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Switzerland’s top UN diplomat in New York

This content was published on Oct 7, 2019 Switzerland's top ranking UN diplomat in New York Mirjana Spoljaric talks about why aid alone isn't enough to achieve sustainable development.

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What would Kosovo do without the diaspora?

This content was published on Oct 7, 2019 What would happen to Kosovo if remittances from ethnic Albanians in Switzerland were to dry up?

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The lessons of living in Geneva as an intern

This content was published on Oct 7, 2019 International Labour Organization (ILO) intern Diana Baron gives some key dos and don'ts for those starting out in Geneva.

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Inside Geneva: How the Human Rights Council works

This content was published on Oct 6, 2019 You’ve probably heard of the Human Rights Council, but what does it do? Who are the people who flock to Geneva every time the Council is in session?

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New NGOs and staff boost International Geneva statistics

This content was published on Oct 4, 2019 There are now almost 34,000 people working in so-called “International Geneva”.

Foreign Affairs

UN expert fears creeping isolationism in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 2, 2019 The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi, gave his views on Switzerland’s stated goalsExternal link in this area for the period 2021-2024. Switzerland says it plans to rationalise its international cooperation with some changes of priority. But during a visit to Switzerland on Wednesday, Alfarargi expressed fears that the new look…

Lawyer Azizbek Ashurov, the winner of the 2019 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

International Geneva

Kyrgyz lawyer wins prestigious UN award for work to end statelessness

This content was published on Oct 2, 2019 A human rights lawyer from Kyrgyzstan has won the United Nations Refugee Agency’s Nansen Refugee Award.

School children of the Canton of Geneva sign a banner against the child labour

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UN experts raise concerns over Swiss ‘responsible business’ initiative

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 United Nations human rights experts have raised concerns over the Swiss government’s position on the “responsible business” initiative.

International Geneva

How states are trying to slowly kill off the death penalty

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 Switzerland and other states have managed to push through a resolution against the death penalty at the UN Human Rights Council.

Foreign Affairs

‘Quite an adventure’: How the Swiss brought peace to Mozambique

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 As lead mediator of Mozambique's peace deal, Mirko Manzoni spent three years shuttling between the president and rebels in the bush.

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