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 is considering sending 200 soldiers to Ukraine if a ceasefire with Russia is reached, revealed Thomas Suessli, the head of the Swiss army. In an interview with the newspaper "Blick," ...

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 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 ...

Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday ...