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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.

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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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Second round of US-Russia talks opens in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 30, 2021 The United States and Russia are holding a second round of strategic talks in Geneva on Thursday.

Boy carries water bottles and Swiss and Senegal flags

Foreign Affairs

Swiss ‘water diplomacy’ rises to African challenge

This content was published on Sep 29, 2021 Switzerland has agreed to help prevent disputes between four African countries over access to the important Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin.

Foreign Affairs

A Swiss film on how it can be hard to help people

This content was published on Sep 29, 2021 The documentary “That Girl” by Swiss director Cornelia Gantner shows how laborious delivering development aid can be, even for locals.

Foreign Affairs

How Western development aid continues to stifle local initiatives

This content was published on Sep 29, 2021 People and organisations in developing countries know what is best for them. But they are regularly pushed to the sidelines by Western aid.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss-Belarusian detainee moved to ‘harsher’ prison in Belarus

This content was published on Sep 29, 2021 Natallia Hersche, who holds dual Swiss-Belarusian nationalities, has been moved to Prison No. 4 in Mogilev, the Swiss foreign ministry has confirmed.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss Solidarity celebrates 75 years of helping people in need

This content was published on Sep 29, 2021 Over the years, the ‘humanitarian arm’ of Swiss public broadcasting has raised a total of nearly CHF2 billion.

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