The change of government in Syria also had an impact in the Human Rights Council chamber at the Palais des Nations. The Syrian delegation engaged constructively in the proceedings, which culminated ...

Three UN Special rapporteurs, Mary Lawlor, Astrid Puentes Rian, and Irene Khan, issued a collective statement expressing ...

Switzerland is analyzing the possibility of participating in such a mission, but the decisions will depend on the evolving ...

Villiger told the UN General Assembly that Switzerland would remain neutral – but act in the interests of global solidarity. Villiger was speaking shortly after the assembly had confirmed ...

The Swiss government on Wednesday underlined the importance of respecting international law after U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Discussions at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will serve as preparation for the High-level Political Forum in July at the UN in New York. There too, Switzerland will work to ensure that ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he will appoint an envoy to help shepherd a divided Cyprus toward long-lasting peace.

Switzerland has canceled a conference on ... The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Ibrahim Khraishi, told Reuters earlier that his delegation did not plan to attend the ...

ahead of a meeting to discuss the future of stalled peace talks over the divided island of Cyprus at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Pierre Albouy/Keystone via AP) ...