Bern, 13.5.2013 – Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter received Michel Sidibé, the Executive Director of UNAIDS. Among the topics discussed during their meeting was the importance of UNAIDS, Switzerland's commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS, and the sharing of Swiss experience in the treatment of this disease.
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- 15.05.2013
Conférence internationale des donateurs «Ensemble pour le renouveau du Mali» (fr)
- 14.05.2013
The Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a working visit to Switzerland
- 13.05.2013
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- 08.05.2013
Switzerland promotes broad-based growth in Burkina Faso and Mozambique
- 08.05.2013
Official working visit by the Costa Rican Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo to Bern
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Seeking new development and sustainability goals
The UN Millennium Development Goals are the most important framework for interntional development cooperation and should be reached by 2015. After that date a new set of development and sustainability goals will be defined.
50 Years of Swiss accession to the Council of Europe
In 2013, Switzerland celebrates the 50th anniversary of its accession to the Council of Europe, which took place on 6 May 1963.
Report on commodities
The background report on commodities published by the Federal Council highlights the economic importance of the commodities industry. It further shows that Switzerland already does a great deal to safeguard its competitiveness and its integrity as a business location and makes recommendations.
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