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SDC supporting global fight against COVID-19 pandemic
09.04.2020
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Press release
EDA
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is contributing financially and with relief supplies to help overcome the global COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, it is adapting existing programmes by redirecting CHF 56 million of funding. The SDC has also transferred CHF 18 million to international organisations. It continues to deliver relief supplies to affected countries, including protective suits which were dispatched to Italy on 8 April 2020.
Zuweisung der Verantwortung für den Einsatz chemischer Waffen in Syrien – Stellungnahme der Schweiz (de)
09.04.2020
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Press release
EDA
Die Schweiz nimmt Kenntnis vom ersten Bericht des Untersuchungsausschusses der Organisation für das Verbot Chemischer Waffen (OPCW), der die Urheberschaft von drei Chemiewaffeneinsätzen im Kontext des Syrien-Konflikts untersuchte. Die Schweiz verurteilt den Einsatz chemischer Waffen in aller Schärfe und fordert, dass die Verantwortlichen aller Verstösse gegen das Völkerrecht in Syrien zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden.
Switzerland supports meteorological project to benefit developing countries
03.04.2020
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Press release
EDA
At its meeting on 3 April 2020, the Swiss Federal Council decided that Switzerland would support a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) programme intended to improve the production and transmission of meteorological information so that authorities and people can better protect themselves from extreme weather events. The programme will provide UN agencies and humanitarian actors with new services for optimising emergency response, especially in the event of hurricanes or flooding in developing countries.
An increasing number of Swiss nationals live abroad
31.03.2020
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Press release
EDA
At the end of 2019, more than one in ten Swiss nationals lived abroad. Almost two thirds lived in Europe, notably in France. Their number continued to increase, both among the young and old. Overall, the share of women remained greater than that of men, according to the results of the statistics on the Swiss abroad from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
FDFA launches extensive repatriation action - first flights to Costa Rica and Colombia underway
23.03.2020
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Press release
EDA
The FDFA has launched an unprecedented repatriation action. Yesterday the first flight left Switzerland for Costa Rica. An Airbus A-340 of the airline "Edelweiss" is currently on its way to Colombia. In the coming weeks the FDFA is planning dozens of additional flights to Latin America, Asia and Africa.
The FDFA brings Swiss tourists back from Latin America
21.03.2020
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Press release
EDA
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is planning the organised return of Swiss tourists from Latin America in cooperation with the airline Edelweiss. Two charter flights are planned for next Tuesday and Wednesday, 24-25 March 2020. They should bring back to Switzerland around 630 blocked persons from Peru and Colombia.
Swiss travellers abroad should register on the "Travel Admin App”
19.03.2020
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Press release
EDA
Earlier this week, the Federal Council called on Swiss travellers to return home quickly. In order to better support those who are still blocked abroad, they should register on the "Travel Admin App" of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA.
Bundesrat verschärft Massnahmen gegen das Coronavirus zum Schutz der Gesundheit und unterstützt betroffene Branchen
13.03.2020
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Press release
EDA
Um die Ausbreitung des Coronavirus in der Schweiz einzudämmen und um die Bevölkerung und die Gesundheitsversorgung zu schützen, hat der Bundesrat an seiner Sitzung vom 13. März 2020 weitere Massnahmen beschlossen: Er verbietet ab sofort und bis Ende April Veranstaltungen mit mehr als 100 Personen, in Restaurants, Bars und Diskotheken dürfen sich maximal 50 Personen aufhalten. Damit kann das gegenseitige Abstandhalten einfacher eingehalten werden. An den Schulen darf bis am 4. April vor Ort kein Unterricht stattfinden. Die Einreise aus Italien wird weiter eingeschränkt. Der Bundesrat stellt zudem bis zu 10 Milliarden Franken als Soforthilfe zur Verfügung, um die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Pandemie rasch und unbürokratisch abzufedern.
New Swiss representative at the World Bank Group
13.03.2020
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Press release
EDA
On 13 March the Federal Council nominated Dominique Favre as Switzerland’s new representative at the World Bank Group in Washington. It has also conferred on him the title of ambassador. Dominque Favre will serve as Alternate Executive Director of the Swiss-led constituency from the autumn, before assuming the role of Executive Director in the period 2022-2024.
Rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association at centre of Switzerland's work in the Human Rights Council in Geneva
13.03.2020
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Press release
EDA
The Human Rights Council in Geneva today suspended its 43rd session as a measure against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. During the three weeks in which the Council was held, Switzerland was able to underscore the importance of the promotion and protection of human rights as a prerequisite for peace and the prevention of conflicts, and for sustainable economic and social development.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis on official visit to Paris
10.03.2020
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EDA
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), paid an official visit to Paris from 9 to 10 March 2020. Talks with his French counterpart, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, focused on bilateral relations, Switzerland's European policy and international current affairs. Measures adopted by the international community to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus were also discussed.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis on official visit to Paris
09.03.2020
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EDA
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will pay an official visit to Paris on 9 and 10 March. The head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) will travel to Paris at the invitation of Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. The discussions will focus on bilateral and cross-border issues, European policy and current international events.
