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Swiss delay decision on UN migration pact

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This content was published on Nov 21, 2018 The Swiss government has decided it won’t attend an international conference next month to sign a UN-backed agreement on migration.

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How Swiss cities could still improve rankings

This content was published on Nov 21, 2018 When the urban policies of Swiss cities come under scrutiny, do they still do well in international rankings?

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Swiss and Austrian leaders discuss bilateral relations and EU

This content was published on Nov 20, 2018 Swiss President Alain Berset and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz met in Bern on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations among other topics.

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Del Ponte criticises UN, Swiss attorney general

This content was published on Nov 18, 2018 Swiss prosecutor Carla del Ponte gave a scathing critique of the United Nations.

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Police ID checks, party funding and a queen’s jewels

This content was published on Nov 17, 2018 Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure.

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Official candidates for cabinet election named

This content was published on Nov 16, 2018 Three women and one man have been put forward to fill the two Swiss cabinet posts that will become vacant at the end of the year.

Pierre Kraehenbuehl has been Commissioner-General at UNRWA since 2014

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UNRWA chief describes ‘remarkable’ donor effort

This content was published on Nov 15, 2018 “I don’t think many people believed we would overcome the $446-million (CHF448 million) shortfall at the beginning of the year,” the Swiss humanitarian official told reporters at the UN in Geneva on Thursday. Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)External link, said that his organisation faced an “unprecedented financial crisis” this…

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Home-care services increase, nursing home stays stagnate

This content was published on Nov 15, 2018 Better at home than in a home: almost 350,000 people made use of assistance and home-care services (Spitex) last year, 10,000 more than in 2016.

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Expanding Geneva airport sets noise reduction targets

This content was published on Nov 14, 2018 On Wednesday, the government approved the noise reduction expectations that are contained within a wide-ranging strategy to upgrade Swiss aviation infrastructure to meet future demand. It sets targets for reducing the area around the airport exposed to harmful noise levels within the next 12 years (see image below). A recent report by the Swiss environment…

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Swiss town appeals rejection of separatist vote

This content was published on Nov 14, 2018 The Swiss town of Moutier has confirmed that it will appeal a decision to annul the result of a vote on which canton it should belong to.

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