The Federal Council is investing CHF 269 million in International Geneva, a unique hub for global governance. The funds should help counteract the financial difficulties experienced by international organisations active in Geneva. https://t.co/WSgQitKSAO

Speaking for the #ACTGroup today,🇨🇭stressed that credible @UN leadership requires integrity, vision, independence & courage to act for peace. A transparent, inclusive selection process is essential to identify the Secretary-General the world needs. #LeadershipForPeaceAndHumanity

Poorly planned relocations risk loss of institutional knowledge, higher transition costs, and weaker coordination. At @GuyRyder briefing today in #Geneva.

💙Thank you @FilippoGrandi for your inspiring leadership, your tireless commitment and our sincere collaboration 💙 The gift from @ignaziocassis : a dove by Swiss artist Hans Erni as an embodiment of 🇨🇭 #humanitarian commitment. #Refugees

💙It is in #geneva that the #humanitarian rules that protect those in need are developed and defended 💙

"The 2018 Global Compact on #Refugees reminds us that protecting refugees is not a moral option: it is a shared international responsibility. A responsibility that requires States to act in a coordinated and sustainable manner", added the Head of @SwissMFA

#Refugees "In an unstable world faced with growing human distress & declining resources for multilateralism, clarity & pragmatism become the real political responsibility" said @ignaziocassis opening the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review in #geneva 🗒️ https://t.co/1jYcZD5w1P

A pleasure to meet in #Switzerland’s capital, Bern, with Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider. We discussed the progress of @WHO’s restructuring and prioritization on its core work to protect and promote public health, negotiations on the Pandemic Agreement Pathogen

#Switzerland has been home to @WHO for more than 77 years – since 1948 – the birthplace of multilateralism and the Geneva Conventions, and where peace and health meet. It is the first country in the world to adopt a national global health strategy; the Swiss Health Foreign

Switzerland supported the GA resolution welcoming the @CIJ_ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations toward the UN, int’l organizations, and third States. The Court plays a key role in clarifying international law. We call on all, including Israel, to uphold it.

During a meeting with Federal Councilor Baume-Schneider, head of @EDI_DFI, it was also emphasized that field work and norm-setting work at Headquarters in Geneva are both crucial for global health worldwide.

Today @DrTedros met with @BAG_OFSP_UFSP Head Anne Lévy in Bern, recalling the long-lasting relationship between @WHO and Switzerland. Health and peace meet in Geneva, the global capital of both, he said, and quoted 🇨🇭philosopher Amiel: "Health is the first of all liberties."

At yesterday’s event on principled #humanitarian action, 🇨🇭stressed that humanitarian principles are a lifeline - enabling aid workers to cross frontlines, engage all parties, and stand with communities in their darkest hours.

Today, 🇨🇭& 🇹🇯 co-hosted the Group of Friends of Water💧end of year meeting to review key water developments of 2025 and align priorities for collective action in 2026. Many thanks to @UNDESA, @RetnoLPMarsudi, @UN_Water, @UAEMissionToUN, @REPSENNY, @Brazil_UN_NY, @TajikistanUN

🇨🇭 Thank you @swiss_un for hosting the @JointSDGFund Development Partner Meeting and for your continued leadership as a champion of the Fund. Today’s dialogue reaffirms the power of partnership to unlock SDG progress at scale.

💙Congratulations to the winners💙 The UNHCR #NansenAward celebrates solutions happening on the ground. Communities around the world are finding solutions. See you on December 16 in #Geneva for the Nansen ceremony @Refugees @SEMIGRATION

Lots of controversy at today’s #UNGA humanitarian debate: 🇨🇭 voiced deep concern regarding the attacks on life-saving work and long-standing consensus. Moving forward, we’re committed to restoring common ground - and will always stand firmly with UN humanitarian workers.

Every human being is entitled to all universal human rights, without discrimination. On Human Rights Day, 🇸🇮 FM @tfajon delivered a statement on behalf of 55 🇺🇳 UN Members & @EUatUN, reaffirming their commitment to bringing human rights discussions into all #UNSC deliberations.

On this #HumanRightsDay, 🇨🇭marks a successful year on the @UN_HRC, chaired by @SwissAmbUN_GVA. Switzerland introduced a resolution, adopted by a large majority, to ensure that people facing the #deathpenalty are treated equally before the law — another step toward abolition.

Civil society-UN🇺🇳 dialogue today: peacebuilding, #humanrights, humanitarian action & development are interconnected -with International #Geneva bringing agendas together. @SwissAmbUN_Bern reaffirmed 🇨🇭commitment to effective, inclusive multilateralism ➡️ https://t.co/TInnuGWq6Q

This #HumanRightsDay, Switzerland celebrates a successful year at the @UN_HRC, chaired by 🇨🇭diplomat @SwissAmbUN_GVA. #Switzerland put forward a resolution, widely adopted, to ensure that those facing the death penalty have the right to equality before the law. This success