Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would ...

UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the m ...

Shotlist: Geneva, Switzerland - Dec 17, 2024: 1. Alley of Flags at entrance to Palace of Nations; 2. UN flag; 3. Press conference in progress; 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rema Jamous Imseis ...

Swelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced some 237,000 people since the start of the year, the ...

Inger Andersen delivers a welcome speech at the Geneva Environment Network High-Level 25th Anniversary Celebration.

Switzerland has independently designated Hamas ... noting that they practiced neutrality and had only adopted existing UN bans for sanctioning terrorist organizations, as per local law.

There are a total of 195 countries in the world. However, out of these, only 193 countries are included as member countries ...

The Swiss Environment Minister, Doris Leuthard, signed the Paris climate agreement on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. Switzerland is likely to ratify the agreement by the end of 2017.

The proposal to make discrimination on the grounds of sexual identity or orientation illegal has proved controversial Voters in Switzerland have backed a proposal to make discrimination on the ...

The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday ...