarmouk camp in Damascus

Foreign Affairs

Security Council passes Swiss-backed Syrian aid extension

This content was published on Jan 9, 2023 The UN Security Council has voted through an extension to cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, a mandate that was backed by Switzerland.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland pledges further Pakistan support

This content was published on Jan 9, 2023 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis promises more support for flood-stricken Pakistan.

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