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FC Ignazio Cassis will travel to Hong Kong on 30 May to take part in a new forum on mediation. The event is being held to mark the launch of the International Organisation for Mediation by China. 👉 bit.ly/4kcq2Nk



#Sudan| #Switzerland as part of the ALPS group strongly condemns the attack on a World Food Programme and UNICEF joint humanitarian convoy in North Darfur, Sudan. Five members of the convoy were killed. 🇨🇭urges conflict parties to let #HumanitarianAid be delivered urgently according to #IHL &

#Switzerland is releasing CHF 28 million in response to global humanitarian needs. Swiss Development and Cooperation has therefore disbursed almost all of its emergency funds. Almost half of this amount is earmarked for the ICRC in #Africa. Another part will be paid to the United Nations.


On June 10 and 11, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis travels to #Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (#OPT) to meet with local authorities and humanitarian organisations. The aim is to reaffirm Switzerland's commitment to dialogue, respect for international


Upon my arrival in #Israel, I met in Jerusalem with representatives of UN Development, OCHA OPT (Palestine) and ICRC. We discussed urgent humanitarian needs and the imperative to uphold international humanitarian law amid the realities in the #Gaza strip. In such situations, it is essential to hear





#Switzerland participated in the United Nations Ocean Conference in #Nice and reaffirmed its commitment to #ocean protection. In the fight against the overexploitation of resources, pollution, and climate change, Switzerland supports strengthened international governance based on

