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Have lessons been learned from science on climate effects?

This content was published on May 17, 2021 There's a clear link between diseases, land use and climate change. But how will this affect policy?

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Pro-Palestine rally in Geneva draws 300 supporters

This content was published on May 15, 2021 Around 300 people gathered in Geneva on Saturday as clashes between the Israeli army and the Hamas intensify.

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A new pandemic treaty needs to be powerful not only on paper

This content was published on May 15, 2021 A new pandemic treaty could help countries around the world deal with future crises more effectively and fairly, argues the IFRC secretary general.

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Swiss torture expert slams Colombia police violence

This content was published on May 14, 2021 UN special rapporteur against torture, Nils Melzer, has condemned the "violent repression" of demonstrations in Colombia.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss call for end to violence in Middle East

This content was published on May 13, 2021 Switzerland’s foreign minister has called for the violence in the Middle East to stop immediately.

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Italian mafia milks Swiss Covid funds for expansion

This content was published on May 12, 2021 “We can see that the money allocated to companies as Covid loans very quickly goes abroad,” says Nicoletta della Valle, director of the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol). “It is the banks that report these observations to us.” To date, Fedpol’s Money Laundering Reporting Office (MROS) estimates that at least CHF180 million ($199 million) has been stolen from government loans issued to offset the financial damage of the…

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Foreign Affairs

Switzerland launches fight to find missing people

This content was published on May 12, 2021 The group, which was announced on Tuesday, has already been joined by Argentina and Norway. Hundreds of thousands of people are missing around the world due to conflicts or disasters. The new alliance aims to extend the application of global commitments on the matter, boost international collaboration in certain situations and facilitate the exchange of best practices. …

International Geneva

International rail travel to and from Switzerland resumes

This content was published on May 12, 2021 On the French-Swiss side, the TGV Lyria resumed services on Wednesday. Four connections will be offered to and from Geneva, two from Lausanne and three from Zurich, the Railways’ spokesman Martin Meier told Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA. Connections to and from Italy will become available from May 31, according to the same source. The Railways’ Nightjet…

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Switzerland urged to pay reparations for illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka

This content was published on May 11, 2021 The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) has called on Switzerland to conduct an impartial investigation into past illegal adoptions.

Foreign Affairs

EU ministers keep pressure up on Swiss framework deal

This content was published on May 11, 2021 In Brussels on Tuesday, EU foreign ministers discussed, among other issues, the future of the Swiss-EU framework deal.

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