UN-backed report declaring famine in Gaza ‘important’ but won’t change much
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Declaring a famine in Gaza is important but won’t bring any short-term relief to the Palestinian population, experts say.
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Switzerland has released CHF4 million (nearly $5 million) to help Sudan, which has been severely affected by famine and cholera.
Switzerland, EU and over 20 nations call for urgent action to stop famine in Gaza
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Switzerland, the European Union and 23 other countries have sharply criticised the "unfolding famine" situation in Gaza and called for urgent action.
Lost in limbo: calls for repatriation of Swiss jihadist detainees in Syria grow louder
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Human rights experts, humanitarian groups, and even the US are calling for repatriation. Switzerland says it won’t support their coming back.
Why five European countries want to allow anti-personnel mines again
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The three Baltic countries, Poland and Finland have decided to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines. Why now?
Cambodia’s Tun Channareth renews fight for mine-free world in Geneva
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A long-standing campaigner against anti-personnel mines, Cambodian Tun Channareth was in Geneva to defend the convention banning them, which has been weakened by the withdrawal of several Eastern European countries.
Switzerland signs controversial reconstruction aid package for Ukraine
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The deal, which includes binding contracts for the involvement of Swiss companies in Ukraine’s reconstruction, has been widely criticised.
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