Full Coverage: Switzerland
19.02.2008
La Svizzera lo scorso anno ha esportato armi e materiale bellico per complessivi 464,5 milioni di franchi (oltre 290 milioni di euro) con un aumento del 16,8% rispetto al 2006. Se i cinque principali clienti sono sono stati la Germania (62 milioni di franchi), l'Irlanda (51 milioni), gli Stati Uniti, la Danimarca (42 milioni di franchi ciascuno), e la Gran Bretagna (40 milioni) al sesto posto vi è il Pakistan al quale sono stati forniti sei sistemi di difesa antiaerea per un importo di 38 milioni di franchi. Ma lo scorso novembre il Consiglio federale ha sospeso le autorizzazioni di esportazione e ogni ulteriore consegna di materiale bellico al Pakistan. Una richiesta di sospensione delle forniture al Pakistan era stata avanzata lo scorso novembre anche in Italia dalla Rete Disarmo, ma non è stata resa nota alcuna decisione da parte del Governo italiano.
more...Related topics/regions: [Activism] [Governance] [Arms & military] Image: Veicoli corazzati svizzeri Piranha con torretta Hitfist Oto Melara
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06.03.2007
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is beginning to lose the battle to protect its own reputation as it continues to pursue a controversial court case against India over an AIDS drug, an international development charity said today.
more...+ MSF urges Novartis shareholders to join the call to Drop the Case' against the Indian government From: Oxfam International Related topics/regions: [India] |
08.02.2007
Following the first-ever gathering of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), held in Athens from 30 October to 2 November 2006, a special stock-taking session will take place next Tuesday, 13 February, at Genevas Palais des Nations where the participants will assess the achievements of the inaugural meeting and pave the way forward.
more...Related topics/regions: [Western Europe] [International cooperation] [ICT] [Internet] Image: Internet Rights
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10.04.2006
An HIV-positive woman in Switzerland has received a suspended prison sentence after having consensual unprotected sex, even though none of her partners subsequently became infected with HIV, and she informed the men of her infection before having sex.
more...From: International HIV/AIDS Alliance |
23.12.2005
This "Topic"-section gives an overview of the topic of "ICT in class" in the context of international development cooperation. The geographical focus is currently being placed on the African continent.
more...Related topics/regions: [Education] [ICT] |
20.12.2005
The SDC has redesigned its Internet platform with the aim of presenting its activities more clearly and giving visitors easy access to the vast range of information on the site.
more...Related topics/regions: [Communication] [ICT] |
05.12.2005
Representatives from 192 countries are due in Geneva on Monday for a conference to decide whether to adopt a new emblem for the Red Cross movement.
more...Switzerland: Decision on an additional emblem Related topics/regions: [Conflict] Image: Existing and proposed new ICRC symbol
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29.11.2005
Sveitsiläiset sanoivat sunnuntaina yksimielisesti "nein", "non" ja "no" geenimuunnelluille tuotteille. Kaikissa 26 kantonissa kiellettiin geenimuunneltujen viljojen ja eläinten kasvattaminen seuraavaksi viideksi vuodeksi, koska niiden pelätään syrjäyttävän nopeasti kasvavan orgaanisen viljelyn ja aiheuttavan terveyshaittoja.
more...From: OneWorld Canada Related topics/regions: [Genetics] Image: Genetically modified soya bean? © Centre for Science and Environment
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29.11.2005
People turned up at polling booths across Switzerland in a referendum to determine whether genetically engineered crops and animals can be grown there during the next five years.
