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Swiss need to work harder at peacekeeping

This content was published on Feb 1, 2006 Holbrooke believes Switzerland has fallen behind the likes of Norway as global diplomats and should commit more troops to peacekeeping efforts. The former US ambassador to the United Nations, who was the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia, was speaking at the opening of the Human Rights…

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Long-term aid pledged to Afghanistan

This content was published on Jan 31, 2006 State secretary for foreign affairs, Michael Ambühl, is representing Switzerland at the two-day London Conference on Afghanistan which started on Tuesday. The international summit is to agree a five-year plan to boost reconstruction efforts in the central Asian country, and combat violence and narcotics. The “Afghanistan Compact”, which the international community is expected to sign…

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Switzerland loses ground on women in politics

This content was published on Jan 31, 2006 The country fell from 22nd to 27th place in the annual survey, compiled by the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). This year’s results showed that, despite an increasing proportion of women politicians, Switzerland is losing ground internationally. Rwanda – where 49 per cent of politicians are women – tops the IPU list of women’s representation in…

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More women power in male-dominated Davos

This content was published on Jan 29, 2006 She was one of the keynote speakers at a public panel discussion on the theme of “More Women in Top Positions” at the Open Forum in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos. “Women in positions of power often meet subtle resistance, they are considered to be neither proper women nor real men,” Calmy-Rey said. The…

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Nestlé unfazed by change in South America

This content was published on Jan 27, 2006 Peter Brabeck, who is co-chairing the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, says the Vevey-based group is currently enjoying a golden period in the region. Galvanised by the rise to power of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, the political left has been making important gains across South America. Former coca farmer Evo Morales…

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Swiss satisfied with Euro 2008 progress

This content was published on Jan 27, 2006 Christian Mutschler says he is confident that disagreements over who should foot the bill for the football championships, hosted jointly by Switzerland and neighbouring Austria, will be ironed out. It was revealed last month that the cost of staging the championships in Switzerland had mushroomed from an initial estimate of SFr10.5 million ($8.3 million) to…

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Leuenberger continues diplomatic marathon

This content was published on Jan 26, 2006 Economics Minister Joseph Deiss hardly had a quiet day – he resumed the search for a free-trade accord between the United States and Switzerland with US trade representative Rob Portman. The day after discussions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf, Leuenberger pushed the Swiss case with the Chinese deputy prime minister,…

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Hamas victory comes as little surprise

This content was published on Jan 26, 2006 Both sides said Hamas’s strong showing over the ruling Fatah movement presented an opportunity for change, but could also complicate efforts towards peace. Unofficial results showed that Hamas was the clear winner in Wednesday’s parliamentary elections – the first to be held in ten years. Admitting electoral defeat, Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei of Fatah tendered…

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Swiss support Palestinian election

This content was published on Jan 25, 2006 Voting on Wednesday was said to be proceeding smoothly. The militant group Hamas is expected to pose a stiff challenge to the ruling Fatah Party. The Swiss foreign ministry says it is important the Palestinian Authority receives new democratic legitimacy through the ballot box. Speaking after casting his vote in the West Bank town of…

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WEF takes stock of new world order

This content was published on Jan 25, 2006 High on the agenda at the five-day forum are the risks and opportunities posed by the emergence of China and India and the revolution in new technologies. For its 36th annual meeting the Geneva-based WEF has rounded up 2,340 participants to chew over a list of concerns ranging from Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Iraq through…

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