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

Office in Geneva, Chen Xu, has underscored the critical importance of upholding the principles of the UN Charter in addressing global challenges, while also extending warm wishes for the upcoming Year ...

the General Assembly has now passed a resolution supporting the mandate of the recently controversial UN Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). A total 159 countries, including Switzerland ...

The United Nations (UN) rights chief insisted Friday that regulating hate speech and harmful content online "is not ...

Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (IL ...

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 UN General Assembly on Thursday elected five ... The new non-permanent members are Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, Ecuador and Japan. They are replacing India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and ...