Geopolitics

Can the UN hold China to account?

This content was published on Mar 7, 2023 After a damning report last August, will the UN Human Rights Council hold China to account? Appartently not, but that's not as bad as it sounds.

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Inside Geneva: how to hold China to account

This content was published on Mar 7, 2023 The UN Human Rights Council is set to discuss Ukraine, Ethiopia, Iran, and more. Inside Geneva podcast host Imogen Foulkes asks: what about China?

Foreign Affairs

Swiss could hand over some Leopard tanks, says defence ministry

This content was published on Mar 7, 2023 Switzerland could give up some of its retired Leopard 2 tanks and still meet its own security needs, the government said.

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International Geneva

Covid-19 innovations needed today and for future pandemics

This content was published on Mar 6, 2023 The World Trade Organization ongoing discussions on watering down intellectual property protections need to look more closely at the facts.

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International Geneva

How the Universal Declaration of Human Rights aimed to change the world

This content was published on Mar 6, 2023 As the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75, we look at how it came about and if it is still relevant.

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International Geneva

UN Declaration of Human Rights – the threshold of a great event

This content was published on Mar 6, 2023 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN on December 10, 1948, has been described as a "miraculous text".

Foreign Affairs

Swiss arms re-export ban puts Europe at risk, says French Ambassador

This content was published on Mar 5, 2023 The ambassadors of France and the Netherlands have reiterated calls for Switzerland to ease restrictions on the export of tanks and ammunition.

Foreign Affairs

Thousands gather for peace rally in Bern

This content was published on Mar 4, 2023 Some 2,000 people demonstrated for peace in Bern on Saturday, just over a year since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Foreign Affairs

Switzerland eases Syria sanctions to help humanitarian aid

This content was published on Mar 3, 2023 Amendments to the ordinance concerned will come into force at 6pm on March 6, the government said in a press releaseExternal link on Friday. The aim is to make it “easier for humanitarian actors active in Syria to establish the business relationships necessary for their work”. The 2012 sanctions rules ban money or economic resources…

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Germany asks Switzerland to greenlight sale of old Leopard tanks

This content was published on Mar 3, 2023 Germany has asked Switzerland to sell some of its decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to replenish arsenals of countries sending tanks to Ukraine.

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