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Calmy-Rey calls for more Middle East dialogue

This content was published on Apr 26, 2007 She was speaking at a news conference in Geneva on Thursday after an hour of talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Calmy-Rey repeated Bern’s support for the Palestinian National Unity Government, commenting that it was a “significant political step”. “Switzerland expresses the wish that the existence of this new government be seen as an important…

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Campaign helps children fight sexual abuse

This content was published on Apr 26, 2007 In Switzerland tens of thousands of children a year fall victim to sexual abuse, often inflicted by family members or acquaintances. The Child Protection Association says the “My Body Belongs to Me” campaign, launched a year ago in German-speaking and Italian-speaking Switzerland, is now being taken up by the French-speaking part of the country. The…

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Marty slams “injustice” of UN blacklists

This content was published on Apr 25, 2007 The Swiss investigator, speaking on the fringes of a Council of Europe conference, “Why terrorism?”, accused the Security Council of flouting its own principles and said the blacklisting discredited the international fight against terror. The foreign ministry told swissinfo it would not comment on Marty’s remarks, made in Strasbourg on Wednesday, but it underlined that…

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Skyguide braced for fresh challenges

This content was published on Apr 25, 2007 The agency says it has made significant strides to improve safety in the wake of the 2002 mid-air collision of two aircraft over Überlingen, southern Germany, in which 71 people died. On Wednesday Skyguide announced mixed financial results, describing 2006 as a year of highs and lows. The agency has endured some turbulence since its…