Geopolitics

More than 200 Afghanistan evacuees touch down in Zurich

This content was published on Aug 24, 2021 An airplane carrying 219 people evacuated from Afghanistan has landed in Switzerland.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland considers possible Afghanistan conference

This content was published on Aug 22, 2021 Switzerland is investigating the possibility of hosting an international conference on Afghanistan on Swiss soil, according to a news report.

Civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Kabul Airport.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland postpones Afghanistan evacuation flight due to security concerns

This content was published on Aug 21, 2021 A SWISS flight set to help with the evacuation effort from Afghanistan has been postponed due to the security situation around Kabul Airport.

US marines help with the evacuation of citizens at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan, on August 20, 2021.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss minister defends government’s Afghan refugee strategy

This content was published on Aug 21, 2021 Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has defended Switzerland’s refugee policy on Afghanistan.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss minister defends government’s Afghan refugee strategy

This content was published on Aug 21, 2021 Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has defended Switzerland’s refugee policy on Afghanistan.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss offer mediation in Afghan crisis, join airlift efforts

This content was published on Aug 20, 2021 Switzerland is sending a plane to Uzbekistan to repatriate people evacuated from Kabul, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

Foreign Affairs

People from Western Sahara deemed stateless in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 20, 2021 The Federal Court has upheld a move by Swiss authorities to designate a refugee from Western Sahara as “without nationality”.

Opinion

International Geneva

Why the ICRC will remain in Afghanistan

This content was published on Aug 20, 2021 The most recent events in Afghanistan have grabbed the attention of the world. Many of those scenes bring with them a sense of heartbreak.

Foreign Affairs

‘Pakistan holds the key to Afghanistan’

This content was published on Aug 19, 2021 Ethnologist Pierre Centlivres shares his assessment of the return of the Taliban to the reins of power in Afghanistan.

the mushroom cloud photographed from the ground of the 09 August 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

International Geneva

UN atomic bomb exhibition to continue as reminder of devastation

This content was published on Aug 18, 2021 The collection from Hiroshima and Nagasaki on display at the United Nations in Geneva has just been renewed for another decade.

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