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Switzerland suspends development aid to Myanmar

This content was published on Mar 8, 2021 Switzerland has suspended development aid for Myanmar. Only emergency aid is being maintained.

Foreign Affairs

Jailed Swiss-Belarus citizen on hunger strike in Minsk

This content was published on Mar 8, 2021 A Swiss-Belarus dual national who was jailed after participating in anti-government protests in Minsk , has been on hunger strike in prison.

International Geneva

Monumental ‘Eye’ watches over Geneva

This content was published on Mar 6, 2021 A flag the size of a ten-storey building has been raised in the Swiss city of Geneva to warn of the negative impact of global climate change.

International Geneva

Swiss ambassador to oversee WTO complaints body

This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 Didier Chambovey has been appointed by WTO member states as head of the body responsible for arbitrating complaints.

Foreign Affairs

‘The Kremlin is aware of Lukashenko’s deep unpopularity’

This content was published on Mar 5, 2021 Swiss political analyst Benno Zogg explains why political change in Belarus is inevitable.

International Geneva

Calls intensify for Big Pharma to break monopolies on Covid-19 vaccines

This content was published on Mar 4, 2021 Pressure is mounting to suspend intellectual property rules to help vaccines reach more people. Can the WTO find a solution?

Foreign Affairs

Former Venezuelan minister denied Swiss residency

This content was published on Mar 3, 2021 A court in Switzerland has rejected giving a residency permit to a former vice-president of Venezuela, Nervis Villalobos Cárdenas, and his family.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland and China want to expand financial market cooperation

This content was published on Mar 3, 2021 Finance Minister Ueli Maurer has spoken to Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He on reinforcing and expanding cooperation in the financial market sector.

Nigeria s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over the reins of the Geneva-based WTO on March 1, 2021.

International Geneva

New WTO head welcomes Swiss newspaper apology over ‘grandmother’ headline

This content was published on Mar 1, 2021 The World Trade Organization's (WTO) director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has welcomed an apology from several Swiss newspapers.

International Geneva

Switzerland commits CHF14 million to UN fundraising appeal for Yemen

This content was published on Mar 1, 2021 Switzerland has pledged CHF14 million ($15.3 million) towards the United Nations humanitarian activities in Yemen.

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