Switzerland, like other rich nations, is grappling with a shrinking foreign aid budget as the war in Ukraine forces a reset in its priorities.

The UN indicated Friday it was urging Thailand not to send dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country where they risk “significant” harm, after reported plans to deport them to China. Rights groups have warned that Bangkok is preparing to deport imminently a group of 48 members of China’s mostly Muslim Uyghur minority,

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has left Switzerland for home wrapping up his four-day visit to join the World

(250122) -- DAVOS (SWITZERLAND), Jan. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. The United Nations (UN) chief on Wednesday issued a stark ...

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) chief on Wednesday issued a stark warning about the mounting challenges facing humanity, including the climate crisis and geopolitical divisions, and urged the global community to work ...

Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has left Switzerland for home wrapping up his four-day visit to join the World Economic Forum annual meeting in the Swiss city of Davos. “A commercial flight of the Emirates airline carrying the chief adviser and his

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the UN fact-finding report on the atrocities during the

ZURICH (Switzerland), Jan 25, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has left here for home wrapping up his four-day visit to join the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss city of Davos.

The Chief Adviser is scheduled to leave Zurich for Dhaka on Friday night (Switzerland time) via Zurich International Airport wrapping up his very busy four-day visit. He is expected to return home on January 25.

Swiss prosecutors said Wednesday they were examining several complaints against visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as reports suggested NGOs were accusing him of "incitement to genocide" in Gaza.