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Swiss-sponsored UN resolution calls for stronger pandemic cooperation

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This content was published on Apr 3, 2020 UN member states have approved a Swiss-sponsored resolution calling for “intensified international cooperation” to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.

Foreign Affairs

Private Swiss initiative to import medical goods from China

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 A “citizen” initiative organised by business groups in Geneva is to transport almost 100 tonnes of medical equipment next week.

Foreign Affairs

Hopes rising that war criminals will be brought to court

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 Countries including Switzerland are increasingly using “universal jurisdiction” to prosecute war criminals, says a new report.

Foreign Affairs

France drops blocks on face mask exports to Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 29, 2020 After Germany, France has lifted restrictions on the delivery of hygienic masks to Switzerland.

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International Geneva

Global cooperation needed to prevent Covid-19 drugs ‘free-for-all’

This content was published on Mar 28, 2020 Weaker countries may be pushed aside in the scramble for effective drugs to fight coronavirus, an infectious diseases expert fears.

Foreign Affairs

Democrats in Switzerland back Bernie Sanders

This content was published on Mar 27, 2020 Democrats abroad, including those in Switzerland, have voted for Bernie Sanders as their candidate in the US presidential election.

Opinion

International Geneva

Erosion of fundamental principles to protect civilians

This content was published on Mar 26, 2020 Ten years of civil war have devastated Syria and been a major setback for universal human rights.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: A decade of war in Syria

This content was published on Mar 26, 2020 In this episode of Inside Geneva, we take a look at the ongoing conflict in Syria.

Foreign Affairs

How Switzerland benefits from development aid

This content was published on Mar 25, 2020 Switzerland supports development banks, which aim to boost the economies of poor countries. But aid money also ends up back in Swiss bank accounts.

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Foreign Affairs

Medical goods from the EU remain blocked

This content was published on Mar 25, 2020 Deliveries of protective equipment to Switzerland are still blocked in France and Germany, despite the EU saying export permits were no longer needed.

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