more...From: Greenpeace International Related topics/regions: [Genetics] |
28.11.2005
Niente ogm in Svizzera per cinque anni. Lhanno deciso i cittadini, democraticamente, con un referendum che sè svolto ieri. Il 55,7% degli svizzeri ha votato sì alla moratoria che - nel dettaglio - impedisce agli agricoltori elvetici di coltivare piante geneticamente modificate o di allevare animali transgenici per il prossimo quinquennio. Il Paese ha votato compatto: hanno detto no agli ogm tutti i 26 Cantoni in maniera omogenea. Il risultato del referendum elvetico offre spunti interessanti di riflessione anche per il ministro dellAgricoltura italiano, Gianni Alemanno: «Il risultato deve far attentamente riflettere: è una voce profonda che viene dal cuore dell'Europa. Nessuno può pensare al popolo elvetico come ad un popolo nemico della ricerca scientifica, suggestionato da spinte demagogiche. Eppure - precisa Alemanno - il risultato è chiaro: la maggioranza dei cittadini elvetici non vuole nessuna forma di coltivazione o di importazione di ogm sul proprio territorio».
more...Related topics/regions: [Consumption] [Trade] [Environmental activism] Image: La Svizzera dice no agli ogm - da greenplanet
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18.11.2005
Swiss Communications Minister Moritz Leuenberger denies a rupture with Tunisia over his government's controversial stand on the host government's treatment of journalists and human rights activists before the UN World Summit on the Information Society.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Tunisia] [Freedom of expression] |
20.10.2005
The Ten Years of Dayton and Beyond International Conference for Bosnia and Herzegovina started today at the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The Conference will end tomorrow, October 21.
more...Related topics/regions: [Bosnia] [Development] [Culture] [Civil society] [Governance] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] |
20.10.2005
Sveitsi haluaa tukea uusia EU:n jäsenmaita Itä-Euroopassa, mutta vielä on epäselvää, miten rahoitus järjestetään. Kansalaisjärjestöt pelkäävät, että rahaa otetaan maan kehitysyhteistyövaroista.
more...From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related topics/regions: [Eastern Europe] [International cooperation] |
04.10.2005
Food and trade policy analyst Devinder Sharma write in India Together that Swiss biotech corporation Syngenta has tightened its monopoly control over rice. Seeking global patents over thousands of genes in rice, the multinational based in a country that produces no rice itself, is set to own the world's most important staple food crop.
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27.09.2005
PrepCom3 of WSIS kicked off on 19th September.This is the last preparatory meeting before the final summit in November in Tunisia, and is expected to present the final documents that will lay down the principles of creating an information society based on equity, freedom and inclusion. Reports Bidisha Pillai from Geneva.
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20.09.2005
The final preparatory meeting for the forthcoming Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society opens today at the Palais de Nations in Geneva with UNESCO observers participating throughout the two week event.
more...Related topics/regions: [Communication] [ICT] |
12.08.2005
Sveitsin kehitysyhteistyö oli vuonna 2004 runsaat 1,55 miljardia Yhdysvaltain dollaria, mikä oli noin 0,41 prosenttia maan bruttokansantulosta. Maa on niin rahamäärällä mitattuna kuin bktl-osuudellaankin maailman suurimpia avunantajamaita. DAC kuitenkin patistaa Sveitsiä lisäämään kehitysyhteistyönsä määrää ja tavoittelemaan tosissaan YK:n suosittelemaa 0,7 prosentin bkt-osuutta.
more...From: Ulkoministeriö Related topics/regions: [International cooperation] |
21.10.2004
Përtej 10-vjetorit të Dayton-it është Konferenca Ndërkombëtare për Bosnjën e cila filloi para dy ditësh në Qendrën Ndërkombëtare të Konferencave në Gjenevë të Zvicrës dhe do të mbarojë sot me 21 Tetor.
more...Related topics/regions: [Bosnia] [Conflict resolution] |
11.10.2004
US authorities last Thursday seized two servers that host the websites of global news network Indymedia a week before the start of the European Social Forum. The FBI says it acted on behalf of the Swiss and Italian governments.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [United States] [United Kingdom] [Italy] [Information & media] [Internet] [Media] [Politics] |
24.08.2004
The decision has been made by the Swiss Ministry of Justice to hand over most of the funds from the ex-dictator's frozen account, now determined to have originated from criminal sources, to the Nigerian government. For its part, Nigeria has agreed to use the assets to finance development projects under Swiss supervision.
more...Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Corruption & transparency] |


