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Switzerland is home to a unique rubble village near Geneva where rescue teams from around the world come to train for disaster missions.

Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Switzerland, although hospital admissions and intensive care numbers are manageable, officials have said.

Arabic News and Press Release on World about Coordination; published on 07 Jun 2021 by ACAPS, ACT Alliance and 64 other organizations

People go missing in wars and natural disasters, but they are also forcibly disappeared. What can families do?

Education can save lives, not just during a humanitarian crisis, but for the years ahead.

Switzerland pledges CHF8 million for Rohingya refugees The Coxs Bazar refugee camp, in Bangladesh. Keystone / Shafiqur Rahman The Swiss contribution was made at a donor conference organised by the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday, which is hoping to raise almost $1 billion to help the Rohingya. This content was published on May 18, 2021 - 15:52 May 18, 2021 - 15:52 Keystone-SDA/dos The Swiss offer of $8.7 million (almost CHF8 million) will mainly go towards the UN’s activities in Banglades...

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, opening remarks at the opening of the 2021 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week, 19 April 2021, virtual Format 19th April 2021, virtual Thank you very much. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everybody. Im pleased to be here again for the opening of this years Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships week. In fact, one of the very last events I did where we could all gather face to fac...

Media Advisory: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks 2021 Opens 19 April Format WHAT: The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) WHEN: 19 April – 7 May 2021 WHERE: Three-week online event. The opening ceremony will be Monday, 19 April 2021, 13:00 CET, with the participation of Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Ambassador Manuel Bessler, Deputy Director General, Head of Swiss Humanitarian Aid Department, SD...

Following the Virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming moderates a press conference with panelists Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Per Olsson Fridh, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, and Manuel Bessler, Delegate of the Federal Council and Head of Swiss Humanitarian Aid.

International donors must act now to prevent a widespread famine in Yemen [EN/AR/FR] Format (New York, Stockholm, Bern, 1 March 2021) - António Guterres, the United Nations SecretaryGeneral, today convenes a high-level pledging event, co-hosted by the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland, to call for immediate funding to prevent a large-scale famine in Yemen. Two thirds of Yemenis need humanitarian assistance to survive. More than 16 million people will face hunger this year, and nearly 50,00...