War & peace

How digital evidence is reshaping UN investigations in Myanmar

This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows a destroyed house and burned trees following fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic minority armed group in a village in Minbya Township in western Rakhine State. Fighting has rocked Myanmar's western Rakhine state since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked the junta there in November last year, and according to the UN more than 100,000 people have been displaced by conflict in the state since then. (Photo by AFP) / To go with 'MYANMAR-CONFLICT-COUP-RAKHINE'

This content was published on Aug 27, 2025 UN investigators are using digital evidence to document war crimes in Myanmar, from torture to airstrikes, but shrinking funds threaten the work.

Philippe Lazzarini has overseen UNRWA since 2020.

Foreign Affairs

UNRWA boss Lazzarini to step down in March 2026

This content was published on Aug 22, 2025 Philippe Lazzarini will step down as head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) at the end of his term in March, he announced on Thursday.

Human rights

Dmitry Muratov: ‘I’m not afraid to live without hope’

This content was published on Aug 14, 2025 Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, talks to Swissinfo about truth in the era of digital autocracies.

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.

Global elections

Taiwan is voting to restart a nuclear power plant – what’s at stake?

This content was published on Aug 8, 2025 Votes on nuclear energy are always about long-term risk assessment. In Taiwan, they are also about the risk posed by China.

International Geneva

80 years on: Hiroshima, Geneva and the global struggle to ban the bomb

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 Eighty years after the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, global spending on atomic weapons is surging. One survivor reminds the world what’s at stake.

What do recent events tell us about the risks and rewards of sticking to nuclear treaties?

Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, Israel, Iran. What’s the point of nuclear deals if it pays off to flout them?

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Michiko Kodama, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

International Geneva

A Hiroshima survivor’s voice against nuclear weapons, 80 years on

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 A Hiroshima survivor recounts the stigma of surviving what she calls “hell” – and her fight for peace and a world without nuclear weapons.

Swiss diplomacy

How a Swiss diplomat experienced the end of WWII in Japan

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 Eighty years ago, the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, precipitating the end of the Second World War. Camille Gorgé captured the moment in his memoirs.

Exiled Russians criticise visit by Russian politician to Geneva

Foreign Affairs

Exiled Russians criticise visit of sanctioned Russian politicians to Geneva

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 Around 200 Russian opposition figures have sent an open letter protesting the presence of sanctioned Russian politicians in Geneva.

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