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Huge repatriation operation draws to an end

This content was published on Apr 24, 2020 Flights from India on Saturday and Africa next Wednesday will conclude the biggest repatriation operation ever mounted by the Swiss foreign ministry.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss aid groups help counter fake coronavirus news

This content was published on Apr 23, 2020 In Africa and Latin America, rumours are spreading as fast as the coronavirus. Here’s how Swiss groups are trying to protect the population.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss to loan CHF95 million for new UN Telecoms building

This content was published on Apr 22, 2020 The Swiss government has approved an interest-free loan to finance the new headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland urges neighbouring countries to coordinate lockdown exit

This content was published on Apr 21, 2020 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has called on neighbouring countries to coordinate their exit from coronavirus lockdowns.

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International Geneva

Coronavirus called a ‘decisive test’ for the UN system

This content was published on Apr 20, 2020 The pandemic is testing the limits of the United Nations system, say Geneva and New York-based experts.

Opinion

International Geneva

Beyond Multilateralism: The Pauli Principle

This content was published on Apr 20, 2020 There is a lot of talk about the threat to multilateralism, but do we really understand what multilateralism means?

Foreign Affairs

Swiss role in eastern Ukraine prisoner swap

This content was published on Apr 18, 2020 Switzerland has welcomed a prisoner exchange this week in eastern Ukraine, saying Swiss OSCE diplomats were instrumental in the deal.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss media slam Trump’s WHO funding freeze

This content was published on Apr 16, 2020 Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to the WHO is “an own goal in a class of its own” and “a distraction from his own failings”, say Swiss papers.

A boy sits on his father s shoulders draped in a Tibetan flag

Foreign Affairs

Beijing’s long arm reaches into small Swiss villages

This content was published on Apr 16, 2020 Coronavirus is not the only lever Beijing is pulling in its efforts to influence - and manipulate - Switzerland.

International Geneva

Funding the World Health Organization: where the US money goes

This content was published on Apr 15, 2020 The United States has temporarily suspended its funding to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO). How was the money spent?

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