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Switzerland takes part in EU initiative for Gaza

The Swiss Confederation is taking part in an EU initiative for Gaza

This content was published on Jul 13, 2026 Switzerland is taking part in an initiative aimed at restarting the reconstruction of Gaza.

People wait in line to collect water in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. With water supplies severely limited, families often spend hours waiting their turn to fill jerrycans for their daily needs.

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After the ceasefire, survival still defines life in Gaza

This content was published on Jul 9, 2026 Nine months after the ceasefire in Gaza, peace remains elusive. Food queues, water trucks, and torn tents define everyday life as families struggle to meet basic needs.

A Palestinian child walks down a street lined with buildings destroyed during Israeli military strikes in the war between Israel and Hamas in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday 1 July 2026.

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Aid groups say Israeli restrictions leave Gaza without relief despite ceasefire

This content was published on Jul 9, 2026 A fragile ceasefire has been in place for nearly nine months, but conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate. Aid groups denounce Israeli restrictions on the entry of essential goods.

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International Red Cross president visits Moscow

This content was published on Jul 1, 2026 ICRC president visits Moscow to press officials on civilian protection, POWs and missing persons amid attacks on energy sites.

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International cooperation

Swiss public backs development aid even as politicians cut budgets

This content was published on Jun 16, 2026 Most people support funding for development cooperation or would even like to see it increased, write Dina Pomeranz and Deborah Kistler.

Internally displaced Sudanese people carry water in the Al Heshan camp, on the outskirts of Port Sudan, on 15 April 2026.

International Geneva

MSF in Sudan: ‘It’s very hard to reach people in need’

This content was published on Jun 12, 2026 MSF Switzerland’s Sudan chief Mohamed Ahmed warns of growing pressure on aid groups as conflict worsens – and the rising risk to aid workers. We met him in Geneva.

International Geneva

What’s the point of foreign aid?

This content was published on Jun 9, 2026 Governments are scaling back on foreign aid budgets. But in an unstable world, that money contributes to global peace, our experts say.

International Geneva

Aid that fails, aid that discriminates…and aid that’s gone

This content was published on May 26, 2026 This week on Inside Geneva, we offer four in-depth interviews on the current situation for humanitarian aid.

Israeli bulldozers are demolishing parts of the UNRWA headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem on 20 January 2026.

International Geneva

What is the future of UNRWA?

This content was published on May 23, 2026 The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is facing the worst crisis in its history. Under political pressure, financially weakened and increasingly sidelined in Gaza, UNRWA’s future looks more and more uncertain.

Five charts to explain the world’s food crises

This content was published on May 20, 2026 A new UN report paints a stark picture: hunger is rising and becoming entrenched across many countries. Here’s what you need to know.

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