There was 'no desire from the other contracting parties to postpone or continue,' says Franz Perrez, head of directorate of ...

A UN body of independent experts accused Israel of committing crimes against humanity by blocking all aid to Gaza after ...

Switzerland's security is inextricably linked to that of the wider European continent, the neutral country's outgoing defence ...

There is no sufficient cross-regional critical mass supporting the text of the Final Draft Declaration,' says Foreign ...

Six months ago, the United Nations General Assembly asked Switzerland to organise a conference on the fourth Geneva Convention, which offers protection to civilians in armed conflicts, to address the ...

Switzerland lifted the measures against the Syrian energy and transportation sectors, as announced by the Federal Council on ...

Switzerland has invited 196 states who are parties to the Geneva Conventions to participate in a conference next week on the ...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world. He lashed out at voices of ...

Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the Geneva Conventions and the occupied Palestinian territories, Bern said Thursday ...

The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States ...