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Swiss renew aid funding pledge to Afghanistan

This content was published on Oct 5, 2016 Thomas Greminger, head of the Swiss delegation to the international conference on Afghanistan hosted by the European Union, said the money would be spent in two broad areas: inclusive governance and human rights, and sustainable socio-economic development. The Swiss development programme is targeted at the most vulnerable citizens in the areas of protection, health and…

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Medical aid NGO condemns Aleppo bombings

This content was published on Sep 28, 2016 The Geneva-based branch of the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM) issued a press release condemning the bomb attacks and supporting a three-hour non-emergency strike by medical staff in Syria. The action was staged to protest the harrowing conditions in which they operate. Some 800 medical aid workers have been killed in Syria…

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Interior minister warns against nationalism

This content was published on Sep 27, 2016 In his opening speech at the French Senate, Berset said politicians should refrain from calling into question longstanding European agreements. He highlighted the damage caused by nationalist ideas, alluding to the recent vote in Britain to leave the EU and remarks made ahead of the French and German elections next year. “The desire to denounce…

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Cluster bombs remain deadly threat despite treaty progress

This content was published on Sep 5, 2016 ‘Remarkable‘ progress has been made eradicating cluster bombs but they continue to be used in conflicts like Syria and Yemen.

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Cluster bombs, apprenticeships and gold

This content was published on Sep 4, 2016 Here are the top stories we're following in the week starting September 5.

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Swiss to hinder access to bomb-making materials

This content was published on Sep 2, 2016 Switzerland has announced that it intends to make it harder for people to get hold of ingredients used to make home-made explosives.

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The citizens that Switzerland would like to disown

This content was published on Aug 31, 2016 Should a young dual citizen be stripped of his Swiss passport after going to fight for the Islamic State in Syria?

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Syrian child victim draws strong Swiss reaction

This content was published on Aug 19, 2016 “I would like to take this little boy’s hand and give him hope,” Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter wrote in the tabloid Blick newspaper on Friday, a day after the image appeared throughout the world. “No child in Aleppo is safe,” wrote Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “We…

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No terrorist link in Swiss train attack

This content was published on Aug 14, 2016 A 27-year-old Swiss man attacked several passengers on the train on Saturday afternoon using a knife and flammable liquid. A 34-year-old woman died from her injuries on Sunday. The attacker was also confirmed dead after suffering serious burns. Police were not able to question him before he died. Five other people were also injured. A…

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gfs.bern to study discrimination against Muslims

This content was published on Aug 8, 2016 On Monday gfs.bernExternal link confirmed a report by the daily newspaper Tages-AnzeigerExternal link, saying in a statement that the study is in the design phase and that once that phase is over, a decision will be made as to whether the study can be carried out on the basis of current scientific and methodological criteria.…

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