Here you can find the last 12 media releases and other news published by the FDFA, such as statements, announcements and articles, in chronological order.
All media releases can be found on the News Service of the Federal Administration.
30.11.2012
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Press releases
EDA
The Federal Council has submitted a request to Parliament to increase the funds available for humanitarian aid to the people of Syria to CHF 5 million. This interim funding is intended to build up the underfinanced programmes of the international organisations currently providing support in the region. The Federal Council notes that the humanitarian situation in Syria is steadily deteriorating and that the affected sections of the Syrian population are urgently in need of more support before winter sets in.
28.11.2012
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Press releases
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Switzerland will vote in favour of the Palestinian request for an enhancement of its status at the United Nations in the vote set to be held at the UN General Assembly. According to the Federal Council, this change of status – from an entity with observer status to that of an observer state – should contribute to a revitalisation of the principle of a two-state solution in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
22.11.2012
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Press releases
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Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDCPS), and Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), met NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on 22 November 2012 in Lohn mansion near Bern for an official working visit. Their talks focused on current security policy issues and on Switzerland's and NATO's priorities, especially in the area of mutual cooperation.
20.11.2012
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Press releases
EDA
Article - The draft resolution for the United Nations’ biennial call for the establishment of a worldwide moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty was approved on Monday by 110 States. Switzerland welcomes this result. Human rights issues are an abiding concern in Switzerland’s foreign policy, and the fight to abolish capital punishment is a matter of the highest priority in Switzerland’s human rights policy.
19.11.2012
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Press releases
EDA
On Monday, 19 November 2012, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Nebojsa Kaluderovic, in Bern for an official working visit. Talks covered bilateral relations, European policy, and various issues relating to current international events.
19.11.2012
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Press releases
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The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA is providing the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with support to the amount of CHF 500,000 from the funds of Swiss Humanitarian Aid to help Syrian refugees in Turkey. The money will be used to purchase heaters, stoves, winter clothes and other items, all of which should help to make life in the refugee camps more bearable in the face of the coming winter. In addition, Switzerland is also sending a Humanitarian Aid expert to assist the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the region.
19.11.2012
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Press releases
EDA
In Brussels today Switzerland's participation in the European Agency for the operational management of information systems on a large scale (IT Agency) was discussed in a round of negotiations. The participants were the other States associated to Schengen and Dublin, Norway Liechtenstein and Iceland on the one hand and on the other representatives of the European Commission.
19.11.2012
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Press releases
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Das Staatssekretariat für Bildung und Forschung SBF organisiert eine Pressekonferenz am Freitag, 23. November, um 09:30 Uhr in Bern.
19.11.2012
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Monday, 19 November 2012 - The Swiss Confederation, represented by the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, and the Canton of Geneva, represented by Cantonal Councillor Pierre Maudet, today signed a security services agreement for the years 2013-2016 designed to strengthen security in International Geneva. This contribution by the Confederation (FDFA) to the support of the Groupe diplomatique of the Geneva Police Department was decided upon in August of this year by the Federal Council.
16.11.2012
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Press releases
EDA
Within the context of its transition aid, Switzerland has supported political and economic reform processes in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for over 20 years. At the annual conference on Swiss Cooperation with Eastern Europe, experts from the public and private sectors discussed the challenges and outcomes, focusing on employment in the Western Balkans.
15.11.2012
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Press releases
EDA
Article - Upon the renewed initiative of Switzerland, eleven States are calling on the UN Security Council to enhance the due process guarantees in the system of sanctions against Al-Qaida.They are asking, in particular, for a strengthening of the competences of the Ombudsperson as a contact point for persons affected by sanctions.
15.11.2012
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Press releases
EDA
On 15 November 2012, the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, received the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Bernerhof in Bern for an official working visit. Their talks centred on bilateral issues and questions regarding the Middle East conflict, as well as on current multilateral issues. Following the working meeting with Federal Councillor Burkhalter, President Abbas paid a courtesy call on the President of the Swiss Confederation, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. Afterwards, President Abbas met with the Presidents of the two chambers of parliament.
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