Russia destroyed its own satellite, Kosmos, using a missile, creating debris that endangered the International Space Station ...

They also called on Switzerland and other states to make use of the work of the UN independent mandates to ensure that measures do not reduce the vulnerability of one group to the detriment of others.

But what exactly are Swiss “good offices” and what are some of the conflicts that Switzerland has helped settle? Our primer ...

swissinfo spoke to the Swiss ambassador to the UN, Jenö Staehelin, about Switzerland’s first year of membership. Swiss voters approved joining the UN in 2002 after a hard fought campaign ...

The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” ...

UN experts on Wednesday urged Switzerland and other European Member States to increase their efforts in meeting their international commitments on mitigating climate change, a year since the ...

GENEVA (9 April 2025) – UN experts* today called on Switzerland, and other European States, to urgently step up efforts to meet their international obligations on climate change mitigation and ...

In a groundbreaking initiative to diversify funding streams amidst global financial challenges, Switzerland for UNHCR, the UN ...

North Korea has appointed a former ambassador to its mission at the United Nations office in Geneva as its top envoy to Switzerland, the North's foreign ministry said Thursday. Jo Chol-su ...