Cinema Women's rights, ecology and torture scoop top FIFDH 2022 awards Women's rights, ecology, and torture scoop top FIFDH awards as the Geneva film festival closes. Cinema reports. 15/03/2022
Nature Why the plan to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 is fatally flawed This is why we should be moving towards community-based conservation models. 15/03/2022
Cinema The FIFDH celebrates 20 years of standing up for human rights The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) explores human rights violations through cinema, fiction, documentaries, and news. Cinema went to Geneva to find out more. 08/03/2022
Switzerland Red Cross' cyber attack exposes data of 515,000 vulnerable people “An attack on the data of people who are missing makes the anguish and suffering for families even more difficult to endure,” Robert Mardini, the ICRC's director-general, said in a statement. 21/01/2022
Biztech news Hopes of a ban on ‘killer robots’ are dim as UN weapons group meets A UN committee on weapons is meeting this week to regulate the development of “killer robots”. But some world powers oppose any strict limit or ban on such weapons. 17/12/2021
Switzerland NGOs and activists call for a ban on the use of autonomous weapons The move comes as the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), chaired by ambassador Yann Hwang of France, takes place in Geneva this week. 13/12/2021
Hear Music, not chocolate: Celebrate Swiss-mas with Geneva's top orchestra From Vivaldi to Duke Ellington, from Tchaikovsky to Charlie Chaplin, from chamber ensembles to the full orchestra - there's a sonic celebration behind every door. 01/12/2021
focus The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, 20 years of timeless masterpieces Which small masterpieces will win at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie in Geneva? We take a look at some of 2021's finalist watches and at the watchmaking world of art and technology. 01/11/2021
no comment A history of art & innovation: the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève celebrates its 20th anniversary The Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Considered the Oscar of watchmaking, the event enables enthusiasts to look back at previous winners of the Grand Prix de l'Aiguille d'Or, the most coveted award in the competition. 23/10/2021
Culture news Swiss Watch industry is embracing second-hand sales, report reveals A new report by global accounting giant Deloitte released on Thursday reveals that demand for pre-owned luxury watches has increased. 14/10/2021
Afghanistan 'People of Afghanistan need a lifeline', says UN chief Guterres Antonio Guterres told a donor conference in Geneva the poverty rate is "spiraling", basic public services are nearing collapse, and a severe drought is jeopardising the upcoming harvest. 13/09/2021
Switzerland WHO approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use The American-made vaccine joins AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson in receiving the WHO's emergency use listing. 01/05/2021
focus Geneva watch show goes online amid COVID pandemic Geneva is right on time to host a new edition of its annual event of high-class horology, Watches and Wonders 2021. 07/04/2021
The Cube Viral photo of empty Geneva hospital is 'misinformation' A viral photo on Twitter of an empty hospital corridor in Geneva is "misinformation", Swiss authorities have said. 12/03/2021
Cinema The FIFDH kicks off in virtual format for its 19th edition The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights will run from the 5th to the 14th of March in a digital format. This 19th edition is dedicated to photojournalist, Soltan Achilova, and her plight for human rights in Turkmenistan. 05/03/2021
Cinema Geneva Human Rights film festival goes ahead via livestream The Jury of the Geneva International Film Festival on Human Rights also watched the films from a distance and revealed the winners online. 17/03/2020
Cinema Human Rights film festival finds alternative in face of Coronavirus threat Despite being cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic, organisers of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights are pushing ahead with version 2.0. 10/03/2020
View It’s time the WHO and the private sector acted together to tackle barriers to healthcare ǀ View We cannot close the gap in access to care without the public and private sectors working together in a collaborative way — something the WHO itself has recognised in the past. 07/02/2020
Good Morning Europe 'Mobilisation on World War Two scale needed to achieve climate target' A climate politics expert has told Euronews that mobilisation on the level of World War Two is required to fulfil the Paris Climate Agreement's minimum target. 26/11/2019
Good Morning Europe What can't you live without? Switzerland rethinks coffee stockpile Since the end of WW2, the Swiss have kept a strategic reserve of coffee in case of national emergency. That might be about to change. 15/11/2019
no comment Clock ticks down to awards recognising the best new watches The clock is ticking down to an awards ceremony recognising the world's best new watches. 02/11/2019
Switzerland Geneva to turn off its lights tonight so locals can gaze at the stars Greater Geneva will turn off its public lights for a night to bring awareness to the effects of light pollution. 26/09/2019
Switzerland Countries to limit sales of African elephants to zoos Countries to limit sales of African elephants to zoos 28/08/2019
View Arms Trade Treaty offers hope as multi-lateral relations falter ǀ View 104 countries have now ratified the ATT, and they will meet this week in Geneva [...]. This annual meeting is the main mechanism for the implementation of the treaty, and sees states report on the progress of effective implementation, transparency and universalisation of the treaty. 27/08/2019
Switzerland Wildlife conference adopts news protections for Mako sharks Mako sharks are known as cheetah of the ocean for their speed 26/08/2019
no comment Breathtaking fireworks show lights up the skies over Geneva The traditional Geneva fireworks took place on the August 10 in the harbour, lighting up the skies over lake Leman with 2.5 tonnes of gunpowder. 11/08/2019
