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Diplomacy and science working hand in hand 

This content was published on Oct 7, 2021 Alexandre Fasel, Switzerland's special representative for science diplomacy, explains why scientists and diplomats need to work together.

Foreign Affairs

US and Chinese security officials meet in Zurich

This content was published on Oct 6, 2021 US national security advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi are meeting in talks aimed at smoothing tensions between the powers.

International Geneva

Work post-pandemic: innovation or same old?

This content was published on Oct 5, 2021 For many of us it just meant working from home, for others, it meant losing their jobs completely.

International Geneva

Becoming extinct: old work habits and hierarchies?

This content was published on Oct 5, 2021 Covid 19 has changed the way we work. But has it changed how we value work?

Opinion

International Geneva

Biometrics in humanitarian action: a delicate balance

This content was published on Oct 4, 2021 Employing biometrics in humanitarian work should fuel a profound debate on ethics and better funding for technical research, argues an ICRC expert.

People in Kabul line up at ATM bank machine

Foreign Affairs

How to bring aid to Afghanistan

This content was published on Oct 4, 2021 Can Switzerland and other donor countries build a “relationship of trust” with the Taliban to avert an economic – and humanitarian – catastrophe?

International Geneva

World Data Forum opens in Bern

This content was published on Oct 3, 2021 Swiss health minister Alain Berset and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have called for reliable data at the opening of the World Data Forum.

International Geneva

Swiss investigators go to Gambia for Sonko case

This content was published on Oct 3, 2021 Former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, suspected of crimes against humanity, is to stay in a Swiss jail until at least the end of October.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss government announces new Vatican embassy

This content was published on Oct 1, 2021 Ties with the Holy See, currently overseen by the Swiss embassy in Slovenia, are to be managed by a permanent presence in Rome.

Foreign Affairs

UNHCR asks Switzerland to take in more Afghan refugees

This content was published on Sep 30, 2021 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) wants Switzerland to accept more people fleeing Afghanistan.

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