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Foreign ministry called on to protect Swiss nationals en route to Gaza

Appeal to Berne to protect Swiss nationals en route to Gaza

This content was published on Sep 17, 2025 Swiss calls mount for consular protection of nationals heading to Gaza in aid flotilla.

On the night of August 31, Afghanistan was hit by a destructive earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale. More than 6,700 houses were destroyed.

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Aid workers race against clock after earthquake in Afghanistan

This content was published on Sep 17, 2025 With winter approaching, humanitarian workers in Afghanistan are short of resources and are struggling to reach victims of a deadly earthquake, especially women.

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

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UN-backed report declaring famine in Gaza ‘important’ but won’t change much

This content was published on Aug 22, 2025 Declaring a famine in Gaza is important but won’t bring any short-term relief to the Palestinian population, experts say.

Switzerland releases four million for Sudan

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland releases CHF4 million for Sudan

This content was published on Aug 16, 2025 Switzerland has released CHF4 million (nearly $5 million) to help Sudan, which has been severely affected by famine and cholera.

Switzerland and the EU denounce a situation of famine in Gaza

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland, EU and over 20 nations call for urgent action to stop famine in Gaza

This content was published on Aug 13, 2025 Switzerland, the European Union and 23 other countries have sharply criticised the "unfolding famine" situation in Gaza and called for urgent action.

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Summer profile: Rachael Cummings, humanitarian director, Save the Children, Gaza

This content was published on Aug 5, 2025 Rachael Cummings has been in Gaza since the start of the war. She shares just how difficult it has become to work.

A youth looks out through a metal fence as she stands in the rain at Camp Roj in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province.

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Lost in limbo: calls for repatriation of Swiss jihadist detainees in Syria grow louder

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 Human rights experts, humanitarian groups, and even the US are calling for repatriation. Switzerland says it won’t support their coming back.

Afghan men who have lost their legs due to landmines learn to use their new prosthetics at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) physical rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 16, 2022.

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Why five European countries want to allow anti-personnel mines again

This content was published on Jul 18, 2025 The three Baltic countries, Poland and Finland have decided to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines. Why now?

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Cambodia’s Tun Channareth renews fight for mine-free world in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 18, 2025 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.

Viola Amherd, right, President of the Swiss Confederation, and Denys Shmyhal, left, Prime Minister of Ukraines, talk together during a bilateral meeting at the Ukraine Mine Action Conference, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, October 17, 2024.

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Switzerland signs controversial reconstruction aid package for Ukraine

This content was published on Jul 14, 2025 The deal, which includes binding contracts for the involvement of Swiss companies in Ukraine’s reconstruction, has been widely criticised.

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