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Swiss foundation to manage frozen Afghanistan funds

This content was published on Sep 14, 2022 Switzerland will have a seat on a Geneva foundation to manage $3.5 billion of frozen Afghanistan central bank funds.

Foreign Affairs

Eritrea seizes control of Swiss-funded vocational centre

This content was published on Sep 13, 2022 The Eritrean government has taken control of an education centre that was run by an Italian Catholic order and sponsored by Swiss development funds.

Foreign Affairs

Top Swiss negotiator laments EU ‘pressure politics’

This content was published on Sep 13, 2022 After further talks last week, Switzerland wants to advance with negotiations but complained that the EU continues to push back the timetable.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss president to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

This content was published on Sep 13, 2022 Swiss President Ignazio Cassis will represent Switzerland at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

International Geneva

ICRC president: ‘I had an impact – that’s what counts’

This content was published on Sep 13, 2022 Peter Maurer is stepping down after ten years at the helm of the ICRC. How does he look back on his time in conflict zones from Iraq to Ukraine?

International Geneva

Eyes on China and Russia as Human Rights Council meets

This content was published on Sep 12, 2022 The session of the UN Human Rights Council starting on September 12 has a packed agenda, but China and Russia will likely focus much attention.

President Ignazio Cassis and the Director General of the United Nations in Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya

International Geneva

The bumpy path of Switzerland’s UN membership

This content was published on Sep 10, 2022 Switzerland celebrates 20 years as a UN member as it prepares for another milestone: joining the UN Security Council.

Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic efforts fail to break Swiss-EU deadlock

This content was published on Sep 9, 2022 Switzerland no closer to regaining full access to EU science and education projects, despite a further round of exploratory talks.

Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth II. im April 1980

Foreign Affairs

When the Queen visited Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 9, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip spent four days in Switzerland in spring 1980.

Foreign Affairs

Pakistan flood relief fund tops CHF2 million

This content was published on Sep 9, 2022 Swiss Solidarity so far collects CHF2.1 million to help bring relief to the victims of serious flooding in Pakistan.

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