Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...

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

The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take ...

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

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

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 ...

The UN and the Swiss government are opposed to ... President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of Gaza. Read more: Switzerland adopts wait-and-see approach to Trump Gaza plan Both Türk ...

A group of UN human rights experts said Thursday that Israel is again 'weaponising starvation' in Gaza by blocking ...

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

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

Located in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) is a natural wonder famous for its brilliant turquoise waters. This deep glacial lake, covering 29.8 square kilometers (11.5 square ...

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